At its heart this book is a call to make the world a fairer place and to recognise our power, not only as citizens but also as doctors. As a psychiatrist, author Lynne Jones clearly recognises that we identify most with personal encounters and so, alongside many references, statistics and philosophical analyses, the warmth of […]
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To watch this interview, please follow this link Hello, I’m Domhnall MacAuley and welcome to this BMJ Leader conversation. Today we’re in the UK and I’m talking to Sue Holden. You’ve had the most fascinating career. But, you didn’t start off in the health service, tell us where it all began. Sue Holden: My very […]
MBE and me. By Chloe Orkin
When I saw the words ‘Cabinet Office’ on the envelope my initial thought was ‘am I being deported?’ Then I saw a jumble of words including ‘King’, “His Majesty’ and ‘Member of the Order of the British Empire’ and it eventually dawned on me that I was being recommended for an MBE for services to […]
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In conversation with Pedro Delgado
To watch this interview, please follow this link Hello, I’m Domhnall MacAuley and welcome to MedicsVoices.com, where we talk to the key opinion leaders in health and medicine around the world. Today I’m talking to Pedro Delgado. You’ve had a remarkable journey starting in Venezuela, educated in the US, working with IHI (Institute of Health […]
In conversation with Roger Kline
To watch this interview, please follow this link Hello, I’m Domhnall MacAuley and welcome to this BMJ Leader conversation. Today I’m talking to Roger Kline. There’s something you say on your website that caught my imagination – that you are a disruptive innovator. So, my question is, can you be a disruptive innovator and a […]
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