This LGBTQ+ history month, three LGBTQ+ healthcare professionals give you the lowdown on what it means to be a good trans ally in healthcare If there’s one thing you can guarantee about a career in healthcare, it’s that you will meet people of every ethnicity, every sexuality, every age and gender. However, healthcare professionals rarely […]
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‘Leading from the front with a clear organizational vision and shared values’ by Farzana Rahman
As a team of radiologists who also lead a teleradiology start-up, we spend a lot of time thinking about what learnings we can take away from each role, especially when it comes to leadership. We often get asked, is there a difference between the leadership needed in the NHS and the leadership needed for running […]
“Bright spot thinking – learning from best practice to tackle inequalities in cardiovascular disease” by Tom Gardiner
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a bright light on the seriousness of health inequalities within England, exacerbating the significant discrepancy between healthy life expectancy that is known to exist between the least and most deprived areas of England. A national approach to reduce health inequalities and narrow the life expectancy inequality gap, has been developed […]
‘In a world where you can be anything, be kind’ by Emma Hadley
‘In a world where you can be anything, be kind’ was a quote posted on the social media account of a well known British celebrity who tragically took her own life 72 days later, in December 2019. The devastation, along with this quote, rippled through the nation in the wake of the disaster. It left […]
“Collecting the data is just the start” by Josie O’Heney
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a bright light on the seriousness of health inequalities within England, exacerbating the significant discrepancy between healthy life expectancy that is known to exist between the least and most deprived areas of England. A national approach to reduce health inequalities and narrow the life expectancy inequality gap, has been developed […]
“Don’t just screen, intervene” by Liam Loftus
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a bright light on the seriousness of health inequalities within England, exacerbating the significant discrepancy between healthy life expectancy that is known to exist between the least and most deprived areas of England. A national approach to reduce health inequalities and narrow the life expectancy inequality gap, has been developed […]
“It’s the big K…” by Emma Hadley
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a bright light on the seriousness of health inequalities within England, exacerbating the significant discrepancy between healthy life expectancy that is known to exist between the least and most deprived areas of England. A national approach to reduce health inequalities and narrow the life expectancy inequality gap, has been developed […]
‘Magical Meander’: Loyalty – We are you…
This is the nineth part of the BMJ Leader blog series written anonymously by “Magical Meander”, a medical manager working in the NHS, to help align perspectives and build understanding of medical management across these two professions. I went recently to see the Thomas Becket exhibition at the British Museum. I was touched, as I often […]
“Leadership Development: Opportunities for Students” by Harjeevan Singh Kang
We’ve all heard about how doctors are required to be leaders. You’re probably also aware of a few high-profile cases picked up by the media which focussed on when things went wrong: scandals which received thorough investigation, and reports which drew attention to how a lack of leadership can severely compromise patient care. In fact, […]
The biggest and most untapped asset in the NHS is the time and skills of its professionals by Simon Kaye
This is the third blog in a series about timebanking. You can read the first blog here and the second blog here. Change is once again afoot in the NHS. Medical professionals, policy experts, and the closely watching general public know that our health service is no stranger to reorganisation. But some things never seem […]