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David Payne

David Payne: Medical stuff at Edinburgh’s festivals 2016

August 4, 2016

For the first time in more than a decade I’m skipping Edinburgh in August with its international, fringe, and book festivals. It seemed like a good idea at the time. […]

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David Payne: Time to pause Scotland’s “Named Person” policy

June 16, 2016

“They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do.” Was Philip Larkin right, and if so, are state-funded parenting classes the answer? Or […]

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David Payne: “Bed blocking” is an offensive term

June 9, 2016

Simon Stevens, head of the NHS in England, has warned MPs that delays in releasing older patients from hospital could continue for up to five years because of social care […]

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David Payne: Do we still need hospitals (and hospital beds)?

June 3, 2016

During a conference coffee break last week two physiotherapists pushed a hospital bed through the networking area, along with a wheelie bin overflowing with “redundant” bed-related paraphernalia—monitors, clipboards, etc. The […]

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David Payne: Matisse, decoupage, and digital health

June 1, 2016

Are there lessons in the life and work of French artist Henri Matisse that could help regulators navigate the brave new world of digital healthcare? How can the experience of […]

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Doctors, The BMJ, and Ireland’s Easter Rising

March 30, 2016

Earlier this year Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE screened a three part documentary to mark the 100th anniversary of the six day Easter Rising, the rebellion against British rule that led […]

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The sugar tax: “Was it The BMJ wot won it?”

March 21, 2016

“Get something out on social?” urged a colleague in response to UK Chancellor George Osborne’s sugar tax announcement in his Budget speech last week.  “I think you can claim that […]

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Junior doctor strike: Angels need to eat and pay their bills

March 17, 2016

The junior doctor strike in England triggered an Oxford Union debate last month about the extent to which patient safety is compromised when public sector workers take industrial action. But […]

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David Payne: How disease outbreaks drive digital innovation

March 3, 2016

To what extent do disasters and disease outbreaks drive developments in digital health? And as the WHO and other national and global health agencies get to grips with the Zika […]

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David Payne: Can higher education help protect against dementia?

September 2, 2015

In 2001 Tony Blair’s bid for a second term as UK prime minister included a pledge to make “education, education, education” top priority for the Labour party, with a follow up […]

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