There is nothing new about winter pressures in the NHS, but those pressures have become relentless, extending into traditionally quieter months and deepening in intensity over the winter. It is time for the government not only to address the current crisis, but to look over the horizon, and take a whole system approach covering the […]
We need to make feedback meaningful for doctors and easier for patients […]
The current situation represents a failure of political and central NHS leadership, the lack of an effective response represents a failure of duty […]
We need more staff, more acute hospital beds, and more space and facilities in social care […]
My hope is for a culture change where sexism is no longer dismissed as “having a laugh” […]
Attendances are up again, and, to cope, we need to change our way of working […]
Alongside the history of medicine is another history. The history of the organisation—and reorganisation—of the health service. Both pursuits have as their aim improvements to the care and treatment of patients. However, while medicine has been governed by an evidence-based approach, this has been less the case with the development of the organisation and delivery […]
When eminent senior doctors—who have a keen and known interest in medical ethics—leave a courtroom threatening to quit the General Medical Council (GMC) so that their money can’t be used to scapegoat trainees, it leaves a sense of how little confidence the profession has in their regulator. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health […]
Increased staffing is welcome, but only addressing the crisis in morale can stem the attrition crippling our medical workforce. Many improvements can be made without additional spending […]
Even if we officially change the names of “GPs” and “junior doctors,” this will not address the underlying problem […]