It’s indisputable that privatisation is occurring in the NHS, so where does privatisation denial come from? […]
Nick Hopkinson: What we talk about when we talk about privatisation
David A Paul: From the nucleus to the NICU to the neighbourhood
As a student, winding through the neighbourhoods of Philadelphia on the way to the medical library I would fixate on the medical school buildings, giving little thought to the communities I passed every day. I was convinced that the key to becoming a doctor was mastering the workings of complex cellular biology. As I moved […]
Sae Ochi: Lessons learned from the Japanese triple disaster—advice for primary healthcare workers
The current volatile international climate, epitomised by tension between North Korea and the United States, is causing concern that the world might be more vulnerable to human made disasters. Furthermore political instability often undermines disaster preparedness and thus increases our vulnerability to natural hazards. After the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, the high death toll was […]
Matthias Wienold: Medical education must be a joint enterprise
If the medical educators of the future are to be experts in patient centredness, this must be reflected at conferences, says Matthias Wienold […]
Allyson Pollock and Graham Kirkwood: Tackle and scrum should be banned in school rugby
Evidence shows that collision sports, such as youth rugby, carry high rates of injury […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—25 September 2017
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals […]
Richard Smith: Schopenhauer, the Economist, and cancer
This morning I’ve read a disappointingly shallow account in the Economist of the attempt to cure cancer and a quote from Schopenhauer that could be sent as a letter to the Economist in response to its articles on cancer. I’m an admirer of the Economist, but it’s in thrall to technology. I find the science […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Competence
To recap: the triad of knowledge, skills, and performance is, I have suggested, a modern trivium, underpinned by a modern quadrivium—literacy, numeracy, oracy, and computeracy. In its document Working with Doctors; Working for Patients, the General Medical Council defines performance extensionally, listing seven types of activities that it expects doctors to fulfil. Six are prefaced […]
Ahmed Kazmi: A GP’s reflections 100 days on from the Grenfell Tower fire
Grenfell has brought important lessons to the foreground for us as medics […]
Shifu Xiao: There is still discrimination against individuals with mental health problems in China
People in China feel unable to discuss mental health problems openly […]