Ambulances lining up with patients, 12-hour shifts, limited resources and deteriorating mental health are some of the many challenges Dr Alisha Akhani has been dealing with fresh out of her MBBS course
This week the shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, promised to bring in the private sector to help reduce NHS waiting lists. He also stated that…
Absence from work has a significant cost to individuals and societies. In 2020, 118.6 million working days were lost because of sickness or injury in…
Dementia has historically been underfunded compared to other conditions, with a lack of adequate funding for diagnosis and post-diagnostic support. This has, arguably, been exemplified…
I recently wrote about the Primary Secondary Care Interface and how we came to write our Consensus on this. There have been many attempts over…
A new report from the think tank Reform, has made David Buck and Luca Tiratelli pause for thought over the big ideas it proposes. They…
Nature – Countries are cracking down on tobacco use and vaping — the laws could save thousands of lives and billions of dollars, say scientists.
Scientists “preliminarily verified” that microplastics can spur the formation of gallstones as well as aggravate the condition.
Dr. Hilary Cass’s thoughtful medical review is a model for how we should address difficult issues.
We all have heard of so-called alternative therapies but few of us are aware of the fact that there are also alternative diagnoses. These are…
To estimate the proportion of healthcare interventions tested within Cochrane Reviews that are effective according to high-quality evidence.We selecte…
