The tennis player Serena Williams has spoken in detail about the life-threatening postnatal complications that she experienced after the birth of her daughter. Her symptoms were not initially taken seriously […]
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Mark Dayan: Follow the signs to the nearest Brexit
Whatever the outcome of Brexit, there are some clear themes that the NHS needs to prepare for […]
Sam Allen: Supporting women into leadership roles—men must act as “allies”
Senior male leaders in healthcare, who hold a great deal of power and privilege, should offer their allegiance to those who may benefit from it, says Sam Allen […]
Ian Hamilton: Reclassifying pregabalin and gabapentin only moves the problem onto other drugs
The restriction of gabapentinoids will simply shift the same problems onto another set of substances, says Ian Hamilton […]
Avastin for wet AMD: what will break the gridlock?
The ongoing battle between 12 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in the north of England and Bayer and Novartis over the legality of offering off-label bevacizumab (Avastin) to treat wet age […]
Mike Simmons : How to manipulate friends and influence practice in the NHS
Mike Simmons explains how his first-hand experience of using complexity science to reduce healthcare associated infection has led to efficiency gains as well as a broader understanding of how the […]
A UK-wide IXN for the NHS—a new solution for a digital NHS
On 14th February 2019, hot on the heels of the launch of the Topol Review, a UK-wide industry exchange network (IXN) for the NHS was created. While many of us […]
Charlotte Paddison: Addressing the challenge of multimorbidity
Six years after the clarion call to “redesign health care for people who use it,” care designed around the needs of those with multimorbidity is still the exception rather than […]
Richard Thorley: Recycling in hospitals—couldn’t we do better?
Households and businesses have already stepped up to the challenge of recycling more and reducing waste. Hospitals need to catch up, says Richard Thorley […]
Kathleen Ferguson: We need to raise awareness of the impact of fatigue on the NHS workforce
Kathleen Ferguson, reflects on the importance of rest and urges more NHS trusts to help “fight fatigue” […]