English dementia policy may be weighted too much towards prevention, diagnosis and future cure
In the words of Ian Dury and the Blockheads, there are indeed “reasons to be …
Ending Tendering in Social Care
I have now begun my fifth week working in Finland. Although there are many differences …
Make Pubs, Restaurants and Cinema chains show calorie counts
The Government should make it a requirement for pub, restaurant and cinema chains to spell …
#Cams7daysscam
Time to revisit that pledge, otherwise patient safety becomes a “Life is like a box …
NHS: A long game comes to a close?
It had to come sooner or later, and it has come sooner. Christopher Smallwood, chair …
Measuring child poverty: proposed changes will push families into unacceptable hardship
A recent study of poverty in the UK has revealed that parents in poverty are …
Public Health Grant allocations
Today’s announcement that Councils will receive £77m less from Government for public health in 2016/17 and £84m …
Taking the long view on the state of the NHS
All the gains and achievements following the boom years between 2002 and 2008, when the …
Heath Action Report
On behalf of the Aneurin Bevan Society. Recent events have placed our National Health Service in …
The Health Implications of Jeremy Corbyn’s UK Labour Party Leadership Victory
A Week Is a Long Time in Politics: by Alex Scott-Samuel, and Clare Bambra For …
Health and Social Care Commission debate
I, too, believe that the commission, although in principle a good idea, would be a …
Sharing patient records
This video from Liverpool vividly points out how essential it is for clinicians to share …