My incurable lung cancer by PHE director
I'm happy to be open about the fact that I have incurable lung cancer and I'm also the medical director of Public Health England. I...
NHS
The NHS category focuses on the people, policies and challenges shaping the UK’s publicly funded health service. It offers thoughtful analysis of organisational change, workforce issues, funding and performance, along with debate on how to improve care delivery and health outcomes. From insights into frontline practice to discussion of strategic priorities and reforms, this category brings clarity to the complex forces influencing the future of health and care in the NHS.
New hip implant for active patients
Surgeons are treating patients with a new type of hip implant that could lead to better outcomes for younger, more active people requiring surgery. Fifteen...
Doctors who abuse their patients
In December 2014, Dr Myles Bradbury, a Consultant Paedicatrian, was sentenced to 22 years imprisonment (reduced to 16 on appeal) for abusing 18 children at...
Recent developments in digital health
Everyone is talking about digital health, but what sorts of things does it include? Telemedicine is the real time interactions between patient and doctors using...
How do nurses say goodbye?
In nursing there are many ways of saying goodbye when the therapeutic relationship ends. Some patients bid a cheery goodbye, cherishing their restored health, even...
Augmented reality helps surgeons ‘see through’ tissue
Using augmented reality in the operating theatre could help surgeons to improve the outcome of reconstructive surgery for patients. In a series of procedures carried...
Lung disease piling on the pressure in A&E
The perennial outrage over emergency winter pressure in NHS hospitals is now subsiding. As usual, we have seen the blame game and finger-wagging headlines about...
Brexit could disrupt medical supplies
Patients could find that supplies of their medicines will be disrupted when the UK leaves the EU, according to the Brexit Health Alliance in a...
Bad sleep has massive impact on lives
Unhealthy food choices, rows with partners and short attention spans are among the most common knock-on effects of a bad sleep, according to a study....
OTC lipid ibuprofen first-line treatment for joint pain
Could lipid ibuprofen be a first-line OTC option for flaring joint pain? Joint pain is a common problem with many possible causes. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most...
