Article

Viewpoint: Change is all around us

MDDUS chief medical officer Dr John Holden has seen plenty of change over his medical career, and in this article he considers that against the transformative change brought by the pandemic.

Article

Avoiding “baked in” bias in AI healthcare applications

Publications editor Jim Killgore explores the work being done to avoid “baked in” bias in AI applications that could exacerbate existing health inequalities.

Article

Conflict with colleagues – nipping issues in the bud

Mediator Owen Bubbers-Jones shows how simple, tested tools can help nip any conflict in the bud.

Article

Professionalism in action: tackling the waiting lists

The pandemic has had a significant impact on waiting times for healthcare across the country. Insight editor Dr Greg Dollman explores the part doctors can play in tackling this issue, and the importance of managing it in a compassionate way.

Article

Informal advice or crossing a line?

There has been a growing trend of doctors being asked for, or providing their professional opinion outside the clinical setting, such as on social media platforms. So is it okay to give advice in this way? Medical adviser Dr Roopinder Brar offers practical advice.

Article

Resilient practice – addressing human factors

Head of training Liz Price discusses how ‘human factors’ hold the key to creating safer systems.

Article

No man’s land - the pioneering women of WW1

Author Wendy Moore on the story behind her book celebrating the ground-breaking WWI “suffragettes’ hospital” at Endell Street, London

Case study

Medical case study: Vaccine error

...Dr M administers the vaccine but later realises he has given the patient the wrong one...

Case study

Medical case study: Post-op tooth pain

...Mr K submits a letter of complaint asking if his tooth was knocked when he was being administered the general anaesthetic for his surgery...

Case study

Medical case study: Friendly care

...the GMC writes to Ms S informing her that concerns have been raised over her fitness to practise in connection with prescriptions supplied to a friend...

Article

Wellbeing: No healthcare without self care

Susannah Basile discusses the work of charity Doctors in Distress.

Article

Ethics: Lessons learned - ethical and educational

Professor Deborah Bowman becomes a student again and reflects on the ethical context of how we as individuals meet and treat aspiring clinicians.

Article

Book choice: Recovery – The Lost Art of Convalescence

Review of book by Gavin Francis

Article

Vignette: Elsie Widdowson (1906-2000)

Pioneering nutritionist who developed and tested wartime rations

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