Health Tech
Are remote appointments the way forward?
Last March practices across the country were urged to assess patients online, or via telephone and video appointments, to prevent further transmission of COVID – keep reading
Year: 2021
News
BAME doctors ‘still waiting for risk checks’
As reported by BBC news, many doctors from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds say key risk assessments have still not taken place, or have keep reading
Legal
How to protect the environment from plastic PPE
Although measures to control COVID-19 have been associated with some positive environmental effects – including decreases in global emissions of carbon dioxide – the pandemic keep reading
Management
Part one: GP life now
After a challenging year for general practitioners, Kathy Oxtoby examines how their role is developing, what these changes mean to them, and what being a keep reading
Live it
How lockdown can affect our mental health
Is your mood all over the place throughout lockdown? Many of us in the UK are riding this emotional ‘coronacoaster’ as the pandemic continues CREDIT: keep reading
News
Middle-aged women ‘worst affected by long COVID’, studies find
As reported by BBC news, middle-aged women experience the most severe, long-lasting symptoms after being treated in hospital for COVID-19, two UK studies suggest Five keep reading
Comment
How GPs can help end food insecurity
Jane Feinmann asks why doctors should care about food insecurity, and what they can do about it CREDIT: This is an edited version of an keep reading
News
Birmingham GPs told to postpone vaccinating under-50s
As reported by BBC news, GPs in Birmingham who had offered COVID-19 jabs to some under-50s have been told to cancel the appointments Some patients keep reading
Live it
Learning to literally follow your heart
We explore the concept of ‘heartfulness’ and discover how the key to wellness could already be within us, literally CREDIT: This is an edited version keep reading
Management
What makes a good leader during a pandemic?
With COVID-19 likely to continue to disrupt our lives for a long time, organisations are looking for leaders who excel in the technical, strategic and keep reading