News
COVID rates begin to decline in the UK
As reported by BBC News, COVID infections are reported to have peaked and are now on the way down in According to figures by the Office keep reading
COVID
Comment
Has COVID changed opinions on nationalising general practice?
The pandemic has led the UK health secretary into a debate about whether GPs should be directly employed by the NHS. Azeem Majeed argues that this is keep reading
Comment
Why has mental health been forgotten in the government’s recovery plans?
Adrian James, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, says that mental health provision seems to be going backwards in the post-COVID recovery plans CREDIT: keep reading
News
GP clinics return to mask-wearing as COVID rates soar in the UK
As reported by the BMJ, Hospitals and general practices have responded to the rising number of COVID cases by again insisting that staff and patients keep reading
Practice Operations
How does tax relief work for locum doctors using a limited company?
As a locum doctor you may work via an agency or the NHS – or you may decide to operate through a limited company Using keep reading
Management
Employee retention post-COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched healthcare staff like never before. As part of the 2022 Nuffield Trust summit, The BMJ hosted a roundtable discussion looking at why keep reading
Management
The buzzwords to avoid on a CV
In the wake of the global pandemic there has been an appetite for real connections with real people in the working world – and being keep reading
Management
Should the COVID vaccine be given intranasally?
An interesting review published by Alu and others in The Lancet in February tries to summarise this issue CREDIT: This is an edited version of keep reading
News
BMA: the government “failed in its duty of care” to the healthcare workforce
A major review into the UK government’s handling of the COVID pandemic and its impact on the NHS, the health of the population, and doctors, keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Is there an impact of anti-vax sentiment on routine childhood immunisations?
With uptake of the MMR vaccine falling in the UK, Emma Wilkinson examines whether anti-vaccination sentiment around COVID-19 has played a part CREDIT: This is an edited keep reading