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Should covid vaccination be mandatory for health and care staff?

People in face masks waiting in line for vaccination

Should covid vaccination be mandatory for health and care staff?

This is reasonable, argues Michael Parker; but Helen Bedford, Michael Ussher, and Martine Stead worry that such a blunt approach could be counterproductive

Patient commentary∙Protect patients like me—make covid vaccines mandatory for all eligible staff in care settingsCommentary∙Mandatory covid vaccination blames individual care home workers for government failures

A construction worker walks past a wall displaying Tokyo 2020 Olympic sport pictograms at the construction site

Improving the evidence on health inequities in migrant construction workers preparing for big sporting events

Data suggest migrant construction workers are at risk of work related ill health, injury, and death

analysis | Aug 6

Improving the evidence on health inequities in migrant construction workers preparing for big sporting events

Data suggest migrant construction workers are at risk of work related ill health, injury, and death

analysis

Aug 6

Every child deserves the best chance in life, and here is how health professionals can help

Marcus Rashford writes an open letter to health professionals asking for their support in ending child food poverty

opinion | Aug 4

Every child deserves the best chance in life, and here is how health professionals can help

Marcus Rashford writes an open letter to health professionals asking for their support in ending child food poverty

opinion

Aug 4

Terminal decline in objective and self-reported measures of motor function before death

Poor motor function, assessed at mean age 65, 69, and 72 years, was associated with higher mortality risk, finds this study

research | Aug 5

Terminal decline in objective and self-reported measures of motor function before death

Poor motor function, assessed at mean age 65, 69, and 72 years, was associated with higher mortality risk, finds this study

research

Aug 5

Covid-19: All 16 and 17 year olds in the UK to be offered first vaccine dose

news | Aug 5

Violence against women and girls

editorial | Aug 6

Covid-19: Junior doctors write to young people to acknowledge vaccine concerns

news | Aug 6

A new leader for the NHS in its summer of discontent

editor's choice | Aug 5

Why Cuba developed its own covid vaccine—and what happened next

feature | Aug 5

The ripples of trauma caused by severe pain during IUD procedures

views & reviews | Aug 5

Monitoring changes in motor function in the years before death

editorial | Aug 5

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Stories of stress and mental health problems because of work are nothing new for NHS staff. But the pandemic has led to increased recognition of burnout, reports Jo Best

feature

Jul 29

General practice needs rescue package to prevent burnout and preserve care, warns RCGP

General practice is at “breaking point” and needs an emergency rescue package to ensure that staff are supported, the Royal College of General Practitioners has said

news

Jul 29

“I hope the joy returns”—the experiences of British Geriatrics Society members working through winter 2020/21

opinion | Jul 27

Covid-19: One third of trainees are affected by burnout, GMC survey finds

news | Jul 27

Managing rising covid-19 cases in ICU: No longer a new experience, but it gets harder every time

opinion | Jul 23

Burnout is harming GPs’ health and patient care, doctors warn

news | Jul 19