Intended for healthcare professionals

Opinion

Showing results 1-100

Pain during gynaecological procedures: research and compassion are key to improving patients’ experiences

September 13, 2024

The opportunity to begin rebuilding the NHS should not be lost

September 12, 2024

New treatments for migraine … and other research

September 12, 2024

Hypofractionation: don’t lose sight of the patient

September 12, 2024

Mass containment sites for people seeking asylum must be abandoned

September 12, 2024

John Launer: Having fun with feedback

September 11, 2024

Changing the narrative on suicide: how can the new government deliver its ambition to save lives?

September 10, 2024

The Ride for Ella

September 10, 2024

Independent inquiry finds serious governance failures at the Royal College of Physicians of London

September 10, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Resisting the temptation to offer advice

September 10, 2024

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry reveals fundamental weaknesses of governance

September 6, 2024

Patient related outcome measures (PROMs) in long term conditions—is it time to bring them into routine clinical practice?

September 6, 2024

When I use a word . . . The pharmacology of love and sex

September 6, 2024

The future of medicine lies in nurturing our “uniquely human” skills

September 5, 2024

Identifying long covid in children … and other research

September 5, 2024

Better care at the end of life: we need to change the conversation

September 4, 2024

Scarlett McNally: Volunteering and charity work offer massive health and community benefits

September 3, 2024

Partha Kar: Talk is cheap. The NHS needs anti-racist action, not empty words or virtue signalling

September 3, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Redefining full time work in general practice

September 3, 2024

Integrating injury prevention into the planetary health agenda: a vital opportunity

September 2, 2024

The vacuum of information about covid’s prevalence puts me at risk—bring back better data collection

August 30, 2024

The ultra-processed food industry has no business in sponsoring health and nutrition events

August 30, 2024

The WHO regional director elections must be reformed

August 28, 2024

What is the point of inquiries?

August 27, 2024

We need a global framework for promoting safe handling of high consequence pathogens

August 23, 2024

When I use a word . . . Aphrodisiacs

August 23, 2024

Making pandemic planning part of the everyday

August 22, 2024

Mind reading machines … and other research

August 22, 2024

No more silent suffering: we need to tackle the snakebite antivenom crisis

August 22, 2024

John Launer: How to be a chronicologist

August 21, 2024

Rammya Mathew: It’s time to raise the profile of community trusts

August 20, 2024

Empowerment of parent carers is a fallacy when healthcare doesn’t listen

August 19, 2024

When I use a word . . . Fictional drugs and the benefit to harm balance

August 16, 2024

Covid inquiry: communication failures impeded the UK’s pandemic response

August 16, 2024

Courage is contagious: we need to talk about the domestic abuse experienced by female doctors in the NHS

August 15, 2024

Mpox outbreaks in Africa—we must avert another failure of global solidarity

August 15, 2024

From childbirth to gang rape, women’s bodies are being weaponised in Haiti

August 14, 2024

Helen Salisbury: GP collective action to end unfunded work

August 13, 2024

The human cost of political inertia: barriers to effective humanitarian responses

August 12, 2024

A statutory public inquiry is not always the most effective vehicle for learning lessons in the NHS

August 12, 2024

The challenge of structural violence

August 9, 2024

Physician associates working in primary care could worsen health inequalities

August 9, 2024

When I use a word . . . Utopias, dystopias, cacotopias, agathotopias, kalotopias, and the NHS

August 9, 2024

Episiotomy: Are we ready to let women make choices in pregnancy and childbirth?

August 8, 2024

Private equity firms’ purchase of hospitals … and other research

August 8, 2024

David Oliver: Our health regulators are in a crisis of competence and credibility

August 7, 2024

Let’s end corporate sponsorship of sporting events

August 6, 2024

Never ever underestimate the impact of small acts of kindness

August 5, 2024

When I use a word . . . . Fictional drugs in dystopian fiction

August 2, 2024

Does the METHOD study show that ZOE works?

August 2, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Failings at the Care Quality Commission

August 2, 2024

An independent panel should evaluate the health of presidential candidates

August 2, 2024

Scarlett McNally: We can all do better to encourage diversity to benefit staff and patients

August 1, 2024

NHS England must cancel its contract with Palantir

August 1, 2024

Tackling unhealthy food and obesity: how far will the new Labour government go?

July 31, 2024

Ending the rainbow badge scheme signals a worrying apathy

July 31, 2024

Fix workforce problems in environmental health or risk further outbreaks of foodborne disease

July 30, 2024

When I use a word . . . . Fictional drugs and wish fulfilment in Anthony Burgess, Philip K Dick, and Larry Niven

July 26, 2024

Covid-19 inquiry: We must not ignore the long term health impacts of covid

July 26, 2024

Ara Darzi: My goal for the independent investigation into the performance of the health service in England

July 26, 2024

Reversing the spiral of dissatisfaction in access to general practice—what can the new government do?

July 26, 2024

We can do better for young people with long covid

July 25, 2024

We should care about our caring economies

July 25, 2024

The polarised discourse around face masks is hindering constructive debate

July 25, 2024

Endometriosis link with ovarian cancer … and other research

July 25, 2024

John Launer: Why don’t we treat medical students like adults?

July 24, 2024

David Oliver: NHS staff who raise concerns about unsafe care must be protected and supported

July 24, 2024

Darzi 2.0: A full diagnostic assessment of the NHS may require uncomfortable investigations

July 24, 2024

From physician associate to medical student

July 23, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Weight loss treatment—available in theory but not in practice

July 23, 2024

Matt Morgan: How to say goodbye with style and meaning

July 23, 2024

Covid inquiry report: We planned for failure

July 23, 2024

From speech to action: using Brazil’s 2024 presidency of G20 to embed equity in global health

July 23, 2024

Brazil must use its G20 presidency to focus on transformative global pacts

July 23, 2024

Fit for work? The relationship between health and employment will become an increasingly pressing problem

July 19, 2024

When I use a word . . . Fictional drugs from Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert, Aldous Huxley, and J R R Tolkien

July 19, 2024

Will Labour help us transition away from pre-clinical animal research?

July 19, 2024

We urgently need humanised, respectful maternity care for all

July 18, 2024

How to avoid bad decisions that can ruin your career

July 18, 2024

How do tirzepatide and semaglutide compare for weight loss … and other research

July 18, 2024

Helen Salisbury: A new health secretary, optimism, and a note of caution

July 17, 2024

Scarlett McNally: Introducing the term “resident doctor” to replace “junior doctor”

July 16, 2024

Trans fat: everyone must join the fight to eliminate this invisible killer from the world’s food supply forever

July 12, 2024

Evidence must guide policy and practice towards health centred and equitable climate solutions

July 12, 2024

What does Wes Streeting mean when he describes the NHS as broken?

July 12, 2024

Broken beyond repair: self regulation of industry payments to clinicians and hospitals

July 12, 2024

When I use a word . . . Love drugs

July 12, 2024

Partha Kar: Streeting’s NHS should apply the Jürgen Klopp test

July 12, 2024

Helping women prepare for menopause

July 12, 2024

People with sickle cell disease face damaging stigma

July 12, 2024

My honest note to hospital staff changed everything

July 11, 2024

Online patient feedback offers important insights into the safety and quality of care

July 11, 2024

Patients need access to their medical records—now

July 11, 2024

Large language models are not fit for clinical practice … and other research

July 11, 2024

What the UK general election means for people who use health and care services (all of us!)

July 11, 2024

Flooding and climate denialism are harming millions of people in Brazil

July 10, 2024

Helen Salisbury: Putting the care into healthcare

July 9, 2024

John Launer: Pressing the pause button—how my operation was cancelled

July 9, 2024

A thought experiment: what should be our priorities when we finally “declare war” on climate change and the destruction of nature

July 5, 2024

The new Labour government faces stark choices over NHS funding

July 5, 2024
Can’t find what you’re looking for?Continue to all opinion articles