We use the UK's response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a lens to critically examine this approach to improving population health, using the policy of 'shielding' those at high risk of harm as an exemplar. Firstly, we explore the policy as an example of categorisation , showing that ...
The head of the UK's Recovery trial has urged NHS hospitals to recruit more patients to the study in order to speed up the development of treatments for covid-19. Recovery (randomised evaluation of covid-19 therapy) is the world's largest randomised trial of covid-19 treatments, ...
As the global pandemic unfolds, there has been a corresponding increase in the COVID-19 literature, informing practice across all fields of surgery. In light of the rapidity of pandemic spread, the majority provides low level evidence and is not directly translatable into NHS practice; however, ...
So we did alive stream on Facebookwhere PTs can stream their workouts at home to millions of Gymshark fans. And then Gymshark will pay them an hourly rate to do that. We have the two-pronged effect of supporting the community by staying mentally and physically fit, but also su...
Long covid (post covid-19 condition) is a complex condition with diverse manifestations, uncertain prognosis and wide variation in current approaches to management. There have been calls for formal quality standards to reduce a so-called “postcode lottery” of care. The original aim of this stu...
Proposed cuts to health and welfare services lead the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers. The Sunday Telegraphcarries warnings from Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who says the abolition of NHS England marks the “beginning, not the end” of cuts to government quangos. ...
Provider for the North West of England, United Utilities, saw its stock value fall more than 1.7%, as did Severn Trent, the Midlands and Wales provider and owner of the third company named - Hafren Dyfrdwy. The final firm, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, is not for profit. ...
During times of crisis, information access is crucial. Given the opaque processes behind modern search engines, it is important to understand the extent to which the “picture” of the Covid-19 pandemic accessed by users differs. We explore variations in what users “see” concerning the pandemi...
Questions indicating sensitivity to punishment - 'Do you not do things if you feel they might be illegal?' 'Were you troubled by punishments at home or school?' Questions indicating sensitivity to reward - 'Do you drink/ take drugs for pleasure?' 'As a child, did you do things to gain...
“Some of the first questions are going to be, ‘What did you do? Please show us your documentation. How did you arrive at the decision that you did, and what was the process?’ You’ll be in a better place if you’re able to demonstrate that the things that you did an...