The new funding in the NHS GP contract must be the start of a long term programme of investment, not a one-off adjustment. Reversing more than a decade of underinvestment in general practice will require consistent real-terms year-on-year growth in funding. www.bmj.com/content/392/... @bmj.com
I've always told my PhD students that a PhD is a marathon and not a sprint. Now that Sabastian Sawe has run the London Marathon in under 2 hours, I'll need to think of something else to tell them.
Medical students sometimes ask if AI will replace doctors. My view is that AI will supplement doctors rather than replace them. AI will change medical practice by improving efficiency, supporting decision-making and helping clinicians manage increasingly complex information.
In my written statement and oral evidence, I discussed the weakening of public health infrastructure and the lack of integrated data systems. I also advocated for a robust, preventive healthcare model that prioritises community-based care and targeted interventions to protect vulnerable populations.
NHS England is planning to introduce self-testing to allow patients to carry out a range of blood tests at home. Self-testing could reduce demands on NHS phlebotomy services but will need monitoring to ensure cost-effectiveness and equitable take-up. www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinica...
Readiness for clinical practice is not just about memorising information. It is the ability to retrieve knowledge under pressure, apply it safely, communicate uncertainty responsibly and contextualise care so that decisions work in the real world. www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...
I was asked to appear at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in February to be questioned on how the pandemic affected people who were clinically vulnerable and the importance of good IT systems to identify people in this group. My witness statement is now online. covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/in...
The government is proposing to make the NHS App the primary gateway to the NHS in England. But without addressing the broader social determinants of digital access, an overreliance on the NHS App may deepen existing health inequalities. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Pattern Disruption in GP speciality training: a practical intervention to enhance cognitive flexibility and diagnostic reasoning. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Mapping burdens and inequalities of polycystic ovary syndrome in young females across 953 locations 1990–2040 with deep learning forecasts. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...