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Rosalind Dewar, Media Manager
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05 October 2022
The complex, multiple factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and scepticism among UK South Asian communities mean ‘quick fix’ solutions to increase uptake of the vaccines will be ineffective, according to new research published by JRSM Open.
30 August 2022
Inequalities are the most significant threat to public health in the UK, a top doctor has warned ahead of a major conference at the Royal Society of Medicine.
10 August 2022
The pursuit of net zero healthcare risks targeting the poor and exacerbating existing unfair heath inequalities unless careful consideration is given to the re-allocation of healthcare resources.
27 July 2022
Recommendations for a voluntary Long COVID patient registry or similar mechanism to monitor the condition in Wales over the long-term offer could support service improvement and offer insight for other future patient registries and health policy decisions.
7 July 2022
The new national scheme for rewarding clinical excellence in the NHS is a missed opportunity to design a fairer system and one that recognises the collective effort of teams over individuals, according to a new paper.
1 June 2022
The current design of national policies for complaint handling in NHS hospitals in England means there is too much focus on assessing a complaint’s validity and not enough on learning from the concerns raised, according to a new study published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.
6 May 2022
The results of the survey, published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, indicate a direct effect of racial discrimination on low confidence in the health system to handle the pandemic, which in turn predicted vaccine refusal.
13 April 2022
Research shows Scottish government’s progress on reducing NHS waiting time inequality is being reversed due to 2010 austerity measures.
Adolescent musculoskeletal injuries, Myocarditis post-pandemic & Trainee research prize presentations.
Genetics of ancestry, Cardiology, Allergy medicine & COVID and the brain.
Inflammatory bowel disease, Belief and disassociation & Professor Sharon Peacock.
COVID-19 bivalent vaccine, Professor Sharon Peacock & valvular heart disease.
Wes Streeting, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Type-2 diabetes & volunteers in secondary care.
Living well and independently for longer, cerebral palsy as a lifelong condition & Nick Robinson, BBC political broadcaster.
Understanding syncope, head and neck imaging, preparing for surgery & Prof Yvonne Doyle CBE.
Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner, Artemis Cooper, biographer acute cardiomyopathies & emergency medicine.
