COVID-19 is bad enough. And we know there will be a mountain of clearing up to do later. Richard Armitage tells us about the impact of the pandemic on rheumatology referrals from general practice in England.
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2021 is the 50th anniversary of the publication in the Lancet of Julian Tudor Hart’s seminal article; ‘The inverse care law’. Melvyn Jones tells us about the general practice prize for undergraduate students at St George’s University of London named in Tudor Hart’s honour.
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“I ask them – but I’m not asking them in a way that invites a ‘yes'” – It can be difficult to broach the subject of self-harm or suicidal thoughts during a consultation. After altering her practice since reading Ford et al’s recent study on clinician discomfort, Dr Claire Norman, GPST3, reflects on the real-life consequences of reframing those difficult questions.
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Getting a place in medical school should be a matter of meritocracy. One’s socioeconomic background or personal connections should not affect it; there should be a level playing field. But how do we achieve this? Ishaq Miah, Farzeen Mahmood, Mahin Amir, Sagal Miré and Juwairiya Rehman, all 4th Year Medical Students from King’s, discuss the issues involved.
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Shireen Kassam and Laura Freeman have previously described the medical advantages of a plant based diet. Here they tell us about their own journey to start Plant Based Health Online, a commumity interest company that puts profits back into improving the health of families and communities.
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