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Shaking hands again

"We tended to turn door knobs with our elbow or to press elevator’s buttons using our house keys. As time passes, these somehow obsessive behaviours have been gradually abated, but I feel some subconscious concern still remains. In my personal experience, I
17 September 2025
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A Shot of Hope

John Travers reminds us that we are taking part in a miracle. "That is how a dragon is felled, one tiny jab at a time."
2 April 2021
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Vaccination and memory: a perspective from Brighton

We live in extraordinary and historic times. Maxwell Cooper reminds us that we must ensure that the phenomenal achievements of general practice during this pandemic in delivering vaccination - alongside patient care - are never forgotten.
1 April 2021
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A reflection on Vaccination

Louise Dubras reflects on Covid vaccination. We give more than a vaccine. We give hope. We also give a healing encounter, a touch that starts their return to being in the world.
19 February 2021
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Everyone matters

Peter Aird has been vaccinating the frail elderly against Covid-19. He reflects that if we view the old or clinically vulnerable as of less value than the young and strong, then we open the door to a world where the aged and
8 February 2021
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ENDEMIC IN PANDEMIC

What will you do if ALL of your admin, reception and managing team are absent due to being possible COVID contacts? Rubia Usman survived, and tells us how she did it.
5 February 2021
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Emerging Epidemics

What will the state of the nation's health be when Covid is over? Fatima Nadeem warns us that it is not looking good, and gives us some practical suggestions.
5 February 2021
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Vaccination refusal and ethnicity

Editorial comment. Today we publish two articles exploring why the intention to be vaccinated against Covid-19 is very significantly lower in some of the ethnic minority population, many of whom are at greater risk from the disease.
26 January 2021
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A Tale of Two Epidemics

Why have there been so many more Covid-19 deaths in the UK than in France? Peter Toon, with a foot in both countries, explores the reasons.
19 January 2021
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Covid-19 Vaccine Available: Is this a side effect?

Though the COVID-19 vaccine is reported to have no side-effects, it's introduction has resulted in great anxiety and perhaps even anger for some. Dr Afiniki Akanet, GP and author, writes on the complex emotions felt by those who have been prioritised for
18 January 2021
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The Middle Ground: Communication and Covid-19

The UK government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been slow, incompetent, and irresponsible, most notably in regards to delivering effective and realistic communication. Judith Dawson reflects on the current state of affairs, where far too many competent adults are choosing to
11 January 2021
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General Practice during COVID-19: an FY2’s Perspective

How do remote consultations work for Foundation trainees in general practice, who suddenly find themselves working in an unfamiliar environment? Emilie Dobler, an FY2, describes the methods of training used during their GP rotation to best prepare them for a future where
17 November 2020
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Book Review: Blinded by Covid

Martin Edwards and Anjna Harrar review this polemical but important book. It is devastatingly critical of the government, its advisors and Public Health England in its analysis of the early months of the COVID-19 crisis in Britain.
14 November 2020
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Primary care networks in a time of pandemic

Covid-19 has had a major impact on the provision of all health care services. Have Primary Care Networks had a role to play in helping GP practices to adapt? Sarah Parkinson and Judith Smith talked to leaders from four PCNs across England
11 November 2020
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Reasoning with risk

Why is it that risk is perceived differently by different people? During the COVID-19 pandemic there have been largely conflicting responses, both on an individual and national scale. Samar Razaq explores this question in light of the current pandemic and argues that
28 October 2020
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Covid-19: communicating with numbers

Numbers have no voice. We, however, give them meaning. Using numbers we can twist the narrative to suit the point we want to make. Following his spectacular rise on social media Samar Razaq investigates the dark arts of manipulation, politics and statistics.
2 October 2020
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Moonshot or shot in the dark?

Boris Johnson announced plans to carry out up to 10 million tests in a day to allow people who are negative to be able to continue with their life as normal. This "moonshot" is planned to be financed to the tune of
18 September 2020
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Brave new world

2020 will be remembered as the year of Covid-19, a global pandemic that has touched the lives of more human beings than any disease in human history. Life around the world began to change.
8 September 2020
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