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Inequality is an emergency too

It might be hard to see a chaotic emergency department as presenting 'opportunities', but a group of doctors committed to tackling health inequalities say they can be places where meaningful interventions can be made which benefit patients – and reduce pressure on emergency medicine

By Peter Blackburn 17.12.24

Emergency measures: doctors' struggle against climate change

Global warming is considered a threat to health by many doctors, some of whom are prepared to take direct action to make their voices heard

By Ben Ireland 09.12.24

Mental health: no locks, no stigma

A new initiative to create safe, supportive spaces for those with mental health conditions could help spare some the trauma of being admitted and detained

By Ben Ireland 28.11.24

A hard road: a doctor's struggle

A refugee Jewish doctor who escaped Nazi Germany to flourish in a working-class northern town is celebrated in a new book

By Phil Clark 26.11.24

Artificial intelligence: ‘Like a friend over your shoulder’

While there is an ongoing ethical debate around artificial intelligence, many safe and highly effective AI tools have already found their way into healthcare. Doctors who use them explain that with the right safeguards they can have huge benefits

By Jennifer Trueland and Seren Boyd 25.11.24

In it together: preventive healthcare initiatives

Through community projects designed to nip health issues in the bud, GPs are aiming to give the power – and responsibility – for good health back to their patients

By Seren Boyd 18.11.24

2,000-signature petition calls for GMC to reverse suspensions of climate activist doctors

Supporters of Diana Warner and Sarah Benn gather outside regulator’s London office

Ben Ireland 25.10.24

You’re welcome

A ‘nurturing’ GP practice shows Seren Boyd how it seeks to reassure, gently challenge, and communicate sensitively with its patients in a bid to tackle deep-rooted health inequalities

By Seren Boyd 21.10.24