
I was a foreigner, and you did not welcome me in: the challenge of the Nationality and Borders Bill
Parinaz is a journalist from Iran who came to the UK seeking asylum over eight years ago. Despite the…

We take delight in honouring each other: A response to the vaccine mandate
Yesterday we learned that the Secretary of State for Health has agreed to reverse the UK government’s…

Vaccinating our kids against Covid
COVID-19 has affected us all in different ways over the past two years. For most of us, our lives have…

Vaccine Mandates: A defining justice issue for our professions?
“I’ve worked for two years throughout this pandemic…with inadequate PPE…overtime…seeing many…

U.S. surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient
So ran the headline of an article in Reuters’ ‘Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals’ category late last…

Who’s the boss? Vaccinating our children
‘You do it all then – you’re the boss’, said the dad to his ten-year-old daughter, as they…

Has the RCP’s reluctance to issue guidance on fMRI scans for coma patients become indefensible?
In March 2020, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in the UK published national guidelines on the management…

Forcing vaccines on care workers won’t help
Media reports today (16 June 2021) suggest that the UK government is likely to make Covid vaccination…

DIY abortion: one year on
On this day last year, the UK Government, after a bizarre double-u-turn, made the home an approved…

The Ethical Care Decision-Making Record – a cautiously optimistic response
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP), together with the General Medical Council (GMC), have just released…