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Strengthening citizenship: A healthcare improvement …

WEBWe propose that strengthening citizenship could help realise some of the substantial changes that are being called for in mainstream health policies. We highlight …

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Virtues and values in medicine revisited: individual and …

WEBIn response to the call from an international panel for ‘much needed rethinking’ about the goals and purposes of the education of healthcare professionals, …

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Lifestyle medicine: a cultural shift in medicine that can drive

WEBOur traditional medical mindset and healthcare culture are being severely challenged. In the face of novel infectious diseases, such as Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), along with …

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‘Food for thought’: The importance of nutrition to patient …

WEBIn recent years, also termed by the World Health Organization as the ‘United Nations decade of action on nutrition’ (2016–2025), collective acknowledgement of the …

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Artificial intelligence in healthcare: transforming the …

WEBArtificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful and disruptive area of computer science, with the potential to fundamentally transform the practice of medicine and the delivery of …

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Bridging the divide: exploring the relationship between mental and

WEBThose living in rural settings may experience particular challenges to their mental as well as physical health, which together with issues relating to healthcare …

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The ethics and politics of addressing health inequalities

WEBSocial determinants of health are responsible for a large proportion of disease which disproportionately affects deprived population groups, resulting in striking disparities in …

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A systems approach to healthcare: from thinking to practice

WEBIntroduction. Healthcare is the product of a complex adaptive system of people, equipment, processes, and institutions working together. Problems can arise with either deficiencies …

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The value of healthcare worker support strategies to …

WEBIntroduction and aim The World Health Organization has recognised the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on healthcare worker (HCW) mental health and wellbeing. …

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Why health anxiety needs to be recognised in hospital …

WEBA stepped care approach in which physicians and nurses are first helped to identify health anxiety, explain its significance to patients and then, if necessary, administer these …

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Health inequalities in practice – I'm a GP, what can I do

WEBKamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of General Practioners Council, and Bola Owolabi, director of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme, offer …

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Artificial intelligence in healthcare: transforming the practice …

WEBArtificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful and disruptive area of computer science, with the potential to fundamentally transform the practice of medicine and the delivery of …

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Implicit bias in healthcare: clinical practice, research and decision

WEBBias is the evaluation of something or someone that can be positive or negative, and implicit or unconscious bias is when the person is unaware of their evaluation. 1,2 It is negative …

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Young adults as users of adult healthcare: experiences of young …

WEBAwareness is growing that young adults may have distinctive experiences of adult healthcare and that their needs may differ from those of other adult users. In addition, …

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The process of clinical consultation is crucial to patient outcomes …

WEBThe study of clinical consultations. In modern healthcare, the clinical consultation is almost completely overlooked and ignored. We are under pressure to see more and more …

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Challenging the culture of caring of 100 years: the evidence …

WEBSingle-room accommodation in hospitals divides the opinions of both healthcare professionals and patients alike. While some hail this change as a benchmark for quality …

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Health inequalities, multimorbidity and primary care in Scotland

WEBScotland has an ageing population and the widest health inequalities in Western Europe. Multiple health conditions develop ∼10–15 years earlier in deprived areas than in …

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Malnutrition: causes and consequences RCP Journals

WEBMalnutrition is a common, under-recognised and undertreated condition in hospital patients. Disease-related malnutrition arises due to reduced dietary intake, malabsorption, …

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Promoting innovation in healthcare RCP Journals

WEBThe challenge of innovating in healthcare. The NHS faces a number of key issues that need to be addressed if we are to successfully innovate: budgets are limited – the NHS has to …

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