When Dr Susan Steen was a resident, one of her colleagues said that being a neurologist is “treating the undiagnosable and diagnosing the untreatable.” She agrees that one of the main challenges of working within neurology is that there are…
Effect of Violence on Healthcare
Deliberate, calculated attacks on healthcare facilities have become a routine weapon of war. These assaults kill both patients and health workers, and they devastate already vulnerable health systems. Not to mention they violate the Geneva Conventions.In 2017, there were at…
Brexit and the delay in the supply of medicines
Earlier this year, the Brexit Health Alliance published a paper calling on both the UK and EU to put patients first. The paper warned that unless a deal can be reached, medicines and medical technologies could be delayed or, in…