Coronavirus crisis is a turning point for the NHS – for good or bad we just don't know yet

2020 will be a seminal turning point in British health policy.

Mark Exworthy, Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Birmingham • conversation
April 21, 2020 • ~7 min

Emergency service workers are already at high risk of burnout – coronavirus will make this worse

Nearly 90% of emergency service staff have experienced stress, low mood and poor mental health.

Paresh Wankhade, Professor of Leadership and Management, Edge Hill University • conversation
April 20, 2020 • ~5 min

Healthcare workers and coronavirus: behind the stiff upper lip we are highly vulnerable

The coronavirus pandemic is placing immense mental and physical pressures on NHS staff.

Miriam Taegtmeyer, Professor of Global Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine • conversation
April 8, 2020 • ~13 min

Coronavirus: does the amount of virus you are exposed to determine how sick you'll get?

For some diseases, the dose of virus a person is exposed to is directly linked to how severe the disease is.

Sarah L Caddy, Clinical Research Fellow in Viral Immunology and Veterinary Surgeon, University of Cambridge • conversation
April 7, 2020 • ~5 min

Coronavirus: why clapping for carers feels so strangely uplifting

Clapping is the auditory equivalent of a group hug, according to neuroscience.

Catherine Loveday, Neuropsychologist, University of Westminster • conversation
April 1, 2020 • ~6 min

Not perfect but positive – the UK response to coronavirus

Let's stay united in the face of this threat.

Vageesh Jain, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Public Health Medicine, UCL • conversation
March 26, 2020 • ~5 min

Not perfect but positive – the UK response to COVID-19

Let's stay united in the face of this threat.

Vageesh Jain, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Public Health Medicine, UCL • conversation
March 26, 2020 • ~5 min

'The bills were more stressful than the cancer': US versus UK healthcare – a personal story

Why the UK should be proud of the NHS.

Nora Groce, Director UCL International Disability Research Centre, UCL • conversation
March 20, 2020 • ~7 min

Coronavirus: ten questions about self-isolation answered

Everything you need to know to ace self-isolation.

Paul Hunter, Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia • conversation
March 12, 2020 • ~5 min

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