Topic description and stories

Hospital staff

Testing suggests 3% of NHS hospital staff may be unknowingly infected with coronavirus

12 May 2020

Hospital staff may be carrying SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 disease, without realising they are infected, according to a study by...

Read more

“It’s been very humbling”: returning to the clinic during the pandemic

04 May 2020

It’s been decades since Professor Paul Fletcher last donned scrubs, but he now finds himself helping treat psychiatric patients, sometimes in full...

Read more

Cambridge medical students graduate early to help NHS respond to crisis

09 Apr 2020

On Monday, 265 final year medical students from the University of Cambridge graduated early, allowing them to seek early registration with the...

Read more
Clinicians in an intensive care unit

Intensive care units in England could run out of beds within two weeks, study finds

24 Mar 2020

Intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy is likely to increase dramatically over the next few weeks, suggests research published by a team at the...

Read more
IVF trio with Louise Brown and her mother at 1st Birthday

The archive of Professor Sir Robert Edwards, IVF pioneer, reveals his personal struggles: for recognition of an unsung female colleague and fair access to treatment for all

10 Jun 2019

Newly released letters from Edwards’ archive show his personal battle as he repeatedly fought for official recognition of Jean Purdy’s equal...

Read more
The right tool

Physician, heal thyself: engineering a new National Health Service

19 Mar 2019

The National Health Service turned 70 in 2018 – but, amid the celebrations, its health is faltering. By working closely with local hospitals and GPs...

Read more
Blood pressure measurement - close-up

Stroke survivors and caregivers feel abandoned by health services, study finds

21 Feb 2018

A systematic review of studies focused on stroke survivors’ and carers’ experiences of primary care and community healthcare services has found that...

Read more
kristin klein

£42m new research institute to boost evidence on improving care in the NHS

31 Jan 2018

A new research institute launching today is seeking to create a world-leading asset for the NHS by improving the science behind healthcare...

Read more
Health/Medical

No evidence to support claims that telephone consultations reduce GP workload or hospital referrals

27 Sep 2017

Telephone consultations to determine whether a patient needs to see their GP face-to-face can deal with many problems, but a study led by researchers...

Read more
Male

Cuts to mental health services putting young people at risk, say experts

15 Sep 2017

Funding cuts and austerity measures are damaging young people’s access to mental health services, with potentially long-term consequences for their...

Read more
Authorised vehicles only

Cambridge awarded £40m to create world-leading health care improvement research institute

28 Mar 2017

The University of Cambridge is to receive £40 million over ten years from the Health Foundation, an independent charity, to establish and run a new...

Read more
Post-war advertisement for air conditioning by Carrier

Back to the future of skyscraper design

01 Mar 2017

Answers to the problem of crippling electricity use by skyscrapers and large public buildings could be ‘exhumed’ from ingenious but forgotten...

Read more

Pages