CERVICAL SCREENING AWARENESS WEEK: Enjoy a scroll through our year!
For the week that’s in it – Cervical Screening Awareness Week – we have pulled together a round-up of the cervical screening related blogs we […]
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‘The tragedy of thousands who need not die’: A history of cervical screening in England Part II
This post follows ‘A history of cervical screening in England Part I’ written by guest author Scarlett Dargan. Scarlett read History at Churchill College, Cambridge. She […]
PODCAST: Remote Consultations in Primary Care
Today we are speaking with Dr Thomas Round on the topic of remote consultations in general practice. Dr Thomas Round is a GP in north-east […]
Building back better: How can cancer screening & prevention level up?
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the current government has committed to ‘building back better’ and ‘levelling up’ communities across the UK. These slogans […]
Health data will pave the route to patient empowerment – so long as it is conducted and managed in an ethical way
This post was written by 67Health in partnership with Data Saves Lives. 67Health is a healthcare communications agency. Data Saves Lives is a multi-stakeholder initiative with […]
Beyond trust: collective understanding of the common good and patient data
This post was written by Dr Jessica Barnes, psychologist/behavioural scientist and qualitative researcher in the Cancer Behavioural Science Group at King’s College London. She is […]
Medical research and the double-edged sword of data protection
Just over two years ago, on the 25th of May 2018, the UK government implemented the Data Protection Act across the country. This was the latest […]
Medical research and the common law of confidentiality
In this series, members of our group, the wider research field & individuals from public interest groups will debate the use of patient data in […]
Five Minutes With: Professor Richard Sullivan
Our “Five Minutes With” series seeks to discover what are the habits, inspirations and obstacles that have shaped the careers of leading cancer researchers and […]
Post-Brexit Deregulation Risks Asbestos Crisis
Post written by Rosie Rosati, Health Advocate Both the amount of asbestos in UK lungs and the UK mesothelioma rate below age 50 are declining […]