Primary care is the bedrock of the NHS, with about 90% of all NHS contacts occurring in primary care. Primary care in the UK is delivered by a highly trained workforce managing patients of all ages and with an almost
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Improving lives through primary healthcare research by Professor Nick Francis
Internationalisation at home by Dr Ruihua Hou, Associate Dean International
What an opportune time to be the Associate Dean International (Education). If ever there was a time for imagination and innovation, this is it. Thinking outside the box is one thing, getting out of the box during a global pandemic
Read moreThe āother sideā of COVID-19 by Professor Tim Underwood
In my clinical life, I am an oesophogogastric cancer surgeon, which means I operate on people who have cancer of the oesophagus (gullet) or stomach. Whilst these cancers are relatively rare when compared to breast cancer or prostate cancer, they
Read moreReflecting on a year of change by Professor Salim Khakoo
It is now over a year since the pandemic began and like many individuals I have taken time to reflect on what has changed during the past year, and how they may affect our future work. This current blog presents
Read moreFriendship and research by Professor James Batchelor
I thought about what to discuss in my blog and have kept coming back the word friendship. It is almost 12 months to the day that I was sat in Heathrow airport waiting for a flight to Brazil looking at
Read morePreserving Creativity After Times of Crisis by Professor Cyrus Cooper
In the two decades of clinical research I enjoyed prior to the far-reaching influence of the world-wide web, I recall many fulfilling hours catching up with the literature in the library. This had two enormous benefits which I did not
Read moreWorking to improve the equality, diversity and inclusion within the Faculty by Professor Diana Eccles
As most of you should know now, we will be submitting both Faculty of Medicine and Institutional Athena Swan Charter Silver level renewal applications this year. Many people are spending a substantial amount of time in the preparation work. The
Read moreEnterprise is not about the money – by Professor Matt Westmore
Enterprise is not about the money. Let me say that again; enterprise activity – contract research, spin-outs, consultancy, service contracts, intellectual property and all that jazz – are not about the money. Yes ā they involve generating income and often
Read moreIf it doesnāt, rain it poursā¦ by Professor John Holloway
Well, what a start to the year it has been. After a frantic end of the year working right up to the wire preparing the Research Excellence Framework submission for the Faculty that is due (for now) to be submitted
Read moreDreaming of a bright future by Professor Diana Eccles
We finally have the prospect that members of our population at greatest risk of serious consequences from Covid-19 infection risk will soon be vaccinated (have a listen to Saul Faustās excellent lecture explaining the science and trials for the various
Read moreA year like no other in medical education by Dr Jane Wilkinson
Since March, the Faculty’s education team have been working in rapid response mode without much in the way of respite. This started with the immediate need to transfer face-to-face teaching to online delivery with the first lockdown. I remember the
Read moreWhy conferences will never be the same (they will be better!!) by Professor Philip Calder
Conferences are invaluable experiences for updating knowledge; for hearing from (and maybe even meeting) important figures in the field; for sharing new science with peers, getting feedback and gaining experience of presentation; and for networking and widening the circle of
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