Should covid vaccination be mandatory for health and care staff?
Yes—Michael ParkerPatient safety is ultimately the responsibility of health and social care institutions. With regard…
Category: Geriatric medicine, UK, COVID-19
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David Oliver: What has the pandemic taught us about using frailty scales?
For decades the geriatric medicine clinical and research community has been discussing the concept, definition,…
David Oliver: Why shouldn’t GPs use social media to rebalance the debate on covid-era consultations?
On 6 June the Mail on Sunday published a piece by its health editor, Barney…
David Oliver: The story of covid in care homes—neither mystery nor melodrama
On 26 May, Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s former chief adviser, gave oral evidence to…
David Oliver: The pandemic has delivered clinical service innovations worth keeping
The NHS’s response to the covid-19 pandemic has shown how necessity can be the mother…
David Oliver: Has covid-19 shown society’s disregard for old and sick people?
By 15 February, the UK had given first doses of covid-19 vaccine to more than…