Prioritizing medication safety in care of people with cancer: clinicians' views on main problems and solutions
A recent study from Imperial College London published in the Journal of Global Health examined clinicians’ views on main problems and solutions in medication safety in the care of people with cancer. The top ranked problems focused on patients' poor underst...

Why I became a mental health champion at Imperial College London
As a doctor with many years experience of working in the NHS, I am aware of the impact that mental health problems can have on people’s health, well-being and quality of life, as well as on their family and friends. Mental health problems are also important...

With referrals to gender identity clinics rising rapidly, doctors are more likely to meet patients who are transgender (whose gender identity, or internal sense of gender, does not match their gender assigned at birth) or diagnosed with gender dysphoria (the severe psychological distress that is experienced by an individual as a result of the conflict between their gender identity and gender assigned at birth).

With referrals to gender identity clinics rising rapidly, GPs are more likely to meet patients who are transgender (whose gender identity, or internal sense of gender, does not match their gender assigned at birth) or diagnosed with gender dysphoria (the severe psychological distress that is experienced by an individual as a result of the conflict between their gender identity and gender assigned at birth).

Shortage of general practitioners in the NHS
In an article published in the British Medical Journal , I discuss the implications of the current shortage of NHS general practitioners. Ensuring that countries have sufficient primary care doctors is a key challenge for health planners globally because of...

Ensuring sufficient primary care doctors is a key challenge for health planners globally because of the important role that primary care plays in supporting cost effective health systems that promote equity in health outcomes.

Key priority areas for patient safety improvement strategy in Libya
A paper published in the journal BMJ Open describes a protocol for a study examining patient safety in Libya. Patient safety is a global public health problem. Estimates and size of the problem of patient safety in low-income and developing countries are sc...

The divergence of minimum unit pricing policy across the UK
A paper published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine discusses the implementation of a minimum unit pricing policy across the UK. Above recommended levels of intake, alcohol use is associated with harm including hypertension, haemorrhagic strok...

NIHR School for Public Health Research
Imperial College London has joined a partnership of leading academic centres that demonstrate excellence in applied public health research. The NIHR School for Public Health Research aims to build the evidence base for effective public health practice inclu...