scholarly journals Women in neurosurgery: where does the United Kingdom stand?

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. E14
Author(s):  
Meriem Amarouche ◽  
Micaela Uberti ◽  
Gwenllian Y. H. R. Evans ◽  
Navneet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Small Proportion ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
The United Kingdom

Despite over half of medical students in the United Kingdom (UK) being female, women represent only a small proportion of the workforce in the traditional “male” specialties, including neurosurgery. There is increasing global attention to and awareness of gender discrimination in the workplace across several industries, including health care. The authors set out to explore the opinions and attitudes of UK neurosurgeons and neurosurgery trainees on gender issues via a large-scale national survey. The results highlight key perceptions and gaps in mentorship and leadership and provide ideas for change. This should be used as a foundation to delve deeper and to address specific questions in order to achieve a fairer, more meritocratic environment in which neurosurgeons can thrive.

scholarly journals The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on final year medical students in the United Kingdom: a national survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung Choi ◽  
Lavandan Jegatheeswaran ◽  
Amal Minocha ◽  
Michel Alhilani ◽  
Maria Nakhoul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
National Survey ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Health technology assessment in the United Kingdom

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (S1) ◽  
pp. 178-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Drummond ◽  
David Banta
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Clinical Excellence ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Short Run

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe generally the development and present situation with health technology assessment (HTA) in the United Kingdom.Methods: The methods used are a review of important materials that have described the development process and present situation, supplemented by some personal experiences.Results: The United Kingdom has been characterized historically as a country with a strong interest in evidence in health care, both clinical trials for efficacy and cost-effectiveness analyses. However, this evidence was not well-linked to the needs of the National Health Services (NHS) before formation of the NHS R&D Programme in 1991, The R&D Programme brought substantial resources into HTA and related activities, with the central aim of improving health care in Britain and increasing value for money. However, policy makers as well as staff of the R&D Programme were dissatisfied with the use of the HTA results in clinical and administrative practice. Therefore, the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) was formed in 1999. NICE issues guidance intended to influence practical decision making in health care at the national and local levels, based on efficacy information and, in some cases, economic analyses. NICE is now also seeking ways to maximize impacts on practice.Conclusions: The UK experience shows that information on clinical and cost-effectiveness may not be enough to change practice, at least in the short-run. Still, one may conclude that the United Kingdom now has one of the few most important and influential HTA programs in the world.

Mental Illness Among Immigrant Minorities in the United Kingdom

1986 ◽  
Vol 149 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. London
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Cross Cultural Studies

Cross-cultural studies on immigrants from Pakistan and the New Commonwealth are reviewed, with emphasis on epidemiology and differences in clinical presentation. Their referral to the psychiatric service is also examined and deficiencies are noted. Awareness of transcultural issues among health professionals need to be increased in order to achieve diagnosis and improvements in health care.

Discourse and Democracy

2020 ◽  
pp. 233-261
Author(s):  
Chris Heffer
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Weapons Of Mass Destruction ◽  
Democratic Legitimacy ◽  
Common Theme ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Voter Fraud

This chapter summarizes the main analytical moves in the TRUST heuristic for analyzing untruthfulness. It then applies the heuristic to three short texts that have been widely called out as lies: Trump’s tweet about large-scale voter fraud just before the 2016 presidential elections; the “Brexit Battle Bus” claim that the United Kingdom sent £350 million per week to the European Union; and Tony Blair’s 2002 statement to Parliament about Iraq possessing weapons of mass destruction. The cases share a common theme: the capacity of untruthful public discourse to undermine democratic legitimacy by, respectively, questioning the integrity of electoral procedures, harming the capacity of voters to make a rational choice, and undermining faith in the rational and responsible deliberation of one’s leaders. The chapter troubles the simple attribution of lying in these cases and shows how a TRUST analysis can lead to a deeper understanding of the types and ethical value of untruthfulness.

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