Background. Studies suggest a high prevalence of mental illness in physicians. The rate of
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been examined in physicians exposed to traumatic …

I felt I had to answer the question about what we can do as a medical community to be more
involved in the fight against climate change, as this is an area in which I passionately …

Quality assessment of guidelines rates the Canadian and US task force guidelines highly. 29
It might be merely a coincidence that those who argue most strongly in favour of expanding …

In common with many advanced welfare states, England has increasingly relied on consumerist
principles to deliver both greater quality and improved efficiency in the long‐term care …

Social workers in adult social care are at particular risk of job-related stress, although the
contribution of different organisational and policy changes to this phenomenon is subject to …

In England, ‘personal budgets’ are being implemented at a time of financial austerity. They
are part of a growing trend internationally to give users of publicly funded social care and …

This article aims to explore the concept of choice in public service policy in England,
illustrated through findings of the Individual Budgets (IB) evaluation. The evaluation tested the …

… Caroline Glendinning, David Challis, José-Luis Fernández, Sally Jacobs, Karen Jones,
Martin Knapp, Jill Manthorpe, Nicola Moran, Ann Netten, Martin Stevens, Mark Wilberforce …

Cash-for-care schemes offering cash payments in place of conventional social services are
becoming commonplace in developed welfare states; however, there is little evidence about …

As in other countries, improving collaboration between health and social care services is a
long-established objective of English social policy. A more recent priority has been the …