President of the Royal College of Physicians, Mumtaz Patel, and many more share insights on the subjects that matter to healthcare professionals in April’s Healthcare Today Digest.
From the “Groundhog Day” of year-round corridor care to a medical training system she describes as no longer fit for purpose, the perspective of Mumtaz Patel, president of the Royal College of Physicians, is rooted in her daily reality as a consultant in Manchester.
In this issue, she talks to Healthcare Today about the urgent need for transparent data, the integration of social care to unlock patient flow, and why the NHS must move away from blaming individuals for burnout and instead address the systemic failures in workforce wellbeing.
Also in this issue, Alexander Natz, secretary general of the European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs, warns that the UK’s pricing and reimbursement frameworks need to adapt; Alison Wright, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, talks about fixing the gynaecology backlog and rebuilding trust in maternity care; and much more…
