Author Archives: Dan Male
It’s going in the wrong direction
Last night Boris Johnson appeared in his 100th press briefing from number ten, in the face of what increasingly looks like a…
Covid-19 – There’s an app for that
The new NHS Covid-19 app must be a success if the Government's contact tracing strategy is to stem the tide…
A devastating injustice: Covid-19 and the BAME community
Editor-in-Chief Dan Male assesses how the pandemic has highlighted healthcare inequalities and disproportionate risks for BAME health workers. The Covid-19…
New scheme to combat AMR will pay pharmaceutical companies upfront
A scheme to provide new antibiotics to NHS patients by offering to pay pharmaceutical companies upfront for their work will start this…
Test and trace: a tentative step forward
The Government has now launched its test and trace programme which Prime Minister Boris Johnson previously described would be “world beating”. The launch, planned initially for 1 June, has been moved…
Channelling national support to the frontline: NHS Charities Together
Over £103 million has now been donated to the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 ;Healthcare workers need support and the public…
Our healthcare innovations must stand the test of time
The folks at NHS Digital have been busy over the past 10 weeks, writes Daniel Male. While advancements in digital…