“Sweet science reigns” …………. “How on earth did it come to this?”
In this post Professor Peter Littlejohns argues that we need to be realistic about the limits of science, and have a much more open debate of […]
Unequal impact: key issues raised in a community event to discuss Coronavirus and its impact on people with protected characteristics
There has been widespread concern that the coronavirus pandemic and measures to tackle it are having a disproportionate effect on certain sections of the population, […]
Responding to the Covid-19 crisis using collaborative applied research – the NIHR ARC South London’s approach – Director’s update
This is the most remarkable health and economic crisis of my lifetime and the pace of change in the past weeks has been disorientating. On […]
The palliative care response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing an unprecedented strain on health care services. Although many people survive, an estimated 1 to 4% sadly die from this […]
COVID-19: The reality of ‘opportunity costs’ will need to be debated openly
Four weeks is a long time in the life cycle of a pandemic. In my March blog I highlighted the inevitability of the need for […]
Involvement at a time of COVID-19
Over the past three months, south London and the wider world have been painfully transformed. Streets that were busy are eerily deserted and the coronavirus […]
NIHR ARC National Leadership for Palliative and End of Life Care – A collaborative response to COVID-199
On Monday 16 March, ARC South London and ARC East of England co-hosted a virtual collaborative meeting as part of their NIHR joint national leadership […]
Not going out – thoughts of a service user researcher
Eight days ago I received a letter from HM Government saying that I fell into the group of people “extremely vulnerable” to coronavirus, meaning if […]
COVID-19: supporting ethically sound local prioritisation and ensuring the NHS is fair to all
In this post, Professor Peter Littlejohns, the ARC’s public health theme lead argues that we need to agree principles, define processes for local prioritisation and […]
The implications of COVID-19 for NIHR ARC South London’s research – Director’s update
As the scale of the challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly become ever clearer, we all have to radically change the way live, […]