“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 […]
Public health
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 […]
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 […]
HTA, deliberative processes and all that jazz in New Orleans
Peter Littlejohns, emeritus professor of public health, Centre for Implementation Science, ARC South London deputy director and leader of public health and multimorbidity theme In […]
What is public health? Public perceptions of public health research
In September this year, I worked in collaboration with the Social Science and Urban Public Health Institute (SUPHI) at King’s College London undertaking a series […]
Two dinosaurs dance in celebration of a remarkable man….. not the average weekend BBQ in Milton Keynes
By Peter Littlejohns, Professor of Public Health, King’s College London, Deputy Director CLAHRC South London It seems a long time ago but the House of […]
What does a moral philosopher look like?
The evening of the 12 June saw me at the Terrace Pavilion of the House of Commons, having been invited by Baroness Nicola Blackwood […]
Change for, with or against the public – the ethics of disinvestment
Peter Littlejohns, deputy director of the CLAHRC and public health theme lead, reflects on the ethics of disinvestment, and whether they should be seen as […]
Improvement science is unavoidably normatively inflected, this is mostly implicit – discuss?!
What are the ethical implications of improvement research and practice? Peter Littlejohns, deputy director of the CLAHRC and public health theme lead provides an overview […]