“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 […]
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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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
The ARC’s new children and young people’s health theme sets to work improving child health in south London
The new children’s research theme in the Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London is an important step forward in local efforts to improve children’s health. […]
Aspects of patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research
By John O’Toole, patient and public involvement representative at ARC South London Since 2016 I have been involved in PPI in the Collaboration for Leadership […]
Widening involvement in a challenging new decade
The start of the Applied Research Collaboration in South London (along with ARCs elsewhere in England) offers opportunities to attract fresh interest and widen involvement. […]