BMJ - Surviving the new normal (3 November 2022)

Summary

This article in the BMJ highlights a number of recent articles that reflect on the realities facing the health service after the first brutal years of the Covid-19 pandemic. It summarises and links to articles in the BMJ about the elective care backlog, A&E waiting times, remote appointments, Government pressures that stop senior clinicians speaking out about pressures, and the need for credible policy solutions. It also highlights an article outlining how Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol have resulted in the UK being denied access to European research funding and meetings.