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Hear my concerns Deafness is a common condition but it can feel like society’s ‘best kept secret’, says deaf doctor Natasha Wilcock. She tells Tim Tonkin about discrimination, the particular challenges of the pandemic, and working in a specialty where communication skills are key
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Government offers revised pay deal BMA urges SAS doctors to vote in favour of renegotiated proposal
In the digitalisation of the NHS, leave no patient behind Global Accessibility Awareness Day highlights the importance of inclusion and co-design, writes patient liaison group chair Chrissie Douglass
Voting with their feet Doctors will continue to leave the NHS in large numbers unless working conditions are improved, according to a new BMA report
The importance of compassion in mental healthcare The Government’s benefit reforms suggest people with mental health problems are ‘less than’ those with physical health problems. It’s dangerously misguided, writes Andrew Molodynski
Hear my concerns Deafness is a common condition but it can feel like society’s ‘best kept secret’, says deaf doctor Natasha Wilcock. She tells Tim Tonkin about discrimination, the particular challenges of the pandemic, and working in a specialty where communication skills are key