Operational failures are well documented in hospitals and although they often cause only brief interruptions (such as searching for missing equipment), they add up to major time losses. A recent publication from THIS Institute researchers and collaborators, published in Annals of Family Medicine, explores the issue of ‘operational failures’ in primary care. From a critical […]
Learning Curve
Cancer Group’s Victoria Hardy reflects on the positives of hosting international exchange students… In February the PCU Cancer Group welcomed two visiting students funded by the SAMRC and Newton Fund via the AWACAN project, working in South Africa and Uganda to improve outcomes for women diagnosed with cervical or breast cancer. PhD student, Amanda Edwards […]
Dr Tanya Blumenfeld and her Traveller patients feature in Lancet to mark Alma-Ata Declaration
Forty years after the Alma-Ata Declaration was made in 1978 – identifying primary health care as the key to the attainment of the goal of Health for All – The Lancet published a series of articles exploring progress in primary care, including a photo essay by Dr Alexander Kumar featuring primary care doctors around the […]