Author Archives: Amir Abdolrazaghi

KSS AHSN Newsletter – 9 February 2015

Facing the unfixable The third of the Reith lectures by surgeon Dr Atul Gawande addresses the two “unfixable problems in life and healthcare – ageing and death”. Despite the inevitability of both ageing and dying, health and social care systems … Continue reading

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AHRC award for evaluating evidence in medicine

Professor Jon Williamson has won an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) award for new research on evaluating evidence in medicine. Professor Williamson, from the Department of Philosophy, is Principal Investigator of the research project which aims to improve the way … Continue reading

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KSS AHSN Newsletter – 29 October 2014

Forward thinking The NHS Five Year Forward View, published 23 October 2014, sets out a vision for a sustainable, comprehensive, tax-funded NHS to be proud of. It represents the shared view of the NHS’ national leadership including NHS England, Public Health England, … Continue reading

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KSS AHSN Newsletter – 19 September 2014

Better together Last weekend the Independent on Sunday reported that the number of councils no longer helping adults assessed to have moderate or low needs has risen by 17% in five years. That’s according to a survey of social services … Continue reading

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