Plan S off to a delayed start
The initiative aiming to make all government-funded research Open Access has delayed its planned start date by one year - from January 2020 to January 2021. cOAlition S, the team behind Plan S, is supported by the European Commission and the European Research Council and is made up of a group of national research funding organisations and charitable organisations, [...]
Digital ePrints and the Environment
In going digital at key events clients can help the environment by significantly reducing printing, binding, storage and shipping of their key clinical papers. Improvements in technology and hardware are making pdfs more accessible and easier to read than ever before whether that be on tablets, e-readers or mobiles. In embracing this format clients can reduce their carbon footprint [...]
The Emergence of the Pop Up Doctor
Advances in technology have fuelled the ‘On Demand’ generation. App controlled services now at our fingertips include on demand TV (Netflix), on demand food (Deliveroo), on demand transport (Uber) and, more surprisingly perhaps, on demand doctors and medicine. In 2014, the then Prime Minister, David Cameron argued every patient should be able to get a GP appointment in their [...]
Modern Health, Mental Health and Mindfulness
Mental health is now synonymous with Modern health and this is a great relief. Rather than living in the past where mental challenges were dismissed and brushed under the carpet, it is important to bring it to the forefront and rightly assert its validity as something all too familiar for most. In talking about it, we are able to [...]
Thank you mum because…
When it comes to expressing gratitude to a loved one or even trying to acknowledge the kinks and complexities of a relationship, it can be extremely difficult to find the right words, and even if you do manage to find them, arranging then in a way that doesn’t sound worn or clichéd is far from simple. Much time, energy [...]
An update on Brexit
When talking about the ‘B’ word, it’s important to remember that Brexit is a negotiation and we as a country are part of what is very much an active negotiation. One of the remaining powerful cards that UK plc. has left to play is the ‘No Deal’ scenario – a somewhat perverse position that threatens potentially damaging consequences for [...]