At the end of last week, the UK government completed its consultation on patient access to their medical records. The British Medical Association submitted its
DIY genomics: how patients can collect data for genetic researchers
Melanie Swan has just published an excellent paper in the Journal of Participatory Medicine, “Citizen Science Genomics as a Model for Crowdsourced Preventive Medicine Research”.
Will the Big Society help with NHS efficiency savings?
Will the Big Society, GP commissioning, and a major reorganisation help or hinder the NHS in making 4% efficiency savings compound over four years? This
We are finalists for the Europas
It was with great pleasure that I found yesterday that we are finalists for TechCrunch’s Europa awards. The Europas are highly prestigious, picking out the
Creating a sustainable health system, learning from business
If we carry on as now we will need 2.3 planets to support the 9 billion people who will be alive in 2050, says the
Feeding back to individuals the findings of research on their genes
Around the world research groups are sequencing the genome of tens of thousands of people, and a crucial question is what to do about feeding