ANANYA CHOYAL To Dr Suresh Chandra Sharma  Chairperson of the National Medical Commission  Pocket-14, Sector – 8, Dwarka Phase – 1  New Delhi 110077  India   The National Medical Commission (NMC) act of 2020 sets to reform the medical education sector. The act states that the commission would develop “competency based dynamic curriculum at undergraduate level,”…

FAYEZA AHMED To Professor Chris Whitty   Chief Medical Advisor and Expert Advisor  Department of Health and Social Care   39 Victoria Street, London  SW1H 0EU  Dear Professor Chris Whitty, I am writing to express my concern about the ongoing issue of social isolation due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. As a Medical Anthropology student, my aim…

SERENE LIM To: Simon Bolton, CEO of NHS Digital  Boar Lane,  Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 6AE Dear Mr. Bolton, “Data saves lives” has played a central role in NHS messaging since the pandemic and continues to be a driving factor behind the NHS’ digitisation initiatives. Whilst I applaud the forward thinking and acceptance of necessary…

CARRIE RYAN In the coming weeks, the third annual Advocacy Letter Series will feature 22 student letters that call for change on a wide range of health topics, including ageing care, sexual assault response, and moral injury amongst medical professionals. These student letters were written this year during the module I teach at UCL called…