All Outputs (4)

What would a Brexit mean for public health? (2016)
Journal Article
Ismail, N. (2016). What would a Brexit mean for public health?

This article traces the potential impact of a Brexit (a euphemism for Britain exiting the EU) on public health, outlining, first, how progressive EU policies on air quality have greatly improved the health of the population across the Continent, incl... Read More about What would a Brexit mean for public health?.

The sugar tax debate: Should the government consider a U-turn? (2016)
Journal Article
Ismail, N. (2016). The sugar tax debate: Should the government consider a U-turn?

Using tax as an upstream approach in Public Health to tackle the obesity epidemic in the United Kingdom.

Calculation error or deliberate omission? A reply to the NHS health check in England: An evaluation of the first 4 years by Robson et al. (2016)
Journal Article
Ismail, N. (2016). Calculation error or deliberate omission? A reply to the NHS health check in England: An evaluation of the first 4 years by Robson et al

There has been a calculation error, or the lack of explanation on the omission thereof in Figure 1, which shows a flowchart depicting inclusion and exclusion of people eligible for an NHS Health Check and attendance.

The value of conducting research with people (2016)
Journal Article
Ismail, N. (2016). The value of conducting research with people

Greenhalgh and colleagues’ invitation to BMJ’s editors to reconsider their policy on qualitative research highlights the continuing paradigm war between quantitative and qualitative research. This response seeks to support the invitation by highlight... Read More about The value of conducting research with people.