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MSc in Global Healthcare Leadership student Isra AlBastaki shares a thought-provoking reflection on a conversation with a mentor that led to the discovery of a transformative book, ‘The Fifth Discipline’ by Peter M. Senge. Isra offers a rich perspective on leadership and organisational dynamics. Understanding complex health systems is a key theme of the MSc in Global Healthcare Leadership, jointly run by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and the Saïd Business School. Read more about Isra’s learning journey within the programme below.

Portrait of a blog author, Isra AlBastaki, smiling and wearing a brown hijab against a plain background.

Viral cultures for assessing airborne infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Onakpoya IJ. et al, (2026), BMC Infectious Diseases, 26

Telephone triage in urgent unscheduled primary care in 16 European countries: a cross-national questionnaire-based expert study

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Bergholdt Jul Christiansen I. et al, (2026), Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 44

Bridging the gap: a mixed-methods real-world pilot of a digital intervention for adults with binge eating

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Osborne EL. et al, (2026), Journal of Eating Disorders, 14

A multivariate decomposition analysis of drivers of overweight and obesity among Ghanaian women

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Mensah JP. et al, (2026), Communications Medicine, 6

Rethinking clinical trials in the multimorbidity era: the imperative for patient-centered tailored approaches

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González-González AI. et al, (2026), Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 194

Mapping the benefits and harms of antenatal and newborn screening programmes

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Hinton L. et al, (2026), Ssm Qualitative Research in Health, 9

Experiences of obstetric anaesthesia care among minoritised ethnic groups in England: a qualitative study

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Foulon J. et al, (2026), International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, 66

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