How do you move from activism to action, from words on a page to improving people’s lives? I recently asked a former national chief medical officer about his greatest regret in office. This is a doctor committed to investing in health and wellbeing as a long term strategy for better prosperity and health outcomes. The answer was unequivocal: I’d stand for parliament, he said. That simple statement captured much of the frustration of health professionals. They see the answers to a health service’s woes, they throw themselves into activism and lobbying, they contribute to manifestos, statements, and open letters (doi:10.1136/bmj.q1361), and they even vent in medical journals about prevention (doi:10.1136/bmj.q1388) and social care (doi:10.1136/bmj.q1386), but making change happen is a political process.[1-3] At least 31 doctors seek to take the step from clinician to politician in the …

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您如何从激进主义转向行动，从纸上的文字转向改善人们的生活？最近，我向一位前国家首席医疗官询问了他任职期间最大的遗憾是什么。这位医生致力于投资健康和福祉，作为实现更好繁荣和健康结果的长期战略。他说，答案很明确：我会代表议会。这个简单的陈述表达了卫生专业人员的大部分挫败感。他们看到了医疗服务困境的答案，他们投入到行动主义和游说中，他们为宣言、声明和公开信做出贡献 (doi:10.1136/bmj.q1361)，他们甚至在医学期刊上发泄有关预防的内容 (doi: 10.1136/bmj.q1388）和社会关怀（doi:10.1136/bmj.q1386），但实现改变是一个政治过程。[1-3]至少有 31 名医生寻求从临床医生迈向政治家……