Writer Malcom Gladwell gave his damning opinion on working from home this week – that it is destroying society, and potentially our mental health. Does he have a point? With Gladwell unavailable, the Medical Minefield team ask another high-profile home-working hater – Jacob Rees Mogg MP – why he thinks the new trend is so detrimental.

Did his infamous plan to get civil servants back to the office (passive aggressive notes on their desk, noting their absence) lull them back to work? Meanwhile, Dr Clare Gerada, president of the Royal College of GPs, tells of her experience helping frazzled doctors who isolated and stressed-out at the hands of a new home-working routine.

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Writer Malcom Gladwell gave his damning opinion on working from home this week – that it is destroying society, and potentially our mental health. Does he have a point? With Gladwell unavailable, the Medical Minefield team ask another high-profile home-working hater – Jacob Rees Mogg MP – why he thinks the new trend is so detrimental.
Did his infamous plan to get civil servants back to the office (passive aggressive notes on their desk, noting their absence) lull them back to work? Meanwhile, Dr Clare Gerada, president of the Royal College of GPs, tells of her experience helping frazzled doctors who isolated and stressed-out at the hands of a new home-working routine.
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Medical Minefield is a new health podcast where we talk about the ethical dilemmas at the heart of the health stories that matter the most. Join Barney Calman, the Mail on Sunday's health editor and deputy Health Editor Eve Simmons every week for a podcast tackling the big questions in health. 

Medical Minefield is a new health podcast where we talk about the ethical dilemmas at the heart of the health stories that matter the most. Join Barney Calman, the Mail on Sunday's health editor and deputy Health Editor Eve Simmons every week for a podcast tackling the big questions in health.&nbsp;

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