Richard Anthony Hayes
Richard Anthony Hayes was born at home in Kingswood, Bristol, delivered by his family GP,…
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Colin Bennett Keith
bmj;372/feb23_14/n477/FAF1faCompassionate, modest and dedicated, Colin Bennett Keith was the epitome of the quiet man who…
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Geoffrey David Dunster
bmj;372/feb23_13/n474/FAF1faOf Welsh parents, Geoffrey David Dunster (“Geoff”) was evacuated to grandparents in Newport. He was…
Ann Gath
bmj;372/feb23_12/n475/FAF1faAnn Gath began her medical training at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, and qualified in London,…
Ursula Rachel Smyth
bmj;372/feb23_11/n478/FAF1faUrsula Rachel Smyth (née Mindelsohn) trained as a nurse at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in…
Closing schools is not evidence based and harms children
Some 8.8 million schoolchildren in the UK have experienced severe disruption to their education, with…
Behind the scenes of the Pfizer BioNTech covid-19 vaccine trial
In early November 2020, Stephen Thomas, chief of infectious diseases at SUNY Upstate Medical University,…
Covid-19: Vaccine success drives England’s lockdown exit
The government has announced plans for a gradual lifting of the current covid-19 lockdown in…
Clare Gerada: Loss has become a daily experience in the covid-19 pandemic
We are hopefully entering the final straight of this pandemic, and we can begin to…
Helen Salisbury: Debts of gratitude
Sometimes my day is brightened by someone’s gratitude. Even if I barely remember the consultation…
Should NHS managers be regulated like doctors?
Yes—Jenny VaughanWhat healthcare needs is a level playing field for all of its workers, with…
Covid-19: First doses of vaccines in Scotland led to a substantial fall in hospital admissions
Rollout of the Pfizer BioNTech and Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines has led to a substantial fall…
Subsidiary of US healthcare firm will run more than 50 GP practices after takeover deal
A subsidiary of a large US healthcare company has taken over the running of one…
Doctors faced with impossible rationing decisions must seek legal advice
At the Medical Defence Union, we help thousands of members each year with complaints and…
Defer vaccination of people who have had covid-19
Our primary defence against covid-19—vaccine—is in short supply, and trial evidence is being overlooked to…
Covid-19: Difficult decisions require reciprocal understanding among decision makers
Ethical practice is certainly challenging “in an almost impossible position.”1 When rationing care in an…
Covid-19: Plans to share vaccines aren’t enough, says charity
New pledges by leaders of the G7 group of richest countries to intensify cooperation on…
Sixty seconds on . . . human challenge trials
Not another reality TV programme?Thankfully, no. I’m referring to human challenge trials in which healthy…
Why I . . . horse ride
“When my friends qualified as doctors they went out and bought cars. I bought a…
Vaccines for older adults
AbstractThe proportion of the global population aged 65 and older is rapidly increasing. Infections in…
What makes new variants of SARS-CoV-2 concerning is not where they come from, but the mutations they contain
In the past three months global attention has turned to the discovery and health risks…
Low traffic neighbourhoods and population health
Car use harms health, the environment, and society in many ways. In 2019, 1752 people…
Covid-19: Hancock’s failure to publish contracts was unlawful
The UK government acted unlawfully in failing to publish details of dozens of contracts awarded…
Covid-19: GPs opt to prioritise all patients with learning disabilities for vaccination
Local groups of GPs have decided to prioritise all patients with learning disabilities for covid-19…
Covid-19: No evidence that vaccines can affect fertility, says new guidance
There is “absolutely no evidence” that covid-19 vaccines can affect the fertility of women or…
Covid-19: Ethnicity vaccination gap narrows in England, but concerns remain
The gap between the number of black people and white people vaccinated against covid-19 in…
Covid-19: Is vaccination roll out reducing cases and deaths in the UK?
Are deaths falling in groups of people who have been vaccinated?The number of deaths in…
Covid-19: Recognise long covid as occupational disease and compensate frontline workers, say MPs
MPs have stepped up pressure on ministers to recognise “long covid” as an occupational disease…
Prophylactic anticoagulation for patients in hospital with covid-19
Most people with covid-19 have mild disease, but after 5-10 days an important minority develop…
NHS reforms: politicians will be back in the driving seat
Given its strapline—“Integration and Innovation”—it is no surprise that the Department of Health and Social…
Jeremy Farrar: Make vaccine available to other countries as soon as our most vulnerable people have received it
“Once the UK has vaccinated our most vulnerable communities and healthcare workers we should make…
Does self-management of vaginal pessaries improve care for women with pelvic organ prolapse?
What you need to knowSelf-management of vaginal pessary for pelvic organ prolapse may enable patient…
Covid-19: Infections in England fall by two thirds since January
A “strong decline” has been seen in the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in England among the…
Covid-19: Sweden vows greater protection for academics as researcher quits after aggressive social media attack
The Swedish government has said that it will strengthen laws on academic freedom after a…
Anne Longfield: Children must be at the heart of “building back better”
“It’s impossible to overstate how damaging the past year has been for many children—particularly those…
US policy requires immediate release of records to patients
On 5 April a new federal rule will require US healthcare providers to give patients…
Atopic dermatitis in children: when topical steroid treatment “does not work”
What you need to knowIf topical corticosteroids for atopic dermatitis do not seem to work,…
NHS reorganisation: We don’t need a big bang
“What do you call a government that embarks on the biggest upheaval of the NHS…
Wearable technology: covid-19 and the rise of remote clinical monitoring
In the age of covid-19, digital devices worn by patients are increasingly being piloted to…
Covid-19: How the UK vaccine rollout delivered success, so far
It looks like a world beating performance—the United Kingdom has administered more covid-19 vaccine first…
An irregular ulcer in the rectum
A man in his 50s was referred to hospital by his general practitioner with a…
Aneurysm analysis . . . and other stories
Intracranial aneurysmsA French study collected data on 2500 patients with intracranial aneurysms. The researchers then…
Covid-19: Self-isolation is the weakest link in stopping transmission
At last the weakest link in the chain of covid-19 transmission—self-isolation—is getting the attention it…
Lewis Wolpert: developmental biologist who raised the public profile of mental illness
bmj;372/feb17_12/n441/FAF1faPhoto credit: ShutterstockThe developmental biologist Lewis Wolpert was a polymath with forthright views on everything…
Bruises in art work detail abuse directed at healthcare staff
bmj;372/feb17_10/n451/FAF1faArtist Nathan Wyburn (pictured) has used examples of verbal abuse directed at NHS staff to…
Doctors reȷect claim that US “no longer has a prescription opioid driven epidemic”
A group of US doctors that advocates for more cautious opioid prescribing has rebutted the…
Urology surgeon faces GMC charges of inappropriate treatments for financial gain
A consultant surgeon faces accusations by the General Medical Council (GMC) of administering inappropriate cancer…
Covid-19: Scotland failed to apply measures identified in pre-pandemic exercises, says report
The health service in Scotland should have been better prepared to respond to some of…
Covid-19: Extra 1.7 million people in England are asked to shield
An extra 1.7 million people in England will be added to the list of those…
Every UK hospital should have a respiratory support unit, say doctors
Doctors from the British Thoracic Society are calling for the NHS to officially recognise, roll…