Home Office’s use of second medical opinions to assess asylum seekers was unlawful
A policy used by the Home Office to override independent medical assessments of asylum seekers…
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Doctor bribes: Romania finds rare success among persisting healthcare corruption across Europe
When it comes to patients having to bribe doctors for healthcare, Romania was among the…
Why GMC’s apology to LGBTQ+ doctors is everything and nothing
After Andrew Hartle was outed by a tabloid newspaper in 1997, he was ordered to…
Seven days in medicine: 14-20 February 2024
CQCUrgent improvements are needed at Sussex trustCulture and leadership problems still exist at University Hospitals…
Northern Ireland: Political ambition is needed to save health care
After a two year hiatus, the power-sharing Executive government and its governing body, the Assembly,…
University in Alabama halts IVF treatments after court rules embryos are children
The University of Alabama Birmingham, the largest medical centre in the southern state, suspended in…
Tongue paralysis after extubation
This man in his 50s experienced left sided tongue paralysis along with dysphonia and dysphagia…
Surge in drug supply problems reflects lack of government insight, says industry leader
Medicine shortages have doubled in the past two years, with 101 drug supply problems reported…
RSV vaccination roll-outs and electronic nicotine delivery systems
RSV hospital admissions in preterm infantsEach year, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) quietly sweeps through the…
Selling NHS patient data
The NHS is in crisis.1 Resolving it is a major focus of the forthcoming general…
Solitary circumscribed alopecia
A 9 year old girl presented with a solitary hairless area on the left side…
Vaccination doses. . . and other stories
Different arms for two dose vaccinationsAntibody responses in 900 people who received two dose vaccinations…
Torbay hospital needs four more obstetricians to make maternity service safe, says regulator
An NHS trust has been told to hire more obstetric consultants after the health regulator…
The revised International Code of Medical Ethics unites doctors under one global medical ethos
Increasing global mobility, and the growing plurality in society that comes with it, has an…
US FDA breakthrough therapy designation and consumer drug advertising: a recipe for confusion
In 2012, the US Congress gave the Food and Drug Administration authority to grant “breakthrough…
Martha’s rule to be rolled out in English hospitals from April
Martha’s rule will be rolled out across hospitals in England from April, enabling patients and…
Compassionate care: dream or reality?
Smith tackles the critical role of compassion in patient care, particularly in the context of…
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Curiosity and compassionate care: rehumanising the admission clerking
Smith gives a tender account of the nurse who took an interest in her mother’s…
NHS productivity: reduction in emergency admissions does not mean decline in performance
One would expect that the Institute of Fiscal Studies would be able to produce authoritative…
Scarlett McNally: Boosting swimming for health and joy
Many years ago I wrote a dissertation on convergent evolution, looking at the similarities between…
Smoking and lung cancer—70 long years on
Last week was the 70th anniversary of the UK government’s acceptance that smoking causes lung…
NHS England faces legal action over redacted NHS data contract with Palantir
Not-for-profit campaign group the Good Law Project has launched legal action against NHS England after…
Doctors have too much mandatory training: who will take the lead on reducing its curriculum?
It is easier to prescribe than to deprescribe.1 Even in the last days of life…
Helen Salisbury: Tales of the unexpected
Not long ago, a surgical colleague told me that all the patients attending his outpatient…
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Junior doctors in Northern Ireland vote to strike in March
Junior doctors in Northern Ireland are to hold a 24 hour walkout from 8 am…
Complexity and versatility: the consultant neonatologist
“Many of the babies in my care are born prematurely. It never ceases to amaze…
The doctor will tell you a story now
It’s said that with great power comes great responsibility. In spring 2020, there’s no doubt…
Infection specialists call for more clarity on prescribing fluoroquinolones
The head of the UK’s infection control specialists has called for more clarity from the…
Changes to academic foundation jobs spark concern
Academic and doctor representative groups have voiced concern at sudden changes to the allocation of…
US workers during the covid-19 pandemic: uneven risks, inadequate protections, and predictable consequences
This article by David Michaels and colleagues (BMJ 2024;384:e076623; doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-076623) incorrectly stated that Donald Trump had…
GMC admits error in decision over whether to investigate doctor’s claims over covid vaccine
The General Medical Council has said that it made “an error” in a previous decision…
Gaza: Doctors of the World office destroyed, as medics are forced to amputate without anaesthetic
Doctors of the World’s office in Gaza City has been destroyed in what the charity…
NHS rainbow badge scheme pares back activity after losing funding
A scheme aimed at fostering inclusivity for LGBTQ+ people in NHS secondary care settings has…
Captured by design: the drug industry and UK healthcare
The UK drug industry has much to be proud of, but the interests of industry,…
William Ian Jones
bmj;384/feb16_10/q197/FAF1faWilliam “Ian” Jones was born in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, and studied medicine in Cardiff. He did…
Lauren Phillips
bmj;384/feb16_9/q385/FAF1faLauren Philips worked her foundation years in Truro. She moved to Southmead Hospital in Bristol…
Cedrick Reginald Martys
bmj;384/feb16_8/q387/FAF1faCedrick Reginald Martys studied medicine at Sheffield University, after working there in the pharmacology department…
John Miell
bmj;384/feb16_7/q404/FAF1faJohn Miell was born in Windsor. After qualifying he studied endocrinology at three of the…
Hospitals serving England’s most deprived patients generate proportionally less private income, study shows
NHS trusts in England that serve more patients from the most deprived areas receive a…
Sense of belonging is a critical component of workforce retention
Attrition of doctors from healthcare systems has reached crises levels in the US, UK, and…
BMA urges government to lift cap on compensation for LGBT veterans
The BMA’s armed forces committee has called on the UK government to reconsider enforcing a…
Restructuring of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is a further step in the wrong direction for tackling health inequalities
Last week, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) made big staff reductions at…
The grey area of “fertility tech” being mis-sold as contraception
When Chelsea Polis questioned the evidence behind a fertility tracking thermometer, she soon found herself…
Women from more deprived backgrounds are less likely to have an epidural, finds study
Women from poorer backgrounds are less likely to have an epidural during labour than women…
Women and medicine: exploited as staff and as patients
Doctors and politicians have something in common. You might view their work as a performance….
Alaskapox: First human death from zoonotic virus is announced
State health officials in Alaska have identified the first human to die from a recently…
The expansion of physician associates in primary care risks alienating an already ailing GP workforce
The government’s plan to increase the number of physician associates (PAs) working in hospitals and…
NHS apologises to family of junior doctor who died by suicide
The head of medical training at NHS England has apologised to the family of a…
GP who prescribed drugs to herself and family is allowed to return to practice
A GP who prescribed drugs to herself and to her family then lied about it…
Scrofula in disseminated tuberculosis
The image shows a painless, enlarging, and ulcerated mass with caseous discharge on the neck…