Don’t assume that cutting back on cancer diagnosis would improve other services
Cancer is the UK’s leading cause of death,1 and, as Mathew notes, the UK’s record…
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Cancer care has not caused waiting lists to mushroom
The NHS is under extreme pressure. We agree with Mathew that poor access to general…
The NHS at 75: let’s stand up for regaining and retaining NHS principles
The reflections on how the NHS will need to adapt to survive the next 75…
The NHS at 75: the current crisis is not unintended
Salisbury quotes Nye Bevan: “No society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person…
The NHS at 75: income inequality is the main driver of poor health
Dixon and Alderwick’s editorial on the NHS at 75 was full of relevant and pithy…
How trusts can deliver inclusive recovery across the NHS
The covid-19 pandemic has had a severe and lasting impact on our health. The newly…
Private hospitals and consultants are threatened with legal action over poor data compliance
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given a warning to private hospitals and consultants…
Helen Salisbury: What happened to the video revolution?
Four years ago, we knew that video consulting existed but saw no role for it…
Partha Kar: The “Hadley initiative” could improve healthcare for NHS staff
It’s fascinating to see how much time we spend writing about looking after the NHS…
Government pledge to end paper prescribing is rated inadequate by review panel
The UK government has failed to meet a key target to eliminate paper prescribing in…
Raising up trainees: the consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon
Empowering younger doctors is central to why consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon Usman Ahmed has…
Consent consensus: time for national standard consent forms as an aid to robust consent
Informed consent in the medical context is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “permission from…
Life expectancy of minority ethnic learning disabled people is half that of white counterparts
People with a learning disability from a minority ethnic background have a life expectancy of…
One in five adults in England will be living with a major disease by 2040, finds report
More than nine million adults in England will be living with major illness by 2040—equivalent…
Use and misuse of research: Canada’s response to covid-19 and its health inequalities
Canada had one of the lowest rates of covid-19 cases and deaths per population than…
Valerie Cowie: influential psychiatrist and geneticist
bmj;382/jul24_5/p1705/FAF1faThe English language is an unforgiving battlefield where many doctors fall. Valerie Cowie, who had…
Stanford president resigns over problems in 12 research papers
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, president of Stanford University in California, has announced that he was stepping down…
Sixty seconds on . . . meat
I don’t touch the stuffWell good for you because research published in Nature Food1 says…
US ends funding for China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on 17 July that it…
Atopic eczema in under 12s: diagnosis and management—summary of updated NICE guidance
What you need to knowDo not offer emollient bath additives to children under 12 years…
Strike action: Doctors’ leader tells consultants “we will win this fight”
On the first day of their two day strike on 20 and 21 July, consultants…
UK clinics told to stop prescribing antidiabetes drugs for weight loss, after shortages
The UK government has urged healthcare providers to stop prescribing appetite suppressant drugs for weight…
Roger Buckley
bmj;382/jul21_8/p1679/FAF1faRoger Buckley’s first ophthalmology appointment was as house surgeon at St Thomas’ before becoming registrar…
Martin Parry
bmj;382/jul21_7/p1681/FAF1faFor over 60 years, Martin Parry lived and worked in and around Holywell, north Wales….
J D Milne
bmj;382/jul21_6/p1680/FAF1faDorothy Milne (“J D Milne”) was born in Glasgow, grew up in Aberdeen, and attended…
Visibility of retracted articles: journals struggle to make retractions in the first place
The article by Boudry and colleagues and The BMJ’s recent edition focusing on research misconduct…
Apologies are human, not an admission of guilt
Sokol mentions the principle of medical beneficence and the value of offering a sincere apology.1…
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NHS negligence claims: {pound}2.7bn cost prompts renewed calls for system reform
Payments for clinical negligence in the NHS in England rose by 9.5% in 2022-23 to…
Cardiovascular disease should be a priority for health systems globally
Although the worst of the covid-19 pandemic is over, many countries continue to experience excess…
Mental health services face “vicious cycle” of staff shortages, MPs warn
Increased workload, burnout, and a high staff turnover are driving a “vicious cycle” of staff…
Neuroscience or stealth marketing? Experts alarmed at free Barbies for primary schools to teach social skills
The toy company Mattel has been criticised for “stealth marketing” after giving away free Barbie…
Further 100 000 appointments cancelled during latest strike action by ȷunior doctors
There were 101 977 acute inpatient and outpatient appointments cancelled during the latest round of…
Broadband for better health—ensuring internet access for all
In today’s digital age, access to healthcare and the internet are often inseparable. Yet the…
Italy’s hospitals see surge in heat related cases as temperatures across southern Europe exceed 40{degrees}C
Emergency services across southern Europe have seen a surge in heat related illnesses, as temperatures…
Religion and health, and the search for common ground
As a global community we have never been more interconnected. Depressingly, floods and intense heat…
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—20 July 2023
Going up in smokeSmoking cessation treatments seem to have gone out of fashion. I used…
Activity levels in older adults . . . and other stories
Physical activity and fallsThe World Health Organization recommends 150 to 300 minutes a week of…
Heparin induced skin necrosis
This is skin necrosis associated with heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) on the abdomen of a…
Covid-19: “Panic buying” of PPE led to inadequate checks on private companies, say MPs
The Department of Health and Social Care was guilty of “panic buying” personal protective equipment…
Health warnings are issued across Europe as Cerberus bites
bmj;382/jul19_16/p1647/FAF1faStefano Guidi/GettyA cyclist cools down in Piazza Castello, Turin, Italy, where temperatures reached 40°C this…
Poliomyelitis foreshadows the next pandemic
In his useful commentary about what the next pandemic might be Looi incorrectly states that…
Relentless administrative obligations will grind us down
Salisbury has made a timely corrective to the opprobrium heaped on managers.1 But the elephant…
Ending AIDS by 2030 is a political choice, says UN agency
AIDS can be ended by 2030, but achieving this boils down to a “political and…
Will PM’s “final offer” on doctors’ pay sink his waiting list pledge?
On Monday 17 July, consultants in England stepped up their ongoing dispute with the government…
One female perspective on diversity in peer review
Ben Messaoud and colleagues discuss diversity in peer review.1I am a female researcher from China….
Authors’ reply to Xu
We thank Xu for sharing her thoughts and experiences, which will surely resonate with many…
Understanding how health interventions or exposures produce their effects using mediation analysis
The reasons that health exposures, such as medical interventions, change patient outcomes are often poorly…
Educational inequalities in mortality and their mediators among generations across four decades: nationwide, population based, prospective cohort study based on the ChinaHEART project
AbstractObjectivesTo assess the different educational inequalities in mortality among generations born between 1940 and 1979…
David Oliver: Why shouldn’t doctors defend our distinct professional identity?
Last month’s publication of NHS England’s Long Term Workforce Plan1 amplified some robust debate about…
How do foreign doctors find working in the NHS?
The NHS has long relied on professionals from abroad. Last year, a third of the…