Focus is on supporting workforce and what matters most to patients, says England’s health secretary
England’s health and social care secretary, Steve Barclay, has said that supporting the healthcare workforce…
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NHS must work harder to retain doctors to avert “senseless waste of talent,” says GMC
Health leaders and employers must take urgent action to halt the thousands of doctors quitting…
Flow model for emergency departments: putting the cart before the horse
The continuous flow model (or proactive flow model) transfers patients from the emergency department into…
Investing in public health is essential for the UK’s economic recovery
As the UK’s new government sets its priorities, it does so in the middle of…
Coaching: a personal touch
In his article “We all contain multitudes,” Morgan asks whether health professionals should be viewed…
Radiologist who forged timesheets to get paid early a decade ago is suspended for six months
A vascular radiologist who forged timesheets 10 years ago to get his pay early, but…
David Oliver: Stop naming and blaming hospitals for whole system problems
In advance of the chancellor’s financial statement, the UK press has trailed the government’s intention…
Supporting healthcare workers with work related stress
What you need to knowWork related stress is an important problem in the NHS workforce….
Rishi Sunak’s covid record—and what it tells us about his views on health, wealth, and the value of science
Rishi Sunak’s actions during the covid-19 pandemic tell us a great deal about his attitudes…
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Annular erythema on the face
This is annular erythema on the face of a man in his 50s (fig 1)….
Sexual health services are at “breaking point” after {pound}1bn in cuts since 2015
Growing demand for sexual health consultations coupled with cuts in funding has left services in…
Should the UK have a wealth tax? Almost certainly
I’m strolling with a friend when we start a conversation on a wealth tax. Both…
Include doctors in designing digital services for NHS, MPs are told
Doctors should have a guaranteed seat at the table when it comes to designing and…
GP services in Scotland reach breaking point
Family doctors in Scotland are struggling to meet patient demands despite delivering around half a…
Covid-19: China eases rules amid rise in cases
bmj;379/nov15_13/o2743/FAF1faKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesEpidemic control workers in Beijing take shelter during China’s largest annual online shopping…
The challenges of doing paediatric research during the first year of the covid-19 pandemic
At the beginning of 2020, healthcare professionals were facing an unexpected surge in covid-19 cases…
How can specialty and associate specialist doctors safely transfer their skills to general practice?
Marshall and Mohite make excellent points about the General Medical Council’s discussions around specialty and…
Matt Morgan: Working from work
As many healthcare workers plan industrial action for better working conditions, another revolution in working…
Water fluoridation confers modest benefit to children’s dental health, study finds
Adding fluoride to drinking water supplies produces a modest reduction in dental caries, according to…
Sara Booth: palliative care consultant and expert on breathlessness
bmj;379/nov15_9/o2738/FAF1faCredit: Nick CoxWhen Sara Booth, who has died aged 63, was a registrar at St…
Seven day working debate returns, as care backlog grows
The argument over seven day working resurfaced this week, with one consultant arguing that the…
Public health in US midterm elections
The US midterm elections on 8 November gave the public a say not only on…
Fresh thinking will help us find workforce solutions
The General Medical Council’s new data show that the fastest growing group of doctors—specialty and…
Skin to skin care can start before small and preterm babies are clinically stable, WHO says
Skin to skin contact with a care giver, known as kangaroo mother care, should start…
Helen Salisbury: An unfit country
Back in 2010, in a move reminiscent of George Orwell’s Newspeak, sick notes were renamed…
How can I find hope at work?
Find your tribeLindy Brooks, consultant in palliative medicine at Manchester Macmillan Supportive and Palliative Care…
Changing the perspective on low birth rates: why simplistic solutions won’t work
The news that birth rates hit record low levels in many countries in Europe, Asia,…
Five year GP training could bring partnership model back to life, says new RCGP chair
Kamila Hawthorne’s first encounter with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) was not a…
Scrap “outdated” part time and full time GP classifications, says incoming RCGP chair
The classification of “part time” and “full time” GPs should be discarded as it no…
High spending on agency staff by NHS is a “completely false economy,” warns BMA
The extreme staffing pressures being faced by the NHS have been brought into focus by…
Covid-19: Funding for pandemic preparedness being “sucked away” by war in Ukraine
A funding gap of around ₤10.5bn (€12bn; $12.4bn) for pandemic preparedness in developing countries has…
Reducing unnecessary preoperative testing by asking doctors to do their own phlebotomy
Reducing unnecessary preoperative testing remains a pressing concern for general practitioners in the UK, and…
Avoid unnecessary tests
Dossett and colleagues reveal that unnecessary preoperative tests have acquired the status of a traditional…
Paediatrician who tried to hide cause of child’s death from hyponatraemia 26 years ago is struck off
A consultant paediatrician has been struck off the UK medical register for dishonestly misleading an…
GP who faked prescriptions for diamorphine is suspended for three months
A GP who wrote prescriptions in the names of deceased and terminally ill patients to…
Nurses vote to strike over pay, as other health workers are balloted
Many nurses across the UK have voted to take strike action in their fight for…
Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of endometriosis
ABSTRACTEndometriosis affects approximately 190 million women and people assigned female at birth worldwide. It is…
Hospitals told to ensure staff can access healthy hot and cold food 24 hours a day
NHS trusts will have to ensure that their staff can access healthy hot and cold…
Obtaining consent: a meaningful dialogue is paramount
In her article about the preoperative consent process, Richards put into words what millions of…
James Michael Gumpel
bmj;379/nov11_10/o2661/FAF1faJames Michael Gumpel (“Michael”) was born in Berlin. After taking A levels in languages at…
Philip John Nolan
bmj;379/nov11_9/o2660/FAF1faPhilip John Nolan moved to Huddersfield in March 1964, after house jobs and his recent…
Laurence Hugh Morgan
bmj;379/nov11_8/o2695/FAF1faLaurence Hugh Morgan was born in Nottingham. After completing his ophthalmology training at the Manchester…
Michael Edward Shipley
bmj;379/nov11_7/o2717/FAF1faMichael Edward Shipley (“Mike”) was born into a family of pharmacists. He was successful academically…
Kia Soong Tan
bmj;379/nov11_6/o2662/FAF1faKia Soong Tan worked as a consultant respiratory physician at University Hospital Wishaw, Lanarkshire, for…
Leprosy and HIV can cause recurrent facial palsy
Thirupathirajan and Thinakararajan discuss the differential diagnosis of recurrent facial palsy.1 A few important differentials,…
Public health cuts hit the poorest hardest
Despite excellent evidence that investing in public health and prevention saves lives,12 the UK government…
AstraZeneca’s covid-19 (mis)adventure and the future of vaccine equity
The pandemic, for a moment, wobbled the foundations of the drug industry, with calls to…
More people survived a cardiac arrest when first aiders received an app alert
The studySmith CM, Lall R, Fothergill RT, Spaight R, Perkins GD. The effect of the…
Do medical schools care? Rethinking compassion within medical training
I have headed up student support in a medical school in Scotland for nigh on…
NHS privatisation is real
Cowper says, “Health campaigning during the Corbyn era was largely against fictional NHS privatisation.”1Privatisation of…