Paying care workers properly could cost {pound}40bn but would lead to NHS savings, says strategy
Health analysts have welcomed commitments in a new 15 year workforce strategy for adult social…
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Will Labour help us transition away from pre-clinical animal research?
In February 2024, the Conservative government announced its intention to accelerate the development and uptake…
GMC backtracks on describing PAs as “studying medicine” after protests
A fresh row has broken out between the regulator the General Medical Council and many…
India: Doctors report surge in use of off label GLP-1 agonists among rich
Doctors in India are urging the government to take action to ensure that glucagon-like peptide…
NHS England should rethink four year undergraduate medical degrees
I am sceptical of the four year undergraduate medical degree that NHS England is launching.1…
Concerns about preference informed allocation in the UK foundation programme
I read Bharmal and colleagues’ editorial about the shift to preference informed allocation with interest…
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We urgently need humanised, respectful maternity care for all
Maternity services in the United Kingdom are at a precipice. The first Birth Trauma Inquiry…
Four year medical degree: stop using “widening participation” to ȷustify questionable policy
As a doctor who entered medicine through a “widening participation” scheme, I am becoming increasingly…
Deceptive “copycat” cannabinoid snacks are putting children at risk, US agency warns
Companies are “putting the health of young children at risk” by illegally selling “copycat” food…
How to avoid bad decisions that can ruin your career
About once a fortnight I deliver a day long, one-to-one ethics course to a medical…
In praise of boring AI
Stephen Bradley, a GP, wants his computer to work (doi:10.1136/bmj.q1171).1 He wants artificial intelligence (AI)…
A man with swollen, numb fingers
A man in his 40s presented to the burns and plastic surgery clinic with numbness,…
Intra-abdominal tumours in a man in his 30s
A man in his 30s presented with a 9 month history of epigastric discomfort that…
Preventing stroke . . . and other stories
How much stroke is preventable?Stroke is a leading cause of death, and many of its…
Consultant who sent racist messages to black woman is suspended for 10 months
A hospital consultant who sent racist WhatsApp messages to a black woman who refused to…
Peter Mason: leading surgeon and gynaecologist
bmj;386/jul17_10/q1542/FAF1faWilliam Peter Mason was born on 19 April 1947 in Abertillery, Wales, the second son…
Senior trust leaders who show understanding and compassion are crucial in retaining junior doctors
The role of senior leaders of NHS trusts in retaining trainee doctors is crucial,1 but…
Helen Salisbury: A new health secretary, optimism, and a note of caution
We have a new government, and in general practice there’s a mood of cautious optimism….
Trends in long term vaping among adults in England, 2013-23: population based study
AbstractObjectiveTo examine trends in long term (>6 months) vaping among adults in England.DesignPopulation based study.SettingEngland.Participants179 725…
Deepfakes and doctors: How people are being fooled by social media scams
Hilary Jones is one of the UK’s most recognisable doctors. For decades he’s answered the…
Seven days in medicine: 10-16 July 2024
Waiting listsNumber waiting for hospital treatment risesThe total waiting list for planned procedures and appointments…
King’s speech: Health leaders laud commitments on public and mental health as “game changing”
NHS and public health leaders have welcomed potentially “game changing” commitments in the king’s speech…
GPs in Wales need “urgent rescue package” after 100 practices close, says BMA
BMA Cymru Wales has called on the Welsh government to implement an “urgent rescue package…
Arie Jeremy Zuckerman
bmj;386/jul17_12/q1540/FAF1faArie Jeremy Zuckerman had a distinguished career in medicine spanning more than 60 years. He…
BMJ Commission on the Future of Academic Medicine must challenge medical publishers to deliver value
The BMJ Commission on the Future of Academic Medicine is welcome for all the reasons…
Road safety: Rise in deaths in Africa reflects inadequate laws and enforcement, WHO finds
Africa has a disproportionately high burden of road traffic deaths when compared with the rest…
Why India is failing to track heatstroke fatalities properly
As of 18 June, India had reported 110 deaths from heatstroke this year and another…
Insulin for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
What you need to knowExplain the role of the multidisciplinary team in supporting patients who…
Dismantling the structures of inequality: why we need feminist leadership in the health sector
Since the term was first coined in the 1970s, much has been written about the…
Strengthening systems of accountability for women’s leadership in the health sector
People working in health sectors are generally familiar with the concept of accountability for standards…
Integrated care systems need financial freedom to meet local needs, says think tank
If the NHS’s integrated care systems (ICSs) are to succeed, the government and NHS England…
Charles Roger Gomersal
bmj;386/jul16_13/q1537/FAF1faRoger was brought up in a village near Skipton, North Yorkshire. He went to Skipton…
Childhood immunisation: Global rates remain below pre-pandemic levels
Global childhood immunisation rates stalled in 2023 and remain some way below pre-pandemic levels, latest…
“Untie” aid to allow health researchers in lower income countries to lead proȷects, UK told
The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) should “untie its aid” to enable…
Jonathan (“Joff”) Harvey Shaw
bmj;386/jul16_6/q1536/FAF1faJonathan Harvey Shaw, known as Joff, attended Oldham Hulme Grammar School before moving to Scotland…
James (Donald) Bissett
bmj;386/jul16_5/q1535/FAF1faJames Donald Bissett, known as Donald, studied science at St Andrews University before switching to…
Prison healthcare: overcrowding, understaffing, a drug epidemic, and an ageing population in an unfit Victorian estate
An 85 year old man arrives late at night at the reception area of a…
Scarlett McNally: Introducing the term “resident doctor” to replace “ȷunior doctor”
At the recent annual representative meeting in Belfast, BMA members voted to rename “junior doctors”…
Covid-19: Progression to clinical type 1 diabetes accelerated after infection, study suggests
The covid pandemic has been linked to quicker progression to clinical disease in young people…
ADHD in children: Digital test could speed up diagnosis, says NICE
A computer based test known as QbTest could soon be rolled out across the NHS…
Derek Crowther
bmj;386/jul15_10/q1532/FAF1faDerek Crowther, charismatic and endearingly irrepressible, was one of the founding fathers of medical oncology…
UK food poisoning outbreak: a call to invest in public health
The UK’s recent E coli outbreak1 has received extensive media coverage.2 There is also a…
Revolving door: You are free to influence us “behind the scenes,” FDA tells staff leaving for industry ȷobs
This feature article (BMJ 2024;386:q1418, 1 July 2024, doi:10.1136/bmj.q1418) described two bills recently introduced in…
US plastic surgeon who suppressed bad reviews and falsified good ones must pay $5m
A Seattle plastic surgeon must pay $3.5m to Washington State and $1.5m to 21 000…
Alcohol and overweight linked to 233 000 new cancer cases in the US in one year
Nearly 136 000 new cancer cases in the US in 2019 could be attributed to…
Inguinal and femoral hernias
What you need to knowAsk patients about associated symptoms, such as fever, nausea, or change…
Improving lives at scale: the public health doctor
Doctors are known for their ability to innovate to improve patient care. Atsu Latey’s innovation—a…
Public healthcare system must be a priority for India’s new government
India’s 1.4 billion citizens have a new government: the Bharatiya Janata Party managed to retain…
Sixty seconds on . . . nasal sprays
Who nose what’s going on?A group of UK researchers, that’s who. Their large randomised trial1…
What does Wes Streeting mean when he describes the NHS as broken?
In his first statement after being appointed to Keir Starmer’s cabinet, the new Secretary of…