Category: British Medical Journal

In London, over 44 000 people from the Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Boater, and Showmen (GRTBS)…

In this episode of Sharp Scratch we talk about what makes a good enough doctor….

bmj;383/oct27_2/p2471/FAF1faHenry Carson Smyth Leitch (“Harry”) was born in Garvaghy, County Antrim. After qualifying he completed…

bmj;383/oct27_1/p2496/FAF1faPhoto credit: University of South CarolinaThe first president of the US National Coalition to Promote…

bmj;383/oct26_10/p2488/FAF1faUchenna Okoye, a renowned cosmetic dentist, author, and TV personality, who treated complex, restorative cases…

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published an alert calling for…

In this episode of Sharp Scratch we consider the current challenges for doctors working in…

After almost a year of industrial action by doctors in England, with several walkouts over…

A previously healthy woman in her late 60s presented with a four day history of…

Polyneuropathy in people with diabetesPeripheral neuropathy is becoming less common in both type 1 and…

Use the score to get a resultLast week, a study in the New England Journal…

Mental healthPandemic saw “shocking” premature deathsThe Centre for Mental Health, an independent UK charity, called…

AbstractObjectiveTo characterize racial differences in receipt of low value care (services that provide little to…

Survey evidence published recently showed staggering levels of sexual harassment (and worse) in surgery.12 Evidence…

Kar has done a fantastic job of identifying barriers stopping leaders from speaking up.1The emphasis…

The BMA, the charity Refuge, and 20 other organisations have raised concern about the safety…

In this episode of Sharp Scratch, we discuss how to choose a medical specialty. We…

The UK’s failure to prepare for the pandemic, despite having conducted exercises that identified much…

bmj;383/oct24_10/p2443/FAF1faDavid Anthony Young was born in Bedford and moved to London, where he met his…

bmj;383/oct24_9/p2430/FAF1faAndrew George Brereton did his house jobs in Carshalton and Shoreham. He met Eileen, a…

One of the key roles of the general practitioner is to stratify risk and manage…

Salisbury discusses the advice and guidance (A&G) system from a primary care perspective.1In our department…

Hospitals in Gaza have less than 48 hours of generator fuel remaining, the Hamas run…

bmj;383/oct24_7/p2466/FAF1faJim Stephenson/RIBAA healthcare day centre for the residents of a London retirement community has been…

Inequalities in maternal health outcomes for ethnic minority and Indigenous populations across the globe are…

Changes to the UK’s childhood vaccination schedule over the past three decades have seen both…

When Staffordshire GP Mark Williams sat down late one night after his family had gone…

A locum GP who failed to call eight patients for telephone consultations then wrote in…

Members of the Royal College of Anaesthetists have voted through six resolutions proposed by grassroots…

The UK government has invited leaders of specialist, associate specialist, and specialty (SAS) doctors and…

Early action is needed across the UK to identify and support children under 5 with…

The Infected Blood Inquiry’s final report, due in spring 2024, signals a welcome shift towards…

In April 2023, Nigeria’s lower legislative house debated a bill to try to stop the…

As someone who spent his career teaching medical students about uncertainty, I appreciated Launer’s reflection.1Richard…

The chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has defended her plans for…

Launer’s excellent proposal to introduce trainees and medical students to existential uncertainty early1 can be…

Launer asserts the need to introduce handling uncertainty into medical school and subsequent training.1 This…