The Windrush legacy and NHS workforce race inequalities
When the NHS was created in 1948, it did not have enough people to fulfil…
Category: British Medical Journal
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Could the consultants’ strike be the straw that breaks the government’s back?
Last week more than 20 000 consultants in England voted for industrial action over pay,…
Cardiovascular disease: what does QRISK actually measure?
Samarasekera and colleagues write that QRISK estimates the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).1 Regrettably, they…
Doctors will strike for fair pay for “as long as it takes,” vows BMA chief
The BMA’s chair of council has vowed that doctors will strike for “as long as…
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Childcare support and early education
Worldwide, 350 million children below primary school age lack access to high quality childcare.1 This…
Migraine prevention: initial treatment options
What you need to knowTailor treatments for migraine prevention to the individual and always couple…
Abortion should be turned from a criminal justice issue into a public health one
One of the many things I have learnt from working in criminal justice for more…
Race should not be used as factor in university admissions, US Supreme Court rules
President Joe Biden, medical organisations, and educational leaders have criticised the US Supreme Court’s decision…
The Scottish government must improve its pay offer to junior doctors
Scottish junior doctors have voted to reject the offer of a 14.5% consolidated pay increase…
NHS workforce plan aims to train thousands more doctors and open up apprenticeship schemes
Thousands more doctors and nurses will be trained every year under proposals in the long…
How Palantir is strengthening its hold on NHS patient data
On 20 June NHS England awarded a new £25m contract to the US data analytics…
Vaping is causing rise in asthma and wheezing episodes in children, MPs hear
Children are presenting with growing numbers of asthma and bronchitis-type incidents due to e-cigarettes (vapes),…
“Why I . . .” medical students discuss their hobbies and passions
The medical student identity encompasses far more than juggling placement and exams. Beyond the scrubs,…
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
ABSTRACTHypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are one of the most commonly occurring complications of pregnancy…
Rates of sexually transmitted infections are rising
In June 2023, the UK Health Security Agency reported a 23.8% increase in sexually transmitted…
Catherine Heyes is a speech and language therapist
So, what exactly is SLT?In acute hospitals, many patients are referred to speech and language…
Stop taking Ozempic before surgery, anesthesiologist group recommends
Patients fast before surgery to prevent food from getting into their lungs while they’re under…
Radiation safety: minimise risks by properly positioning patients, equipment, and operators
Pilkington and colleagues discuss an important topic—radiation safety during fluoroscopy guided procedures—but overlook important aspects…
Authors’ reply to Milman and colleagues
Our editorial emphasises deficiencies in knowledge regarding occupational breast cancer in female surgeons and highlights…
Sixty seconds on . . . staff sickness
What’s the diagnosis?Sickness absence rates in NHS hospitals and community services have jumped by a…
GPs predict “fourfold increase” in work to administer expanded shingles vaccination
A major expansion to England’s shingles vaccination programme from this September could lead to a…
We must validate the painful experiences of many women using intrauterine devices
I had mixed feelings watching Davina McCall’s recent documentary Pill Revolution.1 The programme did well…
TENS machine overuse
This is reticulated hyperpigmentation with multiple erosions and superficial ulceration on the back of a…
The NHS at 75
Health systems everywhere are still reeling from the effects of the pandemic,123 a fact shaping…
Lifesaving yet frustrating, requiring transforming not dismantling—reflections on the NHS at 75
Looking after someone requires something that cannot be boughtMy mum being a nurse makes the…
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—29 June 2023
Tranexamic acid after major trauma“It is hard to imagine that doctors or paramedics would withhold…
Traffic calming . . . and other stories
β blockers in stable ischaemic heart diseaseAlthough β blockers substantially reduce all-cause and cardiovascular mortality…
Stalled global progress on preventable maternal deaths needs renewed focus and action
At the midpoint to the 2030 deadline for reaching the United Nations’ sustainable development goals…
Drug pricing: Further legal action launched against US government’s price negotiations
More drug companies and organisations are launching legal action over the US government’s plan to…
Psychiatrist is jailed for running website dedicated to child abuse
A trainee psychiatrist from London who worked with elderly patients has been jailed for six…
CDC reports locally acquired malaria in two US states
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published an alert after five…
Minimum alcohol pricing has saved lives in Scotland, evaluation concludes
The final verdict on Scotland’s five year experiment in introducing a minimum unit price (MUP)…
Celebrating Windrush
bmj;381/jun28_10/p1467/FAF1faLucy North/PA/AlamyGuests dance at a reception held at Tilbury docks in London for 100 NHS…
David Oliver: The NHS won’t make its 85th birthday without urgent treatment and longer term planning
At the NHS’s foundation in July 1948 it was the first health system in the…
The NHS at 75—a happy birthday?
The NHS has reached 75, but the mood among staff isn’t celebratory. The past few…
Water matters: we must end the pollution of our rivers with sewage
I was born on a houseboat on the upper reaches of the river Thames. Summer…
Partha Kar: The NHS at 75—how do we help it survive?
I owe a lot to the NHS. I don’t just mean my job, my career,…
Bacterial meningitis is a notifiable disease
As Basatemur mentions,1 bacterial meningitis is a notifiable disease. Clinicians have a duty to notify…
Consultants in England plan to strike for two days in July over pay
Consultants in England will walk out on 20 and 21 July, the BMA has announced,…
Covid-19: Hancock tells inquiry of “doctrinal failure” over pandemic planning
The UK government’s pandemic planning followed a flawed doctrine of dealing with deaths rather than…
National Cancer Research Institute to close in “another blow” to UK research community
The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI), a UK wide partnership between cancer research funders, has…
Protecting health in conflict in Sudan: a call for health worker solidarity
The ongoing conflict in Sudan has inflicted immense suffering, compounded by devastating attacks on healthcare…
Ron Bradley: developed the world’s first mobile intensive care unit
bmj;381/jun27_7/p1461/FAF1faCredit: modbiomed/QMULRonald Bradley was the UK’s first professor of intensive care—and a modest, gentle man…
Chronic pain: definitions and diagnosis
What you need to knowAcknowledging chronic pain as a diagnosis in its own right can…
A guide and pragmatic considerations for applying GRADE to network meta-analysis
Network meta-analysis (NMA) allows assessing the comparative effectiveness of multiple interventions by combining direct and…
Is Wales outpacing England on NHS improvements—or vice versa?
It’s widely acknowledged that the NHS is “in crisis” in both England and Wales. Are…
Why I . . . study gastronomy
Saliha Mahmood Ahmed makes delicate, final touches to her three course menu. It starts with…
Lung cancer screening for over 55s will be rolled out in England
People aged 55-74 with a history of smoking will be invited for lung cancer screening…
Ukraine can build back a better health system
In April 2023, Imperial College London, in partnership with the British Red Cross, hosted a…
UK aid funds “exploitative” private health providers in developing countries, Oxfam claims
UK taxpayer money designated for overseas aid is being used to fund private healthcare providers…