Arora case: Review recommendations must be implemented swiftly, says chair
An interim report by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) on…
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Tackling the aftermath of Pakistan’s record floods
Monsoon rains this year brought the worst flooding in Pakistan’s history and catastrophe for Jamila,…
Unsung heroes: appreciating colleagues who work alongside us
Cyril SchaegisReceptionist, Newham HospitalAlthough covid-19 had an impact on many people’s lives, it led Cyril…
University Hospitals Birmingham: Inquiries launched into concerns about bullying and patient safety
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board has announced three major reviews of the culture…
Cumberlege review: Government reconsiders no blame compensation for people harmed by mesh and sodium valproate
The government has said it will review proposals for an independent redress agency for people…
Multipronged efforts are needed to reduce NHS waiting times, says review
Waiting times for elective care in the NHS will be reduced only by taking action…
Human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical cancer risk
ABSTRACTPersistent human papillomavirus infection is the central cause of cervical cancer, the leading cause of…
A call to action
While it is always time to act,1 it can be hard to know where or…
Medical professionals must speak out about the inhumane forced removal of people seeking asylum
Six months ago the British government forced seven people seeking safety in the UK on…
Public health communicators should stop telling people to rely on their instincts
The current Streptococcus A outbreak is causing much concern in the UK. The tragic death…
Theranos exploited black box medicine
Elizabeth Holmes, the 38 year old founder of failed diagnostic start-up Theranos, was sentenced to…
“I’ll be back”: Australia’s experience of flu in 2022
The covid-19 pandemic showed us that non-pharmaceutical interventions such as masks, social distancing, border control,…
Change in US abortion law threatens training for obstetrician-gynaecologists
Nearly half the residents in US obstetrics and gynaecology training programs have problems learning essential…
A system that must be gamed or learnt: a patient’s perspective
It’s easy to complain about disappointing experiences while receiving healthcare. Indeed, discussion of the ways…
Careful, kind care is our compass out of the pandemic fog
Healthcare has become industrialised. Healthcare organisations have largely responded to rising demand, increased harm, and…
Cornwall trust is told to improve staffing and care on medical wards
Trust leaders in Cornwall have been told to make improvements to services on medical wards…
Evaluation of editors’ abilities to predict the citation potential of research manuscripts submitted to The BMJ: a cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the ability of The BMJ editors to predict the number of times submitted…
A self-respecting software engineer wouldn’t go near this mess
Zhang and colleagues do a good job of identifying the causes of NHS IT failures—chronic…
Apply for the 2023 BMJ Student Clegg Scholarship
We are looking for four students who are studying medicine within the UK or European…
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Africa needs to take the lead in shaping the future of health on the continent
For decades, Africa’s health priorities, policies, funding sources, and access to medicines have largely been…
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Charlotte Jones: Monmouth’s first female GP
bmj;379/dec13_6/o2995/FAF1faRetirement was not enticing to Charlotte Jones. At the age of 55 she underwent GP…
Climate impact of medical imaging needs radical action
I agree with Maskell’s analysis of the rapid growth in demand for medical imaging.1 An…
A fifth of operation cancellations last year were due to NHS staff shortages, Labour claims
NHS hospitals had to cancel an estimated 30 000 operations in 2021-22 because there were…
Over {pound}175m investment in genomic research aims to detect more genetic disorders at birth
The government is to invest more than £175m into improving the diagnosis of rare genetic…
Get out of the big cities, CMO tells researchers
Academic centres need to shift their focus from big cities to populations on the “periphery”…
Abortion in India: legal, but not a woman’s right
“I wanted to be sterilised when my second set of twins was born,” says Maina…
HIV related stigma: a dangerous roadblock
World AIDS Day, on 1 December 2022, marked the first anniversary of the Department of…
Use your vote for maximum benefit for the planet
It’s easy to be cynical about democracy—famously “the least bad system of government.” We’ve recently…
Covid-19: Gabriel Leung reflects on Hong Kong’s devastating fifth wave
BiographyGabriel Leung became the 40th dean of medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKU)…
Is immobilisation required for toddler’s fracture of the tibia?
What you need to knowThere are no data or guidelines to suggest whether immobilisation is…
Rising demand for medical imaging: what happened to evidence based medicine?
Too much medical imaging seems to occur in response to a low tolerance to uncertainty,…
Britain can afford the NHS—and it must to reduce fear during a period of crisis
In 1952, Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne. In that same year, Aneurin Bevan,…
When I use a word . . . . Coronership—a lexicographic puzzle
CrownsThe word “crown” comes from the Latin word corona, which means just that, via a…
US experience with transparent medical records should reassure doctors
In the US, the expansion of patient access to electronic medical records over the past…
When patients are victims: access to online records and medical misconduct
A review into the records of 44 patients who died while under the care of…
WHO member states agree to draft international pandemic accord
World Health Organization member states have agreed to have the first draft of an international…
John Michael Manners
John Michael Manners was born in Redruth in Cornwall to George and Hilary. He attended…
Michael Harold Draisey
bmj;379/dec09_5/o2950/FAF1faAfter junior jobs in Stratford, Leamington Spa, and Northampton Michael Harold Draisey (“Mike”) was appointed…
Alastair Campbell Agnew Glen
bmj;379/dec09_4/o2963/FAF1faMy uncle, Alastair Campbell Agnew Glen, was born in Glasgow and followed his father, Alec,…
How to make Eczema Care Online freely available
Eczema management can be challenging for patients, since it involves avoiding triggers, using emollient regularly,…
Trust is fined {pound}60 000 for death of patient after scan mix up
A hospital trust whose patient died after doctors read the wrong scan report and sent…
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—8 December 2022
A bout de souffleMy mum was a smoker, and watching her struggle to breathe as…
Our vulnerable world of vanishing safety nets
How vulnerable do you feel as 2022 draws to a close? How worried are you…
Pay restoration for junior doctors is a rallying point for wider discontent
Junior doctors are to be balloted for industrial action on 9 January 2023. Pay restoration…
NHS must do more to track and evaluate race inequalities in maternal health, says report
Maternal policies developed by NHS bodies should target minority ethnic health inequalities and a national…
DNA for diagnosis . . . and other stories
Circulating tumour DNALiquid biopsy—the detection and analysis of tumour derived DNA from peripheral blood—has potential…
How Iran’s protests are a response to the “backslide” in women’s health rights
On 16 September 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22 year old Iranian girl, died after being…
Annular scaly erythematous plaque on the right chest
A woman in her 80s presented to dermatology with a three year history of a…
Government must take air pollution more seriously, says England’s chief medical officer in annual report
Stronger and concerted action is required across all areas of public policy to reduce air…
Haiti: Hospitals face critical oxygen shortages and warn of lack of fluids to treat cholera
A shortage of oxygen is the latest health crisis to hit Haiti where the scarcity…