Category: British Medical Journal

The argument over seven day working resurfaced this week, with one consultant arguing that the…

The US midterm elections on 8 November gave the public a say not only on…

The General Medical Council’s new data show that the fastest growing group of doctors—specialty and…

Find your tribeLindy Brooks, consultant in palliative medicine at Manchester Macmillan Supportive and Palliative Care…

The news that birth rates hit record low levels in many countries in Europe, Asia,…

The classification of “part time” and “full time” GPs should be discarded as it no…

The extreme staffing pressures being faced by the NHS have been brought into focus by…

Reducing unnecessary preoperative testing remains a pressing concern for general practitioners in the UK, and…

Dossett and colleagues reveal that unnecessary preoperative tests have acquired the status of a traditional…

A GP who wrote prescriptions in the names of deceased and terminally ill patients to…

Many nurses across the UK have voted to take strike action in their fight for…

NHS trusts will have to ensure that their staff can access healthy hot and cold…

In her article about the preoperative consent process, Richards put into words what millions of…

bmj;379/nov11_10/o2661/FAF1faJames Michael Gumpel (“Michael”) was born in Berlin. After taking A levels in languages at…

bmj;379/nov11_9/o2660/FAF1faPhilip John Nolan moved to Huddersfield in March 1964, after house jobs and his recent…

bmj;379/nov11_8/o2695/FAF1faLaurence Hugh Morgan was born in Nottingham. After completing his ophthalmology training at the Manchester…

bmj;379/nov11_7/o2717/FAF1faMichael Edward Shipley (“Mike”) was born into a family of pharmacists. He was successful academically…

bmj;379/nov11_6/o2662/FAF1faKia Soong Tan worked as a consultant respiratory physician at University Hospital Wishaw, Lanarkshire, for…

Thirupathirajan and Thinakararajan discuss the differential diagnosis of recurrent facial palsy.1 A few important differentials,…

Despite excellent evidence that investing in public health and prevention saves lives,12 the UK government…

The studySmith CM, Lall R, Fothergill RT, Spaight R, Perkins GD. The effect of the…

I have headed up student support in a medical school in Scotland for nigh on…

Cowper says, “Health campaigning during the Corbyn era was largely against fictional NHS privatisation.”1Privatisation of…

The General Medical Council, responsible for regulating doctors in the United Kingdom, has a stark…

Salisbury mentions a rise in commercial health checks contributing to extra work for general practitioners.1…

Howard emphasises an important aspect of the increase in private healthcare post-pandemic in the face…

Howard bemoans private ADHD assessments.1 We respond as executive members of the UK Adult ADHD…

How not to discuss anticoagulationLet’s begin with a toe curling qualitative study that analysed 37…

Recent weeks have thrown a spotlight on the UK’s escalating inhumane treatment of people forced…

For this week’s episode, we’re talking all about whether medical schools are compassionate places to…

NPS MedicineWise, an Australian organisation offering independent and evidence based information on medicines, is to…

Mahase’s article on how doctors can combat climate change only briefly mentioned recommending patients change…

The General Medical Council has made dealing with criticism into a performative masterclass. It has…

A man in his 50s presented with an asymptomatic nail-like structure of 3 mm diameter…

The failure of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes to prevent industry violations…

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the benefit of combining polygenic risk scores with the QCancer-10 (colorectal cancer) prediction…

Social prescribingEngland’s Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is keen to promote social prescribing—an initiative…