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Month: July 2008

Elizabeth Loder: The sex lives of older people

July 30, 2008

A recently published BMJ paper on sex at 70 attracted the attention of the medical columnist for the New York Times. It also caught the attention of NYT readers, as […]

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Editors at largeOlder people, research, sexual activity1 Comment

Richard Smith: Are we all Thatcherites now?

July 30, 2008

A friend, possibly drunk, recently sent me a message on Facebook to ask if I was a Thatcherite. Thatcher was in the news because of the debate about her state […]

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Guest writers, Richard Smithconservative, internal market, labour, margaret thatcher, NHS11 Comments

Harvey Marcovitch: Being an expert witness

July 29, 2008

I must have written more than 500 expert witness reports over the last 30 years; on a score of occasions I have given expert evidence in a family, civil, or […]

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Guest writersexpert witnesses, general practice, GMC, paediatrics3 Comments

David Payne: It’s the economy, mum and dad

July 29, 2008

Should doctors advise people to limit the number of children they have for the sake of the environment, asks the latest bmj.com poll. Our decision to ask this question was […]

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David Payne, Editors at largeclimate change, contraception, population7 Comments

Helen Barratt: Another round of paperwork

July 29, 2008

I’ve spent most of the last two weeks compiling paperwork for my ARCP (annual review of competency progression), which replaced the old SpR RITAs [records of in-training assessments] when MMC […]

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Junior doctorsJunior doctors, postgraduate medical training, public health0 Comments

Anna Donald starts unpacking

July 28, 2008

We moved. We are now living between piles of boxes and unpacked, random items: spoons; piles of sports socks; a wooden statue made from a tree in Oxford; the iron; […]

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From the other sideCancer, chemotherapy22 Comments

Deborah Cohen: I want great care

July 25, 2008

We’re used to checking out the internet for the lowdown on our holiday destinations or theatre review, but what about finding yourself a good doc? Tapping into the government’s Choice […]

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Editors at largechoice, darzi, doctors, iwantgreatcare, Neil Bacon, outcome measurements28 Comments

Trevor Jackson: Is there an unbiased doctor in the house?

July 25, 2008

It was perhaps inevitable that a list of up to 100 experts untainted by drug industry money might get people talking. Questions such as why is so-and-so on it or […]

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Editors at largemedical experts, pharmaceutical industry2 Comments

Anna Donald goes to Tasmania

July 22, 2008

Apparently, we are moving to our new apartment on Thursday. Only we haven’t completed the sale as planned, on Monday. This is our fault, sort of. The bank didn’t send […]

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From the other sideCancer, chemotherapy, Tasmania8 Comments

Richard Smith: What do you want your care home to be like?

July 21, 2008

At a conference I attended recently we were all asked to think about what kind of care home we would like. This was a truly shocking question. It was a […]

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Guest writersCare homes, Euthanasia, Older people2 Comments
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