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Cam Donaldson on the 7th international conference on priority setting in health care
Ole Frithjof Norheim and Cam Donaldson (pictured) sum up lessons learned from the 7th International conference on priority setting in health care. […]
David Pencheon: Climate change – not just doing better but doing different
By now you will know that the UK Committee on Climate Change has recommended that the 2050 target should be increased from a 60% reduction against baseline to 80% reduction […]
Ian Roberts: Slim chances for a fat planet
Last week the geopolitics of the biofuel debacle looked something like this. On the left both geographically and politically, we had Evo Morales, President of the very poor and increasingly […]
Domhnall MacAuley: All change on Tuesdays
Paris in the spring clearly caught the imagination of the record 2000+ delegates attending the International Quality Forum. Some fascinating lessons in quality improvement but as often, not the ones you […]
Domhnall MacAuley on “Palliative care beyond cancer” versus “Multiple health problems in elderly patients”
Had an interesting conversation at the weekend – some feel that “Palliative care beyond cancer” and “Multiple health problems in elderly patients” address very similar issues and populations. Not sure […]
Domhnall MacAuley on Making a Difference
It’s live! Up and running! Have you seen the BMJ’s website, articles, and listened to the podcasts? The “Making a difference” project is one of our most exciting recent projects; […]
NHS trusts claim they can cope as contract deadline looms
The NHS employers organisation says its members are confident that they will be able to provide a full and safe level of service throughout the coming weeks, despite the difficulties […]
Round one figures released
The Department of Health has announced the figures showing how many junior doctor posts in England have been filled following the first round of MTAS. But it fails to spell […]
Plant of the Week: Philadelphus “Sybille”
I am not sure why the great tribe of mock orange shrubs is named after brotherly love: the charms of this one suggest another sort of love altogether, and very […]