Long before Top Gear, for a while in my twenties (and for the only time in my life) I regularly bought a car magazine called, well, Car. The magazine was […]
Month: October 2010
Muza Gondwe on expanding the African Science Café network
Magical, subversive, and democratic are the words that Dr.Daniel Glaser, head of special projects in public engagement at the Wellcome Trust, used to describe the charm of science cafes in […]
Martin McShane: Yes Minister
I used to love Yes Minister. The civil service is full of very clever and erudite people who are hugely creative. Their brilliance shines through in the guidance just issued […]
Alison Spurrier: Does the nurse that makes a difference need to be educated to degree level?
A recent editorial in the BMJ discusses mandatory graduate entry to nursing in England. Does the nurse that makes a difference need to be educated to degree level? This question is […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 11 October 2010
JAMA 6 Oct 2010 Vol 304 1447 “In 2005, because our evaluation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Arizona revealed dismal outcomes, we established a statewide program aimed at improving survival.” […]
Research highlights – 8 October 2010
“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]
Domhnall MacAuley: RCGP Annual Primary Care Conference 2010
Leadership. Today’s trendy word, endlessly abused, was back on stage at the 4th RCGP annual meeting in Harrogate. Tanni Grey-Thompson multiple Paralympic gold medallist told us of the pain and pleasure of achievement […]
Sandra Lako on a night check at the hospital
It’s 1:00 am. My colleague and I have just returned from a surprise visit to the hospital. Three times a month we do spot checks on the wards; periodically we […]
US Highlights – 8 October 2010
We’ve been working on how to help specialists make better use of our content. So this week we’re launching the first of what will be a series of specialty portals […]
Richard Smith: Will cuts lead to radical change?
One response to a deep financial cut is to change radically, to do things in a wholly different way. An alternative response is to shrink back to old ways on […]