Orbiting around the hallowed nucleus of the doctor-patient relationship is an entire healthcare industry that occasionally—although not often enough—impacts on clinical practice. Having spent five years in this orbit one […]
Month: July 2012
Richard Smith: Medical journals: a gaggle of golden geese
I used to be part of running a course for editors of medical journals, and on each course we’d encounter editors, usually distinguished professors, who worked evenings and weekends on […]
Julian Sheather: Vulnerable adults, coercion, and the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court
In law, the capacity to make a specific decision has a binary quality. Somewhat like a light it is either on or off, you either have it or you don’t […]
David Kerr: The dangers of going to hospital
Hospitals can be dangerous places. Two things happen to everyone admitted to hospital for more than a few hours—they are put to bed and are fed. Over half a century […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 2 July 2012
JAMA 27 June 2012 Vol 307 2595 Of all the things that made me glad to retire from general practice two years ago, pay for performance must top the list. […]