Transport is the invisible glue that holds our lives together, an under recognised contributor to economic, social, and personal wellbeing. Unfortunately, in public health terms, our profession has allowed itself […]
Month: February 2013
Richard Vize: Andy Burnham’s plans signify profound changes in the way the NHS is structured
With little media attention, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has proposed scrapping clinical commissioning as part of a new round of NHS upheaval if Labour is returned to office. In […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—4 February 2013
JAMA Intern Med 28 Jan 2013 Vol 173 93 One of the chief glories of this journal (formerly called the Archives) lies in the articles labelled LESS IS MORE, which […]
Richard Smith: A paperless NHS by 2018?
Cognisant of the short time that ministers are in post, Jeremy Hunt, decided when he became Secretary of State of Health, that to make a difference he should have only […]
Kieran Walsh: Are medical school assessments becoming a tick box exercise?
“You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.” One of the most enjoyable things about listening to George W Bush […]
Readers’ editor: What do US physicians think of the BMJ?
This blog is the first in a series about you, our readers. Fiona Godlee, the BMJ’s editor in chief, suggested I write a regular blog explaining some of our policies […]