In 2011 research physician Tristan Barber responded to an editor’s choice on conflicts of interest, saying: “Reading the current BMJ and noting several letters regarding conflicts of interest, it was […]
Month: March 2013
David Lock: Government creates bedblocking headache for CCGs on the day CCGs are created
The fact that 1 April is “April Fool’s day” ought to be enough to warn governments of all shades that it is a bad day to make major changes to […]
Aser Garcia Rada: Protests against the privatisation of healthcare in Spain
On 17 February thousands of people demonstrated in Madrid, and in 15 other Spanish cities, against the growing privatisation of public healthcare. Although ongoing cuts have caused protests in many […]
Richard Smith: I was a flop
I give a lot of talks, probably far too many. Sometimes they go well. Sometimes they are awful. A recent talk I gave was a flop. I failed to deliver […]
Felix Greaves: New beginnings, and new risks in English public health
Ah, spring time. A time of new beginnings. Daffodils sprouting through the snow. And like hesitant young lambs, looking around at their unpleasantly cold surroundings, the new structures responsible for […]
Kim Wolff: Drug driving limits
I am grateful to Jeremy Sare for his blog and the interest shown in the work of the expert panel on drug driving limits, but feel it is important to […]
Tessa Richards: Stop pushing propaganda to patients
There is something to be said for wearing your heart on your sleeve, and few do it to greater effect than Margaret McCartney, a GP in Glasgow. She exuded frustration […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Evidence Live day two
Gathering evidence is clear straightforward science. Right? Not if you believe the speakers at “Evidence Live.” Today’s presentations were a challenge to believers. Fraud, misconduct, non disclosure of data, and […]
Helen Jaques: Exposing junior doctors’ working hours
Back when Christian Jessen of Embarrassing Bodies fame was training as a junior doctor, he regularly worked dangerously long hours. But then in August 2009 the European Working Time Directive […]
Richard Smith: Should the NHS be scrapped?
I’ve just been listening to a report on the radio about people with learning disorders dying 20 years prematurely because the NHS doesn’t treat them adequately. The Care Quality Commission […]