A research study published online in the journal Cancer has suggested that the rate of invasive cervical cancer in the United States is much higher than had been previously thought. […]
Month: May 2014
The BMJ Today: Childhood poverty and early health
Spring seems to have finally reached London, and what we’re lacking in lambs The BMJ seems to be making up with newborns, the BMJ baby count so far stands at […]
David Maher and David Pencheon: Adding wider social value when commissioning
Increasingly, we are being asked to do more with less. The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, a private member’s bill, became law in January 2012. It requires all commissioners of […]
Tiago Villanueva: Have you started planning your death?
I have to admit I always try to steer away from any uncomfortable thoughts about death concerning myself or my loved ones, and I have realized that I have never […]
Billy Boland on using social media effectively in healthcare
Social media is now seen as a tool with potential in healthcare leadership, and some of the online learning at the NHS Leadership Academy is devoted to this. Like most […]
The BMJ Today: Teenage pregnancy and breastfeeding
Good news from the US—pregnancies, births, and abortions among US teenagers aged 15 to 19 have fallen to historical lows. This news comes from a report by the Guttmacher Institute, […]
Mary E Black: Essential reading for new NHS Executives
I have just joined the NHS Executive fast track programme. There will be 51 of us in total—36 clinicians from within the NHS and 15 application from outside the NHS. We […]
Tim Rudin: Ethical Sourcing—how organisations can learn from other public sector bodies
Transport for London (TfL) has been implementing ethical sourcing into our procurement practices since the launch of the Greater London Authority (GLA) Responsible Procurement Policy in 2006. When we first […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—12 May 2014
NEJM 8 May 2014 Vol 370 1799 The idea that malaria was spread by mosquitoes was first mooted in the 1870s, but it took twenty years to work out what […]
The BMJ Today: Late nights with Iain Chalmers
“Tired” pupils aged over 16 at a private school in Surrey are to start lessons at 1.30pm. The school’s headteacher Guy Holloway says the move is based on research by […]