In 1998, The BMJ—which had previously been able to publish only one third of all letters received, and then only weeks or months after the articles to which they referred—took […]
Month: May 2015
Jane Barrett on experiencing the Nepalese earthquake
25 April 2015—my birthday Five British/Irish cancer specialists were in Kathmandu lecturing on a course on implementing modern radiotherapy in Nepal. We had planned two workshops, one in Kathmandu on […]
Alex Scott-Samuel: Simon Stevens—cheerleader-in-chief for NHS privatisation
Simon Stevens’ Wikipedia entry describes him as “a health manager and politician.” This is appropriate not only because he was once a Labour councillor in Brixton but also because his […]
Paul Wicks: Making sure conferences are “Patients Included”
Picture this: you’re a medical professional and are about to open the doors to a conference you’ve spent years pulling together. You’ve booked your venue, have your sponsors lined up, […]
What are the political parties offering our children in 2015?
With the 7 May general election rapidly approaching, we have reviewed the manifestos of the five main political parties, standing in all UK regions, to determine what they are offering […]
The BMJ Today: A bullet in the heart and other stories…..
• According to this study of 900,000 patients, commercial providers of out of hours GP care in England are associated with poorer experience of care compared with NHS or not for […]