Today, 26th May 2017, is Face Equality Day—the first in the UK. People all over the country will be wearing the unique butterfly that is the Changing Faces logo on their […]
Month: May 2017
Daniel Grant: We the doctors of tomorrow need to stop failing our patients and ourselves
Being a doctor should be about being human, and yet it is one of the most dehumanising jobs of all. As I sat in NESTA’s People Powered Health conference recently […]
Colin Drummond: Cuts to addiction services are a false economy
“Savings” in specialist services are increasing pressure elsewhere in the NHS, says Colin Drummond. […]
Kelly O’Neill Young: Industry puts out its hand to support patient leaders
Over the past eight years, I have attended many conferences and scientific meetings. As a reporter, presenter, or panelist, I have informed the public, challenged industry, and uplifted patients and caregivers. […]
Liz Wager: How should journals and universities liaise over problematic publications?
Here’s a CLUE … Journals have a responsibility not to mislead their readers. That seems pretty straightforward and uncontroversial, but achieving this lofty aim can be tricky. In order to […]
Chelsea Clinton and Devi Sridhar: Five tasks for the new WHO DG
Chelsea Clinton and Devi Sridhar set out five tasks for the newly elected DG of the WHO […]
Amy Price: Developing tools for practice that support patient choice
Developing tools for practice that support and serve patient choice is included in the first line in The Manifesto for Evidence Based Health Care. The manifesto is collecting public views as […]
Joel Lexchin: Health Canada promises a new era in transparency
In March 2017 Health Canada released a discussion paper promising a new era in transparency. The agency committed itself to proactively releasing clinical trial data submitted by drug companies, similar […]
Daniel Sokol: Should doctors be saints?
Lavinia Woodward, 24, is a medical student at Oxford University. She is an aspiring heart surgeon with an excellent academic record. On 30 September 2016, under the influence of drink and […]
Daoxin Yin: What do Chinese doctors and researchers think about open peer review?
Seven months ago, when I had just started my new career as a research editor at The BMJ, I was impressed by the open peer-review model that the journal applies. […]