Staff from black and minority ethnic backgrounds have been essential to the NHS throughout its history, yet there’s still much to be done to ensure they’re treated equally […]
Month: April 2018
Abraar Karan: Why can’t we accept that residents are being overworked?
Why are we as a system so slow to accept that young doctors are being worked beyond necessity, and even beyond benefit? […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Neologisms
Most words in general use have arisen through natural evolution of the language, often by changing the meanings of existing words or combining words. This is well illustrated by a […]
Bronwyn Parry: Assisted dying—ethical complexity is no reason not to change the law
The status quo validates practices that blur the lines around assisted dying […]
Stijntje Dijk: The patient’s role in medical education extends well beyond being “clinical material”
“Medical education used to be something that was done to students, rather than something they were a part of,” said Trudie Roberts, professor of medical education, during a AMEE board […]
Billy Boland: Broken legs—the holy grail of outcome measures in mental health
Outcomes in mental health are getting a lot of attention of late. A troublesome concept for us; how do we measure what we do? Measurement is central to quality improvement […]
Martin McKee: They promised us £350 million a week for the NHS—the reality will be very different
There is one thing about which almost all British politicians now agree—the NHS needs more money. And we know where it will come from. We have read it on the […]
Richard Smith: Why the NHS shouldn’t be given more funds
Increased funding risks propping up a system that has to change […]
The NHS at 70: its greatest achievements and the power of individual stories
For the 70th anniversary of the NHS in July 2018, The BMJ is asking, “What is the NHS’s greatest achievement?” Nominations to answer this question in less than 100 words […]
Matthew Roycroft: Medicine’s generation gap—let’s stop comparing
The modern trainee wants exactly what doctors have always wanted: to see patients regularly, to diagnose, to treat, and to learn from those experiences […]