The number of road traffic deaths is high and getting higher. How can we change this? […]
Month: July 2018
Kieran Walsh: One health, one love, one curriculum
One health is “the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines—working locally, nationally, and globally—to attain optimal health for people, animals, and the environment.” The One Health Congress is a place for experts and […]
Will Stahl-Timmins: Creating a marbellous installation for the NHS’s 70th birthday
Our marble run installation was shortlisted in the prestigious Information is Beautiful awards, and we won a bronze award! We knew that The BMJ would have to do something special to […]
Universal quality healthcare coverage—a commitment to building a healthier and more productive society
Providing high quality healthcare is an imperative of UHC […]
Tom Moberly: Celebrating 70 years of the NHS
The NHS’s 70th birthday is turning out to be a big occasion. On Saturday 28 June, thousands of people marched through London to celebrate and call for more funding. On […]
A welcome shift towards an NHS that delivers prevention as well as cure
We were very pleased to hear the prime minister recently announce that the prevention of ill health will be one of five priorities for the NHS’s new 10-year plan. A […]
Putting students at the centre of medical education
Resident physicians are chimeric creatures—part physician delivering healthcare; and part student, attending lectures, completing assignments, and writing tests. Residents endure a constant tug-of-war between these roles. Medical training has classically […]
How can patient advocates work together to reduce health inequalities?
Join us for a twitter chat tonight at 8pm (BST) co-hosted with National Voices using the hashtag #BMJDebate […]
Unreported clinical trial of the week: Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation of preterm toddler diets and developmental outcomes (NCT01576783)
Nick DeVito and Ben Goldacre Background The US FDA Amendments Act (FDAAA 2007) requires certain clinical trials to report their results onto ClinicalTrials.gov within one year of completion. Our FDAAA TrialsTracker shows […]
A modern NHS requires collaborative leadership with patients as leaders at decision-making tables
The story of the NHS can be recast as a narrative on power. Faced with the threat of a BMA strike, the founder of the NHS, Aneurin Bevan, conceded that GPs […]