In our special theme edition addressing racism in medicine, we wanted to take a considered approach to the language we use in the journal. It is a truism to say […]
Month: February 2020
Roger Kline: What if a patient wants to choose the ethnicity of their doctor?
Last autumn trauma and orthopaedic surgeon Radhakrishna Shanbhag shared his experience of being racially abused by patients during his 27 years working in the NHS. One particular incident, when a […]
Aneez Esmail and Sam Everington: The perils of researching racial discrimination
It’s more than 25 years since the publication of our paper on Racial Discrimination in Medicine in The BMJ which showed that British trained doctors with English sounding names were […]
Communities that prefer close blood marriages need more help to access genetic services
Fear, inadequate knowledge, and assumptions about cultural beliefs, result in missed opportunities to support access to genetic counselling, say Naz Khan and Sarah Salway […]
Mala Rao: Ethnic minority NHS staff need to lead on climate action
This year saw me achieve a significant, albeit distressing personal milestone—putting our home in India up for sale on behalf of the family. An oasis of calm and greenery in […]
The Racism in Medicine issue: how we did it
Zosia Kmietowicz discusses what inspired us to make an issue focused on racism and medicine, and how we did it. […]
Safeguarding, chaperones, and sexual allegations
In February 2020, the general practitioner Manesh Shah, received three life sentences for sexually assaulting his patients. The assaults involved carrying out “invasive examinations for his own gratification.” [1] Shah also […]
Isabelle Williams: Breaking the silence—practising medicine with a hearing impairment
Isabelle Williams shares the challenges of clinical practice when you have a hearing impairment […]
Alex Nowbar’s weekly journal review—7 February 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals. […]
Ian Kennedy: The Paterson case is not a one-off—it indicates systemic weaknesses in the NHS
The report of the independent inquiry into the surgical malpractice of Ian Paterson is welcome. I carried out a similar review for the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust seven […]