The Indian state of Kerala is aiming to reduce infant mortality from 12 for every 1000 live births to 8 by 2020 and 6 by 2030, and in order to […]
Richard Smith
Richard Smith was the editor of The BMJ until 2004.
Richard Smith: Quality in the NHS in 2017
Britons invented the first antibiotic, the MRI scanner, in vitro fertilisation, and much more, and Britain punches way above its weight in science, said Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England’s medical […]
Richard Smith: How would medicine be altered by aunt Léonie’s machine?
“My aunt Léonie,” writes Marcel Proust in In Search of Lost Time, “wished to see invented a machine that would enable the doctor to undergo all the sufferings of his […]
Richard Smith: Doctors—the case for professional citizenship
Do doctors have extra duties as professional citizens? What are they and do they ever conflict with self-interest? Richard Smith explores […]
Richard Smith: Can we look forward to a healthier future?
I’m preparing for a BBC Radio 4 debate on whether we can look forward to a healthier future, and I’m cast as the pessimist who must argue that the future […]
Richard Smith: Why has Bangladesh done so well?
How has Bangladesh been so successful in achieving MDGs and good health outcomes? Richard Smith discusses. […]
Richard Smith: The ways in which hospitals can destroy health
Spending more and more on hospital care, means that you “crowd out” spending on other activities that do much for health, says Richard Smith. […]
Richard Smith: Dumfries and Galloway NHS 9: Information technology—from black hole to the best in Scotland
Richard Smith visited and wrote about the NHS in Dumfries and Galloway in 1980, 1990, and 1999, and this series of blogs describes what he found in 2016. A feature […]
Richard Smith: Dumfries and Galloway NHS 8—Mental health services
Richard Smith visited and wrote about the NHS in Dumfries and Galloway in 1980, 1990, and 1999, and this series of blogs describes what he found in 2016. A feature […]
Richard Smith: Dumfries and Galloway NHS 7—Services in Stranraer are still presenting difficulties
Richard Smith visited and wrote about the NHS in Dumfries and Galloway in 1980, 1990, and 1999, and this series of blogs describes what he found in 2016. A feature […]