The big news today is the publication of the chief executive of NHS England Simon Stevens’s five year plan for the NHS. As Gareth Iacobucci reports in The BMJ today, […]
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The BMJ Today: Stop reviewing GP crisis and plan a solution
Two articles just posted on thebmj.com focus on general practice—the crisis that is engulfing it, how it suffers at the hand of political promises, and what action can preserve its […]
The BMJ Today: England’s ongoing battle with liver disease
Today, The BMJ reports the stark warnings from public health experts about the rate of mortality from liver disease in England, and the regional variation across the country. As Jacqui […]
The BMJ Today: How “political” should The BMJ be?
At the Royal College of Physicians’ Harveian Oration last week, a doctor told me The BMJ had become a “political” rag. And it was not the first time that the […]
The BMJ Today: Aiming for a culture of safety not perfection
Do you believe in the “boundless capacity of medical science?” In a philosophical podcast to accompany this week’s analysis article, Professor Jerome Hoffman and Dr Hemal Kanzaria, of the University […]
The BMJ Today: Teenage pregnancy and sleepless nights
Teenage pregnancy (within the ages of 13-19) is a major public health concern. About 16 million females aged 15-19 and about 1 million girls aged less than 15 give birth. […]
The BMJ Today: The pitfalls of migration
I’ve been taking lots of travel histories lately. As a GP who sees lots of patients with fever, patients are even starting to pre-empt me (” . . . and […]
The BMJ Today: The challenge of getting ready for autumn
As the seasons shift here in the UK to embrace autumn, more people will seek advice for coughs, sore throats, and hoarseness, but are you up to date on laryngitis? […]
The BMJ Today: Ebola and the importance of taking a travel history
The new cases of Ebola virus disease reported in Spain and the United States in recent days have reminded healthcare workers around the world to be vigilant for the infection. […]
The BMJ Today: Antidepressants, FDA warnings, and suicide under the microscope . . . again
For those who like “journalology,” today’s The BMJ has many of the ingredients for a rich case study. The latest published letters to the editor are dominated by those taking issue […]