The deadline for GP practices to form primary care networks is almost here, but Tom Nolan finds he still has questions […]
Editors at large
Navjoyt Ladher: On International Women’s Day, let’s make the invisible visible
It’s International Women’s Day and a lot has happened since this time last year when Theo Bloom and I wrote about sexism in clinical research and scholarly publishing. From the […]
Anya de Iongh: What opportunities do primary care networks present for patient partnership?
When we use healthcare services, the chances are that our contact with the NHS happens in primary care. In fact there are over 300 million GP appointments each year. While […]
Paul Simpson and Anita Jain: Emergency measures alone won’t stop New Delhi from choking
Delhi’s air pollution problem requires sustained and longer term solutions […]
Greta McLachlan: Women in surgery—it’s improving, but slowly
“No carpenter, smith, weaver, or women shall practise surgery,” proclaimed Henry VIII some time before he granted the charter for the company of barber surgeons in 1540. Fortunately surgery has come […]
Emma Cartwright: From patient to consumer—the UK vs Singapore
Emma Cartwright describes how having to pay for health services has given her more control over her care […]
Tessa Richards: Setting research priorities—the people’s choice
I’m still spooked when I walk through the portal of St Mary’s Hospital Paddington. Memories of my patient journey through the hospital’s intensive care and high dependency wards remain vivid. […]
Sharing an act of kindness
Please join us on social media and share your own stories using the hashtag #BMJchristmaskindness […]
Tessa Richards: China to set the bar high for new health technologies
How to reap the benefits of new technologies while keeping a tight rein on healthcare costs is a challenge all countries face, not least China. It spends a relatively modest […]
Emma Cartwright and Jess Rees: The Cochrane Colloquium—a patient perspective
Emma Cartwright and Jess Rees received the Rosamund Snow award to attend the Cochrane Colloquium in Edinburgh The Cochrane Colloquium is a large international conference, which this year was held […]