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Finn O’Dwyer-Cunliffe: Providers are innovating to give doctors a break, but more is needed
As part of its Wellbeing campaign, The BMJ is telling the sector it is time to give doctors a break. We couldn’t agree more. The NHS will shortly publish its […]
Tom Hardie: The promise of greater automation in healthcare
There is an urgency around the use of technology to transform healthcare at the moment—with Matt Hancock’s technology vision, the development of NHSX, and clear aspirations for technology articulated in […]
Charlotte Gath: Voting to protect the NHS
Regular readers of The BMJ will be aware that in 2018 the BMA formally agreed at its annual representative meeting that Brexit poses a major threat to the NHS and […]
Eugene Milne: Leeds—the first UK city to lower child obesity?
One of the great joys of the internet age (and yes, this says much about the geek in me) is that it is now possible to pick up a news […]
Transparency is needed on NHS charges for migrants and data sharing agreements
Timely access to healthcare depends on individuals recognising that they need clinical care, knowing that they are entitled to that care, and trusting the healthcare system and individuals which provide […]
Jenny Vaughan: The Bawa-Garba case should usher in a fairer culture in healthcare
Jenny Vaughan looks at the end of a case that’s lit the blue touch paper for a whole generation of doctors […]
Primary care networks and the deprivation challenge: are we about to widen the gap?
The newly emerging primary care networks provide an opportunity to tackle health inequalities in England but, as Rebecca Fisher and Beccy Baird explain, they will have to be careful to […]
We need a global plan to tackle low vaccine uptake and vaccine hesitancy
A cornerstone of disease prevention could crumble if we don’t tackle vaccine hesitancy […]
Improving patient safety: We need to reduce hierarchy and empower junior doctors to speak up
Empowering doctors and others to speak up when they have concerns is essential to making our NHS safer, say Peter Brennan and Mike Davidson […]