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The BMJ Today: My mum and Richard Smith

January 12, 2015

Yesterday my mum, who died of cancer in February 2007, would have been 91. I’m not an expert on death and so do not know whether hers was “good” or […]

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Mike Smeeton: How to achieve a good death

January 12, 2015

Two nurses from our Sue Ryder Nettlebed Hospice were interviewed recently by Paddy O’Connell for his Broadcasting House programme that airs on BBC Radio 4 every Sunday. The reason for […]

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Ted Willis: Consequences of the “John Wayne” contract (“A GP has to do what a GP has to do”)

January 9, 2015

Why is general practice unpopular, with low morale, falling applications for training, and—according to some experts—poor overall performance? I have worked as a GP for over 25 years and it […]

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Shinjini Mondal: Reframing the challenge of urban slums from Cape Town to Mumbai and beyond

January 9, 2015

Recently, I had the opportunity to visit South Africa and learn about the health system in Cape Town and the health issues of Khayelitsha, an informal (and notorious) township in […]

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The BMJ Today: From patients to politicians—something for everyone

January 9, 2015

Surely most patients see doctors for the sole reason of getting healthier. Can recording a consultation help? Does it harm? Even if the law permits patients to record their medical […]

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Ahmed Rashid: Leadership in primary care—the “odd one out”

January 8, 2015

Picture the scene. It was the first day of the NHS national medical director’s clinical fellow scheme induction. A group of junior doctors, who had successfully applied to take a […]

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The BMJ Today: Getting to grips with research and research papers

January 8, 2015

The BMJ Today blogs this week are all written by research editors, who handle original research manuscripts from submission up to eventual acceptance (even though that only applies to a […]

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David Oliver: Discharging patients from overcrowded hospitals—fewer “progress chasers” and more “doers” please

January 7, 2015

This year, urgent activity in English NHS hospitals has reportedly hit a record high. Officially reported “delayed transfers of care” (inpatients medically fit to leave, but awaiting community health and […]

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Aditya J Nanavati: Are Indian medical students pessimistic about participating in research?

January 7, 2015

I recently completed my residency in general surgery. Towards the end of my residency, I was introduced to the world of research and publishing. Far from knowing it all, the […]

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The BMJ Today: Evacuation of children in World War II

January 7, 2015

The evacuation of civilians has been performed in many countries in times of war. The evacuation of civilians in Britain immediately after the outbreak of the Second World War was designed […]

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