Does pay for performance improve health outcomes in certain chronic conditions? The UK has one of the largest schemes in the world—the Quality and Outcomes Framework—and, to date, evaluations have […]
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Sarah Welsh: Egg freezing—does this “insurance policy” offer false hope?
Egg freezing is an up and coming trend among hopeful future mothers—hailed as “the new 30th birthday present for British women,” in a recent Telegraph article. Egg freezing allows women with […]
David Southall and Rhona MacDonald: More resources are urgently needed to treat Ebola in west Africa
In Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea—the countries most affected by Ebola—the outbreak has, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO), resulted in 5160 deaths. In Liberia, a […]
The BMJ Today: Happiness, money, and mental health
Opening your curtains to a stunning view of the Scottish Highlands may put a smile on your face, but is it enough to make you change your job? The NHS […]
Amlan Basu: Behind the scenes of Broadmoor
The landmark documentary Broadmoor aired on ITV on Wednesday 5 and 12 November. For the first time, the NHS allowed a camera crew into a high secure psychiatric hospital to […]
John Illman: Richard Asher exhibition at the RSM
An exhibition celebrating Richard Asher (1912-69), perhaps the greatest medical wordsmith of his generation, opened last week at the Royal Society of Medicine, London. Asher was acclaimed as a superb […]
The BMJ Today: Fat—the word that dare not speak its name in The BMJ?
One of The BMJ articles trending today is our outspoken weekly columnist Margaret McCartney’s latest piece, which takes to task recent critics of overweight NHS staff. Sally Davies and Simon […]
David Oliver: The media narrative on quality in healthcare—helpful or harmful?
On 28 October, I was part of a Health Foundation and Nuffield Trust “Quality Watch” panel, speaking on the media representation of quality in healthcare. Truth be told, I had […]
Grania Brigden: Mind the deadly gaps in the TB response
The 45th Union World Conference on Lung Health, recently held in Barcelona, opened with the health ministers of South Africa and India making bold commitments to address and reverse the tuberculosis […]
The BMJ Today: Talking about the harms of IV fluids
I recall grillings about intravenous (IV) fluids and the compartments of the body as a very junior doctor. Confidence in prescribing the right fluid, at the right rate at the […]