I was recently asked to give a brief talk on the role of a commissioner in integrated care. Chris Ham, Judith Smith, and Elizabeth Eastmure’s paper on this issue highlights […]
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Peter Johnson: Reforming the European Clinical Trials Directive
The European Clinical Trials Directive (EUCTD) has been a contentious issue across the UK’s medical research community since its introduction in 2004. Promising to bring a unified system of approvals […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 26 September 2011
JAMA 21 Sep 2011 Vol 306 1205 I don’t know why spammers have me down as so interested in imitation Rolex watches and erectile function: neither is particularly true. But […]
Bob Roehr: Rise of the antibodies
The focus of HIV vaccine research has shifted over time as one aspect or another has offered more of a glimmer of hope for success. Lack of progress in creating […]
Research highlights blog – 23 September 2011
“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Nurses’ and doctors’ caring skills
Too many new nurses are “simply not up to the mark” said Peter Carter, chief executive of the Royal College of Nurses, quoted on the front page of the Times […]
Julian Sheather: Making health decisions in advance – how best to avoid your worst nightmare?
On coming into force, the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), by deftly drawing together common law and permitting, via new powers of attorney, the nomination of substitute health decision makers, looked […]
Jeremy Sare: Liberal Democrats-fighting the fear of talking about drugs
A British party of government has just agreed, almost with unanimity, to policies that would shred many of our drug laws. Perhaps you didn’t notice. You may have already guessed […]
Stephen Ginn: The future of academic publishing
The first salvo in the Guardian’s recently published series of articles on academic publishing was delivered by veteran agitator George Monbiot. Journals publish government funded research, written and often edited […]
Richard Smith: UN meeting on NCDs – day two
Tuesday 20 September. Day two 7.10 Traffic is gridlocked near the UN building because so many streets are shut. Obama hits the UN today—not unfortunately the NCD meeting. […]