A recent editorial in the BMJ discusses mandatory graduate entry to nursing in England. Does the nurse that makes a difference need to be educated to degree level? This question is […]
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Richard Lehman’s journal review – 11 October 2010
JAMA 6 Oct 2010 Vol 304 1447 “In 2005, because our evaluation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Arizona revealed dismal outcomes, we established a statewide program aimed at improving survival.” […]
Research highlights – 8 October 2010
“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: RCGP Annual Primary Care Conference 2010
Leadership. Today’s trendy word, endlessly abused, was back on stage at the 4th RCGP annual meeting in Harrogate. Tanni Grey-Thompson multiple Paralympic gold medallist told us of the pain and pleasure of achievement […]
Sandra Lako on a night check at the hospital
It’s 1:00 am. My colleague and I have just returned from a surprise visit to the hospital. Three times a month we do spot checks on the wards; periodically we […]
US Highlights – 8 October 2010
We’ve been working on how to help specialists make better use of our content. So this week we’re launching the first of what will be a series of specialty portals […]
Richard Smith: Will cuts lead to radical change?
One response to a deep financial cut is to change radically, to do things in a wholly different way. An alternative response is to shrink back to old ways on […]
Edward Davies: What is going on with workforce planning?
Our report this week on problems with specialty trainee year 3 (ST3) applications is merely the latest in a litany of mediocrity to afflict doctors at every single stage of […]
David Payne: Does London need the City?
A young woman started work in London this week and her starting salary is the same figure paid to her aunt when she first moved to the capital after college […]
Elizabeth Loder on the best thing about the Ig Nobel awards
It really was a dark and stormy night as I joined several hundred other geeks and nerds who ignored the remnants of tropical storm Nicole on September 30. We braved […]