Congratulations with the first BMJ on recycled paper. Being an old editor myself it is nice to see that the usual high quality of illustrations is unchanged in spite of […]
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Domhnall MacAuley: All change on Tuesdays
Paris in the spring clearly caught the imagination of the record 2000+ delegates attending the International Quality Forum. Some fascinating lessons in quality improvement but as often, not the ones you […]
Anna Donald returns from a Buddhist retreat
I am back from purdah, having just returned from 10 days of ‘Noble Silence’ at a Vipassana meditation retreat in Sydney’s Blue Mountains. These charitable Buddhist programmes are run on […]
Anna Donald: Life in the shadow
Dear Reader, I should introduce myself before launching into a blog which I hope is not too depressing: living in the shadow of death. This is my starting point, as […]
Helen Barratt: An Olympic task
One of the reasons London’s bid for the 2012 Olympics was successful was apparently the detailed health legacy it proposed. As well as the development of new sporting facilities, the […]
Domhnall MacAuley on “Palliative care beyond cancer” versus “Multiple health problems in elderly patients”
Had an interesting conversation at the weekend – some feel that “Palliative care beyond cancer” and “Multiple health problems in elderly patients” address very similar issues and populations. Not sure […]
Simon Chapman: Conferences and carbon
Earlier this year I declined an invitation to fly all expenses from Sydney to Geneva to speak for 15 minutes at an international cancer conference. There was a hole in […]
Liz Wager: Researchers behaving badly
At an international research integrity meeting in Lisbon last year, I was horrified when a US scientist told me that UK universities didn’t reply to her concerns about alleged research […]
Domhnall MacAuley on Making a Difference
It’s live! Up and running! Have you seen the BMJ’s website, articles, and listened to the podcasts? The “Making a difference” project is one of our most exciting recent projects; […]
Richard Smith: Private health care – essential for improving care in the developing world
People in Bangladesh get 80% of their healthcare from the private sector. Across Sub-Saharan Africa it’s 60%, and the proportion is increasing. The poorer people are the more likely they […]