Post-publication clarification to Peter Doshi’s 4 January 2021 Opinion piece. In response to feedback received following publication, I would like to clarify certain aspects of my article. First, regarding the […]
I started as the BBC Breakfast Time doctor in January 1983, six months after a new disease was given the name AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). When the producers asked […]
Young people growing up in poverty in the UK are at risk of becoming a ‘lost generation’. While the term ‘generation’ has several meanings, Mannheim’s concept of generation is helpful […]
Food banks, including those in the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN), which The BMJ is supporting in its 2020-21 appeal, have provided a lifeline for many people in the UK […]
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Linda Tutty, a patient with inflammatory bowel disease, and Alaa El Hussana, a colorectal surgeon, discuss how social media can be used to empower patients, promote self management, and co-develop […]
National Voices is a coalition of health and care charities. These charities have a deep understanding of what is going on in the lives of the people, families, and communities […]
Close to 8000 final year medical students recently submitted their applications for their first employment as doctors in the National Health Service (NHS).1 The United Kingdom’s Foundation Programme Office’s (UKFPO) […]
In a former life I was a community nurse visiting those who needed healthcare at home for whatever reason that might have been. I tended post-operative wounds, cared for the […]
The Westminster government has consistently shown little sign that it understands the structural weaknesses underlying the worsening health situation […]
