... NHS contracts, new evidence published on bmj.com today reveals how some trusts have continued ... leaving them free to repeat their behaviour. The BMJ hears how a concerned medical colleague who tried ...
... inevitable if patients are to get the best care? Two experts debate the issue in this week’s BMJ.
Thousands of young people compete fiercely for medical school places each year because they want to ...
... ongoing migration have increased cases of drug resistant tuberculosis, according to a study published on bmj.com today. The incidence of tuberculosis in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been ...
... unworkable and unnecessary, says the Minister of State for Africa, Asia, and the United Nations in an editorial in this week’s BMJ. Writing in response to an article* in the BMJ that called for legal ...
... necessary for students to succeed in medicine, according to the authors of a paper in this week’s BMJ. Students with average grades, who come from economically and educationally deprived areas, can ...
... left to do dentists’ work without adequate remuneration, argues a doctor in a letter in this week’s BMJ. An increasing number of patients are visiting GP surgeries with what are fundamentally dental ...
... diet of hyperactive children should considered a part of the standard treatment, says an editorial in this week’s BMJ. Although a substantial body of evidence shows a link between attention deficit ...
... and Stewart Kay, Chair of the Londonwide Local Medical Committees (LMC’s), debate the issue on BMJ.com today.
Polyclinics will offer a one stop shop. Rather than replacing existing generalist care, ...
... scientists from the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester. The findings from the research, which have been published in the BMJ journal Occupational Environmental Medicine, show that men who work ...
... traditional Mediterranean diet provides substantial protection against type 2 diabetes, according to a study published on bmj.com today. The Mediterreanean diet is rich in olive oil, grains, fruits, ...
... dental abscesses has doubled in the past ten years, according to a study published ahead of print on bmj.com. The authors of the study say they were prompted to look at the issue after seeing three ...
... the areas piloting the NHS Summary Care Record (SCR) have heard about the programme, according to a study published on bmj.com today. Several areas in England (of which three were studied) have been ...
... might prevent doctors from making major changes to their practice warns an editorial in this week's BMJ. Writing in response to the publication of the General Medical Council (GMC) guidance on patient ...
... damaging patient care in general practice, according to a group of academics writing in this week's BMJ. Professor Howie, from the University of Edinburgh, writing with colleagues, criticises recent ...
... vaccine may therefore be needed to sustain protection amongst teenagers, according to a study published on bmj.com today. Adolescents always used to be considered a group at high risk of contracting ...