Congratulations are due to Which? magazine for taking up the issue of hospital parking in their May issue. According to a survey they conducted recently, 49 percent of the public who had used NHS car parks in the previous two years had found that parking arrangements had made their hospital visits more stressful. The article […]
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What we’re reading: 23 April 2010
In the BMJ editorial office, we often come across interesting articles, blogs, and web pages. We thought we would share these with you. Some are medical, some techie, and some just general. Trish Groves, deputy editor writes: The eruption of the Icelandic volcano and the chaos it caused have thrown up some great stuff on […]
Emily Spry: The free health care initiative in Sierra Leone
It is now less than one week until the launch of the free health care initiative in Sierra Leone when, as regular readers will know, government health facilities, such as my own dear Children’s Hospital, will be required to provide free healthcare to children under five, pregnant and breast-feeding women. The big day is Tuesday […]
Joe Collier on medicines, manifestos and choice on 6 May
For those who follow elections closely, party manifestos are compulsory reading. In some policy areas they set out very specific intentions, in others they offer an overall feel, and in yet others there is a veil of silence. The manifestos of the three main UK parties, as they relate to the future provision of medicines, […]
What we’re reading: 16 April 2010
In the BMJ editorial office, we often come across interesting articles, blogs, and web pages. We thought we would share these with you. Some are medical, some techie, and some just general. […]
K M Venkat Narayan: Health Sciences Research: Is the United States Getting Complacent?
As the knowledge-driven, post-industrial global economy of the 21st century evolves, the role of research and training for research will become increasingly important. China seems to have heard that message. During a recent visit to China, I had the pleasure of interacting with investigators and doctoral students at the Institute of Nutritional Sciences (INS) of […]
What we’re reading: 26 March 2010
In the BMJ editorial office, we often come across interesting articles, blogs, and web pages. We thought we would share these with you. Some are medical, some techie, and some just general. […]
Emily Spry: The strike continues
After 11 days, the total strike of all government healthcare workers in Sierra Leone has finally been elevated to a BBC World Service African news headline. Yesterday, the President called all the doctors and nurses to a meeting in a room at the Stadium. […]
K.M. Venkat Narayan: Diabetes: Has the Dragon trumped the Elephant?
“China pips India as the world’s most diabetic nation” ran the headlines in Hindustan Times (March 26, 2010). It almost sounded as if India’s pride had been hurt. Such a deep sense of defeat was not expressed even when China led the world winning 51 gold medals to India’s one and only in the 2008 […]
Tom Nolan: assessing the swine flu pandemic
GPs, politicians, journalists, and practice managers met for the Pandemic Summit at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) last Thursday to share their experiences on surviving the swine flu pandemic. Speakers included representatives from the Department of Health, ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control), and the RCGP. Fergus Walsh, the BBC’s health correspondent […]