{"id":33438,"date":"2015-02-25T10:51:42","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T09:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=33438"},"modified":"2015-02-25T16:52:23","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T15:52:23","slug":"perils-of-whistleblowing-russian-roulette-of-nhs-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2015\/02\/25\/perils-of-whistleblowing-russian-roulette-of-nhs-management\/","title":{"rendered":"The BMJ Today: The perils of whistleblowing and the Russian roulette of NHS management"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s a flavour of what\u2019s new on thebmj.com<\/a> today.<\/p>\n

Features<\/strong>
\n\"feature_management\"<\/a>\u2022 Why would a hospital consultant go into management?\u00a0<\/em>Taking the job of NHS trust chief executive requires a doctor to ditch job security, probably earn less money, and be saddled with problems they don\u2019t have the power to solve, finds Richard Vize<\/a>. Dr Mark Newbold, a former NHS trust boss who has been through the mill himself, calls for strong and explicit support for new chiefs.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The perils of whistleblowing.<\/em> Exposing poor practice can be hazardous in India<\/a>; in 2012 two chief medical officers were murdered in Uttar Pradesh after reporting alleged corruption. What protection do whistleblowers have?<\/p>\n

Editorials<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Early discharge: how low can we go before patients are at risk?<\/em>\u00a0Peter Cram and Raphael Philip Rush<\/a> discuss a new research paper on length of stay after hip fractures and urge caution before rapid discharge<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>
\n\u2022GPs in \u201cDavid v Goliath\u201d battle over out of hours tender.<\/em> A new RCGP report argues that GPs who want to run out of hours services<\/a> should not have to compete with large private companies.
\n\"peanuts\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022Food allergies. <\/em>The risk of peanut allergy can be reduced<\/a> by 80% by including peanuts in infant diets.<\/p>\n

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Rebecca Coombes, head of investigations and features at <\/em>The BMJ.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s a flavour of what\u2019s new on thebmj.com today. Features \u2022 Why would a hospital consultant go into management?\u00a0Taking the job of NHS trust chief executive requires a doctor to ditch job security, probably earn less money, and be saddled with problems they don\u2019t have the power to solve, finds Richard Vize. Dr Mark Newbold, […]<\/p>\n

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