Your weekly BMJ digest – 20/5/17
It’s been a difficult week here in the UK and with the fast pace of current events, it seems the
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Your weekly BMJ digest – 22/4/17
It’s that time of the week again, folks. I know, I know, you’re all clamouring for the latest from the
Read moreBetter records will save lives – a new approach to helping the world’s poor
Worldwide 230 million people are invisible, as their births have not ever been recorded. Worse than that, this number is
Read moreWhat might Brexit mean for the NHS?
The Brexit event is huge, and will surely impact the NHS significantly. In the first instance the economic downturn, which
Read moreWhat do medical students think?
Most medical students are very satisfied with their courses and almost 60% think they get good value for money. That
Read moreIs the health service in danger of intergenerational unfairness?
With an ageing population there is now a danger that scarce resources are being sucked up the older generations and
Read moreIs more money going to be spent on GP services?
There have been various announcements over the last couple of years about spending more on General Practice medicine in England
Read moreCould legal medical cases help slow down climate change?
It is well known that climate change is endangering health. Indeed damage to public health is one of the reasons
Read moreWhat is the future of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS)?
The NHS is huge with almost 150,000 doctors and 370,000 nurses employed: each year it costs about a sixth of
Read moreNHS costs and information on cost of treatments
With the NHS now costing the UK over £100 billion each year (about a sixth of total government spending) people
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