Clinical information often missing; key information on decision-making not even collected There are critical gaps in the data provided on doctor assisted deaths in Oregon, USA, amid rising numbers of participants, finds a review of the process over the past 25 years, published online in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative ...
Women, Black and Asian people, and those from deprived areas much less likely to have it There are striking inequalities in the provision of major (aortic) heart valve replacement surgery across England, with women, Black and Asian people, and those living in areas of deprivation much less likely to receive ...
Survey finds poorest areas worst affected by ‘postcode lottery’ of diagnostic services Report warns of deadly consequences of delayed diagnosis and access to care Patients in some of the most deprived areas of England, where respiratory conditions including chronic lung disease (COPD) and asthma are most prevalent, have limited or ...
Early deaths set to rise by nearly 6.5%, modelling suggests Rate for those in most deprived households 4 times that of least deprived The cost of living crisis is set to cut lives short and significantly widen the wealth and health gap between the richest and poorest sectors of society ...
Continued reliance on paper is less safe and efficient - and difficulties with data sharing is preventing even the most advanced trusts from realising their full potential, The BMJ finds Three quarters of trusts in England that responded to a survey by The BMJ are still reliant on paper patient notes and ...
Pay increases alone may not be sufficient to fix NHS staff retention, researchers suggest Work stress, high workload, and understaffing are the primary factors driving health professionals out of the NHS, suggest the results of a survey published in the open access journal BMJ Open. The findings prompt the researchers to suggest that ...
Pay, work-life balance, and working conditions key drivers for decision, finds survey Around 1 in 3 UK medical students plans to leave the NHS within 2 years of graduating—either to practise abroad or to abandon medicine altogether—suggest the results of the largest survey of its kind, published in the open ...
Activity focused on meeting minimum requirement, after which it tails off There’s strong evidence of a ‘threshold effect’ in English hospitals’ efforts to comply with the 18-week referral to treatment standard, concludes a long term data analysis of performance against the target, published online in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety. ...
Move follows concerns that the $125 million dollar project could inadvertently ignite a pandemic For more than a decade, the US government has been funding international programs engaged in identifying exotic wildlife viruses that might someday infect humans. But today, The BMJ can reveal that a flagship project for hunting viruses ...
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and its members urged to establish a standard for transparently disclosing payments The BMJ’s editor in chief is urging the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and its members to establish a standard for declaring payments they receive from industry and patient groups in the wake of ...
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