Almost 9 in 10 trusts use contracts that deny doctors training and fair pay progression Experts warn that the NHS is effectively “behaving like a gig economy employer” Thousands of locally employed doctors (LEDs) - many of them international graduates and from ethnic minority backgrounds - are trapped on insecure ...
New BMJ series explores how AI is reshaping traditional doctor-patient interactions and considers its implications for healthcare AI is fast becoming a third party in the consultation room, reshaping the traditional two way doctor-patient relationship with important ethical and practical implications, say experts in The BMJ today. A new BMJ series provides insights into this technological ...
1 in 3 consultant jobs unfilled in some parts of the NHS, data shows £674m spent on locums in 2024/5 with negative effects on staff morale and patient care The NHS is reaching a crisis point in consultant recruitment as 1 in 3 consultant posts lie vacant in some parts ...
Over half of Gates Foundation grants to WHO have targeted polio and vaccination; but key WHO priorities like non-communicable diseases and strengthening health systems remain underfunded The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) priorities are being skewed by its increasing reliance on donations from organisations such as the Gates Foundation (previously known ...
Safeguards are needed to protect evidence-based practice Imposter participants threaten the integrity of health research and, by extension, the policies and clinical decisions built on it, warn experts in The BMJ today. Eileen Morrow and colleagues at the University of Oxford say the research community “must acknowledge the problem and dedicate resources to testing and implementing ...
Findings from Georgia suggest program goals have not yet been met The introduction of work requirements for certain adults enrolled in the US health insurance program Medicaid has so far failed to boost insurance coverage or employment rates, finds a study published by The BMJ today. It shows that health insurance coverage ...
Sanctions are inconsistent and overly reliant on subjective evidence, say experts The current process for managing sexual misconduct perpetrated by doctors in the UK requires major reform, say experts in The BMJ today. Mei Nortley and colleagues argue that sanctioning of doctors is inconsistent and overly reliant on subjective evidence and they ...
Number of patients per GP in NHS general practice has risen by 15% in last 10 years By end of 2024, there were twice as many NHS patients for each full time equivalent NHS GP than for each NHS consultant Despite rising patient demand and commitments to strengthen primary care, ...
Professional background linked to 6-fold greater likelihood of becoming a doctor than working class background Greater efforts needed to boost social mobility of medical school applicants, say researchers Large social and economic inequalities persist among UK doctors, with those from a professional background 6 times more likely to become a ...
Over 200,000 patients may be eligible for treatment in the first three years, but some commissioners are already considering tighter prescribing criteria or rationing Figures confirm the fear that the roll out is not fit for purpose, says expert Less than half of England has access to tirzepatide (Mounjaro) through ...
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