One in three NHS consultant posts in some parts of the UK are lying vacant, with vacancies taking a year to fill, an investigation by BMJ Careers finds. Consequently, the NHS spent more than £670m on ...
A dispute between GPs and the Scottish government has ended with the announcement of a £531m funding deal GP leaders said it ...
The manufacturers of the painkiller Tylenol (acetaminophen; paracetamol in the UK) are being sued over allegations that they ...
The government’s slow drip approach does not reflect the urgent nature of the challenges facing adult social care, writes ...
Eight countries have been added to the UK’s watchlist advising travellers of nations with a high risk of methanol poisoning.
Experts are advising caution and vaccination for some groups after a rise in mpox in other countries, warning that cases could begin to appear in the UK. Europe will see a number of LGBTQ+ Pride ...
NHS England has published its planning framework for the next four years, including a target for GPs to see 90% of all ...
Concerns about the role of expert evidence in criminal trials centre on ensuring that judges and juries hear a fair and balanced interpretation of complex, nuanced, and uncertain medical evidence in ...
In 2024, only 70.8% of the 50 023 NHS medical staff who were surveyed felt confident raising patient safety concerns.1 The ...
The former head of the international vaccine access organisation Gavi tells The BMJ about the politicising of vaccination, ...
The government’s decision not to introduce a higher rate tax for the most sugary drinks is good news for industry but not for ...
Long meetings involving dozens of clinicians can delay patient care and leave no room for service improvement. It’s time for ...