Doctors from black and ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely than white doctors to be considered suitable to apply for specialty training jobs, an analysis of new data obtained for The BMJ has found.
Feb 12, 2020
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Prescribing for self, family, friends and colleagues is widespread among young Irish doctors, suggest the results of a survey, published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
Dec 3, 2019
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UK doctors think Britain's exit from the European Union (EU), dubbed Brexit, will be very bad for the NHS, reveal the results of an anonymised survey of their political beliefs and voting patterns, published online in the ...
Jul 30, 2018
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A study looking at the personal perceptions and experiences of patients, families and healthcare professionals has highlighted the need for improvement in symptom management for end of life care.
May 4, 2018
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Assisted dying can be a divisive and polarising subject. But there is one aspect on which most people probably agree – the need to improve the conversations people have about death.
Nov 24, 2017
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Sara Dalby never imagined she would one day operate on patients when she started studying nursing.
Oct 13, 2017
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Experts at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva (3-5 June) will look at what can happen when doctors are called on to help with a medical emergency (for example on board an aircraft, a so called 'good Samaritan' ...
Jun 5, 2017
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Research into views on whether doctors should be fully registered to practise on graduation has highlighted scope for improvements in the medical education training system. Students would benefit from more hands-on training ...
Feb 23, 2016
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Male doctors have nearly two and half times increased odds of having medico-legal action taken against them than their female counterparts, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine. A better ...
Aug 12, 2015
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UK doctors subject to complaints procedures are at significant risk of becoming severely depressed and suicidal, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Jan 15, 2015
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