Resident doctors in Scotland have voted to go on strike for four days in January, after accusing the Scottish government of breaking its promise on pay restoration. Scotland has been the only UK ...
Controversial changes to the GP contract have seen relations between the government and GP leaders sour in recent months, and the row is now threatening to spill over into next year’s negotiations.
The BMA has said that it will adopt a “constructive spirit” to try to avoid further strike action by resident doctors in 2026, as the latest five day walkout came to an end on 22 December. Jack ...
The dispute between resident doctors and the Department of Health and Social Care has reached a point of deadlock, with more strikes happening in the run up to Christmas. Although pay restoration has ...
With flu surging again, Stephen Reicher and colleagues draw on the experience of covid-19 to argue that predictable winter pressures demand more than individual responsibility, they also require ...
In October 2025, foundation year one (FY1) doctors in England voted for industrial action against the UK government, not only over reduced pay but also, for the first time, over specialty training ...
Cultural competency is not enough for palliative medicine to build trust and offer good deaths to all, write Jamilla Akhter Hussain , Rekha Vijayshankar , and Mary Hodgson Death, dying, and grief are ...
We live in a world of lies, damned lies, and AI hallucinations. A US publication calculated that Donald Trump told 30 573 lies during his first term as president.1 Trump is neither alone nor ...
An emphasis on overdiagnosis must not overshadow the issue of access to care, writes Lade Smith News of the UK government’s review into rising demand for mental health, attention deficit hyperactivity ...
Resident doctors in Wales have voted to accept a new contract that includes an increase in basic pay, more flexible study leave, and a review of training bottlenecks.1 The new contract, which will ...
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At the time, effective treatment was still emerging, the UN response was fragmented, and some agencies were at odds over the ...