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ADHD and autism: Two year minimum waits imposed in fresh NHS rationing drive
Nearly half of England’s NHS integrated care boards (ICBs) have introduced rationing for assessments of autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, with some imposing two year minimum waits for diagnosis in adults and children, a report has found.
Hot drinks and oesophageal cancer: the facts behind the headlines
What was the research, and what did it show? The study, funded by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and led by researchers from Oxford Population Health at the University of Oxford, examined data from around 980 000 adults by combining two large UK cohort studies: UK Biobank and the Million Women Study.
The Great ADHD Myth: What you need to know about Channel 4’s “most controversial show of the year”
The documentary’s exploration of the rapid rise in diagnoses has made a splash, but many experts argue it presented a one sided view, as Jane Feinmann reports A Channel 4 television documentary screened this week—claimed by the Guardian to be the “most controversial show of the year”—has provoked a backlash from experts after airing claims that thousands of children are being drugged into socially acceptable behaviour by medications prescribed for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Weight loss drugs could reduce symptoms of binge eating disorder, research suggests
Commonly used weight loss drugs may help to reduce symptoms of binge eating disorder, the largest review of the evidence to date has suggested.1 But the researchers acknowledged that the evidence remains limited on the benefits of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for people with binge eating disorder who live with obesity.
Medical training posts bill: Why are UK graduates being prioritised, and what are the concerns?
Why is the bill being launched? The UK-wide Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill12 aims to strengthen the domestic workforce by prioritising UK medical graduates for foundation training places, while prioritising UK medical graduates and other doctors with “significant NHS experience” for specialty training places.
Addictive symptoms more important than time spent on phone in predicting suicidal thoughts in young people, study finds
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Elective surgery: Plans to cut waiting lists favour rich patients, says NHS analyst
Government plans to speed up access to elective surgery will favour the wealthiest people in UK society unless explicit rationing is introduced to enable the poorest to get faster treatment, a Nuffield Trust analyst has warned.
Puberty blockers: Former Tavistock clinicians say they wouldn’t refer patients to NHS trial
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Ricky Richardson: paediatrician who development of medical records and helped set up charity Whizz Kidz
News & Views Ricky Richardson:... Ricky Richardson: paediatrician who development of medical records and helped set up charity Whizz Kidz Obituaries BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r420 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r420 Jane Feinmann London jane{at}janefeinmann.com Electronic medical records (EMR) have transformed healthcare in the past two decades.
Puberty blockers: GPs should not be forced to be “specialist gender service,” says report
News & Views Puberty blockers: GPs... Puberty blockers: GPs should not be forced to be “specialist gender service,” says report News BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r214 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r214 GPs are being expected to act as a “specialist gender service” for young people despite lacking training or experience in the area, an independent safety report has warned.
The BMJ appeal 2024-25: Meet the vascular surgeon assisting clinicians in Gaza, where 98% of the population is in a state of humanitarian need
Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist London The war in Gaza continues to claim lives at an alarming rate, and doctors on the ground need support to stem the tide. Jane Feinmann speaks to one doctor who joined the International Rescue Committee’s efforts London based vascular surgeon Mahim Qureshi decided to join an emergency medical team trip to a Gaza hospital after reading that, every day, 10 or more children in Gaza lose one limb or more.
Postdocs count the cost of living in Ireland’s capital
Postdoctoral researchers at one of Ireland’s leading universities say that inadequate pay and living conditions, combined with limited career-development opportunities, have fuelled a decline in their professional status. A survey of postdocs at University College Dublin (UCD) has also revealed gender disparities, with 28% of male postdocs saying they are satisfied with their salaries, compared with just 16% of their female counterparts (see ‘Cheap labour’).
Talha Mohammad Al-Shawaf: advocated for fertility management as a routine part of cancer therapy for young people
Jane Feinmann London jane{at}janefeinmann.com The fact that younger patients with cancer are now offered the chance to have their eggs, embryos, or semen preserved before chemotherapy or radiotherapy is largely down to the efforts of Talha Al-Shawaf.
Calls for system reform as clinical negligence payouts in England climb to £2.9bn
News & Views Calls for system... Calls for system reform as clinical negligence payouts in England climb to £2.9bn News BMJ 2024; 386 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q2014 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;386:q2014 The continuing increase in clinical negligence payments in England—which rose to £2.9bn in 2023-24—is adding fuel to demands for NHS litigation reform.
Adult gender services to be scrutinised after clinicians raise concerns
News & Views Adult gender services... Adult gender services to be scrutinised after clinicians raise concerns News BMJ 2024; 386 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q1788 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;386:q1788 NHS England is carrying out a review of adult gender dysphoria clinics with a remit to explore “broad concerns and issues” reported by “concerned clinicians” during the Cass review of gender identity services for under 18s.
Nearly 900 doctors sign letter urging BMA to abandon inquiry into Cass review
News BMJ 2024; 386 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q1772 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;386:q1772 Doctors and clinical leaders have called on the BMA to abandon its plan to “publicly critique” Hilary Cass’s review of gender identity services for children and teenagers and to retract its demand to allow puberty blockers to be given to children with gender related distress while this evaluation takes place.12 A total of 870 doctors, including 557 BMA members, have signed the letter addressed to Philip...
Puberty blockers: BMA calls for lifting of ban on prescribing to children
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Confidence among NHS staff to speak up about clinical concerns hits five year low
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Puberty blockers: No evidence that a ban has led to “surge” in suicides, finds review
News & Views Puberty blockers: No... Puberty blockers: No evidence that a ban has led to “surge” in suicides, finds review News BMJ 2024; 386 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q1638 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;386:q1638 Claims that a ban on the use of puberty blockers in the care of children and adolescents with gender dysphoria has led to a “surge” or “explosion” of suicides has been denounced as false by a leading expert on suicide in a government review.
Scotland to ask doctors to reduce prescribing of “low value” drugs
News & Views Scotland to ask... Scotland to ask doctors to reduce prescribing of “low value” drugs News BMJ 2024; 386 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q1614 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;386:q1614 The Scottish government is set to publish new guidance for doctors to reduce the use of treatments that are of low or limited value, which would bring Scotland into line with existing policies in England and Wales.
GP who confronted Rishi Sunak received “hundreds” of supportive messages from doctors
News & Views GP who confronted... GP who confronted Rishi Sunak received “hundreds” of supportive messages from doctors News BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q1375 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:q1375 The locum GP Jane Lees-Millais has told The BMJ that she has received “literally hundreds of messages of support” from fellow GPs since she confronted the prime minister about the state of the NHS during a live televised campaign speech earlier this month.
Analysis reveals global post-covid surge in infectious diseases
A large post-covid global surge in common communicable diseases including influenza, measles, tuberculosis, and whooping cough has been identified in a new analysis of data from 60 organisations and public health agencies.
Vaccine shortages worsen the deadliest cholera outbreaks in years
Intended for healthcare professionals News & Views Vaccine shortages... Vaccine shortages worsen the deadliest cholera outbreaks in years Feature Cholera BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q1228 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:q1228 Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist London jane{at}janefeinmann.com The worst cholera outbreaks in 20 years are highlighting the dire shortage of vaccine supplies and the problems of vaccine inequity and manufacturing.
Up to 6% of UK adults might have a food allergy, says report
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MPs debate assisted dying amid protests by both sides
Jane Feinmann freelance journalist, London The UK government has ruled out introducing legislation to allow assisted dying in England and Wales but will allow a free vote if a private member’s bill is introduced, it emerged this week. The government was responding to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee’s report on assisted dying,1 published on Monday 29 April immediately before MPs debated a petition with more than 200 000 signatures on assisted dying.
The world has made no progress in reducing preventable deaths in pregnancy and childbirth, says UN agency
News & Views The world has made no... The world has made no progress in reducing preventable deaths in pregnancy and childbirth, says UN agency News BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q905 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:q905 Women and girls living in poor and marginalised communities have been left out of three decades of advances in sexual and reproductive health, according to a new UN report—with 800 women dying while giving birth globally every day, a figure unchanged since 2016.
Transgender care: doctors are advised to return to “ordinary best practice”
News BMJ 2024; 384 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q742 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;384:q742 Doctors have been urged to return to “ordinary best practice” involving non-medicalised methods such as counselling when treating children and young people with gender dysphoria.
Physician associates should not diagnose patients, says BMA guidance
News BMJ 2024; 384 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q589 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;384:q589 Physician associates (PAs) must be barred from diagnosing patients or from claiming to be “one of the medical team” without stating their job title, say new guidelines1 from the BMA.
Parliament cannot ignore moves to change law on assisted dying in parts of the UK, say MPs
News & Views Parliament cannot... Parliament cannot ignore moves to change law on assisted dying in parts of the UK, say MPs News BMJ 2024; 384 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q533 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;384:q533 MPs have called on the government to take an active lead in discussions on assisted dying as plans in the Isle of Man, Jersey, and Scotland are set to lead to a change in the law.
Strategy to reduce drug use has failed to deliver promised innovations, say MPs
News & Views Strategy to reduce... Strategy to reduce drug use has failed to deliver promised innovations, say MPs News BMJ 2024; 384 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q351 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;384:q351 A 10 year government strategy intended to reduce use of illegal drugs, drug related deaths, and crime by ushering in a new public health approach to drug services has so far failed to deliver, MPs have reported.
UK foreign aid cuts have caused many preventable deaths, MPs warn
News & Views UK foreign aid cuts... UK foreign aid cuts have caused many preventable deaths, MPs warn News BMJ 2024; 384 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q231 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;384:q231 Cuts to the UK’s foreign aid budget have “directly” caused a “horrifying” rise in worldwide deaths during pregnancy and childbirth and must be reversed, a hard hitting report from MPs has concluded.
Health secretary vows to improve maternity services and prioritise women’s health
News & Views Health secretary vows... Health secretary vows to improve maternity services and prioritise women’s health News BMJ 2024; 384 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q161 Cite this as: BMJ 2024;384:q161 The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has welcomed a government pledge to overhaul maternity services, “with a laser-like focus on birth trauma”—alongside prioritising women’s healthcare, notably problem periods, endometriosis, and the menopause.
The BMJ Appeal 2023-24: The Combat squads fighting abductions and forced child marriage
Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist London jane{at}janefeinmann.com Early marriage—commonly associated with violence and kidnapping—is a huge health risk for young girls. An ActionAid UK led initiative is tackling the root cause Ama was 14 when she was abducted on her way home from school in the Upper West region of Ghana. “I was really scared and very worried about what was going to happen to me,” Ama recalls.
New death certification is welcome but risks extra work for GPs, says BMA
News & Views New death... New death certification is welcome but risks extra work for GPs, says BMA News BMJ 2023; 383 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p2964 Cite this as: BMJ 2023;383:p2964 The BMA has given a cautious welcome to changes to the process for certifying deaths in the community in England, designed “to prevent criminal activity and poor practice” and which is due to be introduced next April.
The BMJ Appeal 2023-24: The Syrian health workers pulling 24 hour shifts to keep their maternity hospital open
Feature BMJ Annual Appeal BMJ 2023; 383 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p2822 Cite this as: BMJ 2023;383:p2822 Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist London jane{at}janefeinmann.com Through earthquakes and civil war, the doctors and staff of the Ain Al Bayda Hospital are going above and beyond—even as a funding crisis threatens to shut them down Ghufran, a 22 year old midwife, works a 9 am to 4 pm shift in an antenatal clinic at the Ain Al Bayda Hospital in northwest Syria.
The BMJ Appeal 2023-24: Periods don’t stop for disasters
Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist London jane{at}janefeinmann.com Jane Feinmann reports on ActionAid UK, which champions women’s rights during humanitarian crises The plight of women and girls managing menstruation during humanitarian crises is below the radar of many aid organisations. But it’s a priority for ActionAid UK, the choice for The BMJ’s annual appeal this year—and the charity’s response to the September earthquake in Morocco shows why.
Is the UK losing its world leading covid surveillance network just when it needs it most?
Intended for healthcare professionals Toggle navigation The BMJ logo Toggle top menu News & Views Is the UK losing its... Is the UK losing its world leading covid surveillance network just when it needs it most?
Cholera makes a comeback amid calls to boost vaccine production
News & Views Cholera makes a... Cholera makes a comeback amid calls to boost vaccine production Feature Vaccines BMJ 2023; 380 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p636 Cite this as: BMJ 2023;380:p636 Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist London jane{at}janefeinmann.com Shortages of cholera vaccine and an unexpected surge in outbreaks have brought the fight against cholera to its knees. JaneFeinmann asks why the sudden danger, when a highly effective vaccine has been available for more than 20 years?
The BMJ Appeal 2022-23: How safe burial helped end the 2022 Ebola epidemic
Safety and dignity When the 2022 Ebola outbreak was confirmed in Uganda, specialist teams of volunteers, trained in safe and dignified burial protocol and psychosocial first aid, were rapidly deployed to the town of Mubende, at the centre of the epidemic. “A slow response means the virus can spread,” says Nichol. “Safe and dignified burials are very labour intensive.
The BMJ Appeal 2022-23: Cholera on the rise and how IFRC is working to fight it
Community epidemiologists “It’s women and girls who traditionally take on the burden of caring for sick people, commonly walking long distances to collect water for the household. And so older women are most often recruited as volunteers as the most permanent—and often the most trusted—members of the community,” Machado adds. As well as learning skills in hygiene promotion and administering ORT, each volunteer is trained in basic epidemiology.
Tackling the aftermath of Pakistan’s record floods
The IFRC’s unique power At the time of writing, around 2.2 million houses in 200 villages are still uninhabitable, and only about 12 000 of the people displaced have been able to return home, but the IFRC is confident that from January it can refocus its efforts on rehabilitating them. Its ability to take on such disasters shows once again the unique power and agility of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation.
Should “safe space” material be kept confidential?
News & Views Should “safe space”... Should “safe space” material be kept confidential? Feature BMJ 2022; 378 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o1944 Cite this as: BMJ 2022;378:o1944 Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist London, UK jane{at}janefeinmann.com From April 2023 the new Health Services Safety Investigations Body will require doctors to be candid about errors that have led to patient harm. But can medics trust that material given in this “safe space” won’t be used against them?
Diabetes support moves into the workplace
Michael Collins relied on mainstream medicine to manage his type 2 diabetes for nearly 20 years — during which time he became morbidly...
The BMJ appeal 2021-22: “Doctors must raise their voices to advocate for those in Afghanistan”
Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist London, UK jane{at}janefeinmann.com The BMJ’s annual appeal is this year raising money to support the work of MSF in Afghanistan. Jane Feinmann hears about the importance of advocacy from doctors around the world in supporting this work For an organisation funded entirely by private donations, the scale of Médecins Sans Frontières’s humanitarian operation in Afghanistan at the start of 2022 is significant.
The BMJ appeal 2021-22: “Without this team there would have been many more deaths”-the MSF workers dealing with mass casualty incidents in Afghanistan | The BMJ
Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist London, UK jane{at}janefeinmann.com The BMJ’s annual appeal is this year supporting the work of MSF in Afghanistan. Jane Feinmann looks at how MSF helps care teams boost survival after a major influx of injured patients “If you do a good triage, you ensure that limited hospital resources are focused on the most urgent cases,” says Yves Wailly, an emergency department nurse and medical adviser to Médecins Sans Frontières in Afghanistan.
The BMJ appeal 2021-22: “We can’t turn women away”-providing maternity care under pressure in Afghanistan
Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist London, UK jane{at}janefeinmann.com The BMJ’s annual appeal is this year supporting the work of MSF in Afghanistan. Jane Feinmann heard about the charity’s work to provide free healthcare for Afghan women and babies in increasingly challenging circumstances How to donate Please give generously to The BMJ’s appeal for 2021-22. Donations can be made at msf.org.uk/bmj The 2021-22 appeal is being generously supported by the Green Room Charitable Trust.
The BMJ appeal 2021-22: MSF is working to ensure the people of Afghanistan have access to healthcare
Intended for healthcare professionals Toggle navigation The BMJ logo Toggle top menu News & Views The BMJ appeal 2021-22...
What happened to our national emergency stockpiles?
News & Views What happened to our... What happened to our national emergency stockpiles? Feature Covid-19 BMJ 2021; 375 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2849 (Published 30 November 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;375:n2849 Read our latest coverage of the coronavirus pandemic Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist London jane{at}janefeinmann.com When the pandemic began, many nations’ emergency stockpiles came into the spotlight—and were found wanting.
Covid-19: global vaccine production is a mess and shortages are down to more than just hoarding
News & Views Covid-19: global... Covid-19: global vaccine production is a mess and shortages are down to more than just hoarding Feature BMJ 2021; 375 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2375 (Published 28 October 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;375:n2375 Read our latest coverage of the coronavirus pandemic Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist London jane{at}janefeinmann.com Vaccination efforts around the world are being restrained by a shortage of doses.
How the world is (not) handling surplus doses and expiring vaccines
Jane Feinmann, freelance journalist London, UK jane{at}janefeinmann.com Wealthy countries, including the UK, have secured hundreds of millions of covid vaccines that they no longer need or cannot use.
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