Plans to give government ministers more power over NICE risks opening the door to political interference in decisions over new treatments, health economists have warned. @francisjruizhe.bsky.social @bmj.com @lshtm.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Careers clinic: My colleague made a racist comment—what should I do? Read all the advice: www.bmj.com/content/391/... @themdu.bsky.social @bmj.com @gmcuk.bsky.social @britishima.bsky.social

💡Resident doctors starting a new rotation? WRDC members share tips! ✅ Don’t forget the essentials – Divya Singh ✅ Plan your learning goals – Imogen John Read their advice in the BMJ blog 👉 www.bmj.com/content/391/...

How can I prepare for the first day of a new rotation? Starting a new rotation can be daunting, but a little planning can help ease the transition, @emahase.bsky.social hears www.bmj.com/content/391/...

1,600+ fossil fuel lobbyists at COP30, outnumbering every delegation except Brazil This isn’t ‘dialogue’; it’s the industry responsible for the crisis hijacking the negotiations meant to stop it If this doesn’t make you furious, you’re not paying attention www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“I recall one particular incident while I was on a night shift clerking a patient who stated, ‘I don’t bloody believe it. The doctor’s a bloody black bastard.’ I was 18 weeks pregnant with twins and felt completely helpless." @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/380/...

Looking for a doctor to write some advice on preparing to give evidence to a coroner's court. It would be about 300 words. DM or email me - [email protected] - if you're interested! @bmj.com

I'm looking for a doctor to write 300 words for @bmj.com re advice on what to do if your colleague makes a racist comment. Get in touch if you're interested! DMs open or email - [email protected]

I care about the climate crisis but what can I actually do? From small daily adjustments to influencing national policy, doctors can make a difference, @emahase.bsky.social hears

Care about climate change but feeling a bit helpless? In this year's annual climate issue of @bmj.com doctors share their advice on practical actions doctors can take... Read all the advice here: www.bmj.com/content/391/...

How can doctors prepare for specialty training interviews? "You cannot have too much help or practice." As specialty training interviews approach, @emahase.bsky.social hears advice from those who have been through them www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Attacks on healthcare workers and facilities have surged in the past five years. Our new data visualisations unpack this disturbing trend and its impact on global health www.bmj.com/content/391/...

I'm looking for doctors to write for @bmj.com re advice for trainees on preparing for a new rotation. Get in touch if you're interested! DMs open or email - [email protected]

✍️'Supporting our colleagues who are at risk of burnout has never been more important' SCC chair Dr Joanna Bredski writes in @bmj.com on how doctors can support colleagues who are struggling ⬇️

“Two of the simplest yet most effective things you can do are to listen and to demonstrate empathy." I think my colleague is struggling, what can I do? @emahase.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Careers clinic: I think my colleague is struggling, what can I do? Read all the advice: www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Patients are ordering counterfeit versions of weight loss drugs that are still in clinical trials, experts have warned. They say more needs to be done to crackdown on the dangerous illicit market. @bmj.com @londonassembly.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/390/...

What adjustments can I ask for as a pregnant doctor? It’s crucial that pregnant doctors know their rights and who to ask for support, @emahase.bsky.social hears www.bmj.com/content/390/...

I was on @bbc5live.bsky.social breakfast this morning talking about the @bmj.com investigation into NHS weight loss drugs from @emahase.bsky.social. Only 18/42 ICBs are prescribing Mounjaro two months after phased roll out started. Only 9 had funding for the first cohort. www.bmj.com/content/390/...

More than 100 international doctors and health workers who have volunteered in Gaza have signed an open letter urging the global community to take action to protect civilians and healthcare workers from Israel’s "catastrophic and targeted assault" www.bmj.com/content/390/...

NHS staff are increasingly reporting inappropriate filming by members of the public while they're trying to work. Here's what you can do if you find yourself in this situation 👇 @bmj.com @mddus-news.bsky.social @unison.org.uk www.bmj.com/content/390/...

500+ paediatricians & child health experts have called on the RCPCH to “condemn the Israeli government” over its attacks on children in Gaza Over 18k children have been killed & at least 100 have starved to death @cha4p.bsky.social @hrw.org @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/390/...

"I knew that if we were in Canada, this is a boy who would easily be treatable . . . and yet we just had to sit there and watch him die." Doctors and aid workers describe watching helplessly as Palestinian children die of starvation and treatable injuries www.bmj.com/content/390/...

“We had to sit and watch that little boy die” Doctors are watching helplessly as Palestinian children die of starvation and treatable injuries in Gaza Read the full story here: www.bmj.com/content/390/... @bmj.com @oxfaminternational.bsky.social @oxfameu.bsky.social @medicalaidpal.bsky.social

Doctors and aid workers are watching helplessly as Palestinian children die of starvation and treatable injuries, as the malnutrition crisis in Gaza reaches catastrophic levels. @emahase.bsky.social for @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/390/...

“Doctors, nurses, journalists, humanitarians are fainting due to hunger and exhaustion while performing their duties," says Juliette Touma @unrwa.org Read the full story here @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Pleased to be featured in this interesting article by @emahase.bsky.social looking at declines in alcohol consumption among young people, discussing some of the work led by @jholmessheff.bsky.social and @sarg-scharr.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/390/...

“My portfolio career was born out of a desperate need to keep my non-clinical interests alive." Many doctors are turning to portfolio careers to reduce burnout and improve morale, @emahase.bsky.social _ hears www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Doctors - how do you introduce yourself to patients? Sometimes it's not as simple as it sounds. Read the latest @bmj.com careers clinic to see how these doctors handle it 👉 www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Is ADHD prevalence increasing? It’s a question that has puzzled clinicians, service providers, and the public. @emahase.bsky.social looks at the latest attempt to size up the problem www.bmj.com/content/389/...

I am being undermined by a colleague—what should I do? @claregerada.bsky.social @medicalprotection.bsky.social give their advice on how to handle these situations www.bmj.com/content/389/... @bmj.com

How can you prepare for the first day of FY1? I'm looking for resident doctors who can provide advice for an upcoming @bmj.com careers clinic. Drop me a DM or email [email protected] if you're interested!

✨ Has someone inspired you during your medical career? ✨ @emahase.bsky.social wants to hear from you! Please email [email protected] with their name, job title, and why you want to nominate them, and they could be featured as a role model in The BMJ.

I'm looking for doctors to answer the question - "How should I introduce myself to patients?" - for an upcoming @bmj.com careers piece. Interested? Please drop me an email - [email protected]

Very excited to be starting as Careers Editor @bmj.com today - holding the fort for the wonderful @abirimmer.bsky.social while she's away. Please get in touch with workforce issues we should be covering, if you have a fun hobby that improves your wellbeing, or a role model nomination

AI has potential, but for me it isn't there yet and we need to be careful about making assumptions, particularly in public health where stats need to be combined with human interpretation. Its good to see evidence emerging, let's hope to see more in this space!

AI tools have a lot of potential to improve medicine and the healthcare landscape. But how are they regulated? And what does 'gold standard' evidence look like? @jessrmorley.bsky.social @xiaoliu.bsky.social @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

#BMJExclusive Experts have voiced concerns over the significant presence of industry figures on the UK government’s new Food Strategy Advisory Board, after it emerged that 50% of its membership represented food companies and distributors. @emahase.bsky.social reports www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Gaza: US doctor at bombed hospital says “the world doesn’t seem to care” Speaking from Nasser, @ferozesidhwa.bsky.social says doctors feel "abandoned by the world" amid renewed Israeli airstrikes. @medicalaidpal.bsky.social @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/...

I'm at NICE conf in Manchester today. Come say hello if you're here!

Measles is back. A sad state of affairs, globally, reported by @emahase.bsky.social in this week’s @bmj.com. It’s not just a US issue, it’s worldwide. www.bmj.com/content/388/... #MedSky #Vaccination #Measles

Gaza: Doctors and aid workers describe “massacre” as Israeli attacks kill 400+ people overnight Mohammad Qishta, MSF doctor at Nasser Hospital, said they received “bodies and parts of bodies, most of them children and women.” @bmj.com @msf.ca @medicalaidpal.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/388/...

BREAKING: Prime minister announces govt will abolish @nhsenglandldn.bsky.social "I have absolutely no intention of wasting time with a big costly reorganisation" - @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social told me in Dec 2023. Clearly the temptation - and perhaps his frustration proved too much

A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.” Absurd we still need to go through this 🧪👩‍🔬

Gaza’s health system is “completely eviscerated”—what happens now? buff.ly/4blPIU0 @emahase.bsky.social

Sixteen months of bombings and attacks have "completely eviscerated" Gaza’s health system and workforce. I spoke to Palestinian doctors about what needs to happen next and how UK and international doctors can help 👇 @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Doctors are finding it increasingly difficult to provide healthcare in Sudan, including for sick and malnourished children, as violence escalates and supplies of food and surgical equipment dwindle, MSF has said. @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/...

The Letby case has made new headlines after an international medical panel said its review found “no evidence to support malfeasance.” So what happens now? www.bmj.com/content/388/...

From today’s @bmj.com, @emahase.bsky.social reports on the “utter failure” of successive governments to deal with the worsening obesity crisis. In this case referring to England, but the problem is a much more widespread one. The commercial determinants of health are strong. #MedSky #PublicHealth

@emahase.bsky.social reports from today's press conference on the medical evidence of Lucy Letby's convictions. The independent panel conlcuded that there was “no medical evidence to support malfeasance” and that the deaths were the result of “either natural causes or bad medical care.”