The Royal College of Physicians has been at the centre of the UK row over physician associates. Adele Waters explores what happened and where it leaves the college now In March 2024 the Royal College ...

An NHS funded autism diagnostic service in Oxfordshire has closed its list to new patients after warning that it could take until 2043 to clear its current waiting list of over 2000 people. Autism at ...

Such medical misogyny and racism is unacceptable,” the inquiry report said. The committee, which heard evidence from a range of witnesses, including medical organisations, ministers, and charities, ...

Weak health systems, increasing drug resistance, and funding shortages are impeding progress towards eliminating malaria, as cases rise but mortality falls, the World Health Organization has said.1 In ...

We’ve been shaken recently in our surgery by some unexpected diagnoses and sudden deaths that have reminded us of how poor doctors can be at predicting the future health of patients. With some people ...

It’s more than 10 years since the publication of the National Review of Asthma Deaths, which revealed that most deaths from asthma in the UK were preventable.1 In the years since, many of the problems ...

The appointee will join the Neurology department in the delivery of clinical excellence within the Neurology service provided at our Bedford site.... Bristol £105,504 to £139,882 a year pa North ...

Technical, rather than bureaucratic, solutions are needed Reforming the NHS by shifting from analogue to digital, from treating sickness to prevention of disease, and from hospital to community care ...

New data on murders of women—released on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women to commence the United Nations’ annual 16 Days of Activism campaign1—paint a devastating ...

John Matheson combined his career as a GP with being an accomplished bridge player, winning the Scottish Cup a record 18 times—the first in 1969, the last in 2022. His achievement was all the more ...

End avoidable harm by tackling stigma and integrating services Despite decades of advances in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment worldwide, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a major ...

A long running congressional investigation into the coronavirus pandemic in the US has concluded, with Democratic and Republican members publishing competing reports. The Republican version alleges ...