David worked as a print journalist for 10 years, primarily on healthcare titles. He then worked briefly for a dotcom start-up in 2000 before joining the UK Food Standards Agency as head of web/editorial in 2001, where he launched and developed its websites, intranet and blogs. He joined the BMJ in March 2008 as editor of bmj.com and is now also the journal's readers' editor.

Competing Interests

Have you in the past five years accepted the following from an organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of papers in the BMJ?

Reimbursement for attending a symposium?
No

A fee for speaking?
No

A fee for organising education?
No

Funds for research?
No

Funds for a member of staff?
No

Fees for consulting?
No

Have you in the past five years been employed by any organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of papers in the BMJ?
No

Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organisation?
No

Do you have any other competing financial interests?
No

I have no competing interests/I have the following competing interests?
None