Intended for healthcare professionals

The NHS is failing us, but we are failing it too

We urgently need a grown up national conversation about our contract with the NHS and our commitment to our own population health, writes Christina Pagel

Opinion∙Refusing to negotiate NHS pay is a false economy News∙NHS pay: Leaders call for government to negotiate amid concerns over “level of risk” in NHS

On the 12th Day of Christmas, a Statistician Sent to Me . . .

The BMJ’s statistical editors relish a quiet Christmas, so make their wish come true and pay attention to the list of common statistical faux pas presented here by Riley and colleagues

feature | Dec 20

On the 12th Day of Christmas, a Statistician Sent to Me . . .

The BMJ’s statistical editors relish a quiet Christmas, so make their wish come true and pay attention to the list of common statistical faux pas presented here by Riley and colleagues

feature

Dec 20

Christmas 2022: Direct Uptake of Nutrition and Caffeine Study (DUNCS)

How long does it take to achieve optimal palatability of a cup of tea? What is the best biscuit for busy NHS staff tea breaks? Find out the answers to these all important questions with the findings of the DUNC study

research | Dec 19

Christmas 2022: Direct Uptake of Nutrition and Caffeine Study (DUNCS)

research

Dec 19

Christmas 2022: Careful, kind care is our compass out of the pandemic fog

Victor Montori and Dominique Allwood argue that industrialised healthcare is humanly and financially unsustainable. The way forward demands a radical change in healthcare to create the conditions for careful and kind care

opinion | Dec 14

Christmas 2022: Careful, kind care is our compass out of the pandemic fog

opinion

Dec 14

Scotland passes bill making it easier to legally change gender

news | Dec 23

Scarlet fever infections rise to nearly 30 000, UKHSA reports

news | Dec 23

Crumbs of comfort in this time of despair

editor's choice | Dec 22

Covid-19: What can China learn from Hong Kong and Singapore about exiting zero covid

opinion | Dec 21

Covid-19: UK deaths from all causes 3.1% above average during the pandemic

news | Dec 20

What can the NHS learn from other countries on workforce planning?

opinion | Dec 20

Junior doctors are cutting back on food and heating amid cost of living crisis, BMA poll finds

news | Dec 20

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We must set our sights on a fundamental economic reset with planetary health at its core, argue Kent Buse and colleagues

opinion

Oct 12

Children have a right to clean air, and we must fight for it to become a reality

Stronger air quality targets are key to safeguard the health of current and future generations, writes Camilla Kingdon

opinion

Oct 13

COP27: What can we expect from this year’s climate change conference?

feature | Oct 13

editorial | Oct 12

Transport and health on the path to a net zero carbon world

analysis | Oct 12

Mobilising hope to overcome climate despair

editorial | Oct 12

BMJ Medicine

Association between menstrual cycle length and covid-19 vaccination

This new global retrospective cohort study sought to identify whether covid vaccines are associated with menstrual changes. What were the findings?

Sep 27

Exertional heat stroke: pathophysiology and risk factors

Exertional heat stroke, the third leading cause of mortality in athletes during physical activity, is the most severe manifestation of exertional heat illnesses

Oct 11

Core outcome sets in medical research

Oct 17

Consistency of covid-19 trial preprints with published reports and impact for decision making

Oct 3

Associations between patterns of modifiable risk factors in mid-life to late life and longevity

Sep 26

Burden and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among people using illicit opioids

Sep 28