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How the lack of government is affecting healthcare in Northern Ireland

Two years since the devolved administration collapsed, Niamh Griffin finds ‘a huge hiatus in health’, including ballooning waiting lists, growing staff shortages and stalled hospital reform

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Editorial

The NHS long term plan and public health

EditorialThe NHS long term plan

BMJ opinionThe NHS long term plan: the road from plan to improvements for patients

Views & reviews

David Oliver: Ageing, risk, and public perception

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Develop new roles to retain senior GPs, says partnership review

NewsNew business models would boost GP partnerships, says review

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The BMJ Charity Appeal

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Is TED dead?—a return to good-old fashioned conversation

Zackary Berger’s weekly research reviews—14 January 2019

The NHS long term plan: the road from plan to improvements for patients

Peter Brindley: But why are we here?

Tessa Richards: Setting research priorities—the people’s choice

Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Naming the digits: the index finger

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Latest opinion and features

Views & reviews

Dehumanising migrants dehumanises us all

Views & reviews

Why is Matt Hancock actively ruling out minimum unit pricing for alcohol?

Editorial

Unacceptable variation in radiation doses from CT scans

ResearchInternational variation in radiation dose for computed tomography examinations

Views & reviews

Gabriel Weston: Sing a song of lung health

Editor's choice

We can change practice—can we also change culture?

Views & reviews

Safe surgeries: how Doctors of the World are helping migrants access healthcare

Observations

What the NHS long term plan leaves out

Editorial

The hidden power of corporations

FeatureMaking China safe for Coke: how Coca-Cola shaped obesity science and policy in China

Feature

Making China safe for Coke: how Coca-Cola shaped obesity science and policy in China

EditorialThe hidden power of corporations

Views & reviews

Helen Salisbury: When policy doesn’t match evidence

Observations

Laurie Tomlinson: Adventures in nephrology

Feature

How virtual reality is changing medical practice: “Doctors want to use this to give better patient outcomes”

Views & reviews

David Oliver: The drama of navigating social care

Views & reviews

Tim Spector: Butter or margarine? Food religion challenged

Editorial

The NHS long term plan

NewsPlan pledges improvements in stroke, heart attacks, and mental health

NewsCare to be shifted away from hospitals in “21st century” service model

NewsAll patients to have access to online GP consultations by 2023-24

ObservationsWhat the NHS long term plan leaves out

Editorial

Tackling female genital mutilation in the UK

BMJ opinionThe narrative around FGM needs to move beyond prosecution

Feature

The future of doctors’ messes

Views & reviews

Clare Gerada: We need a complaints code of conduct

Editorial

Surgery or conservative management for Achilles tendon rupture?

ResearchOperative treatment versus nonoperative treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures

BMJ opinionSurgeons should know when not to operate

Feature

Healthcare for the Rohingya people: traumatised by violence, trapped in squalor

Editor's choice

Pledges for the new year

Latest news

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Pay, workflow, and staff vacancies are most pressing issues, say hospital doctors

News

Friendship: a ticket to a healthier life

News

NHS pays £1.1m compensation to Jimmy Savile’s victims

News

Former British Cycling doctor faces allegations he hid truth about ordering testosterone

News

New business models would boost GP partnerships, says review

NewsDevelop new roles to retain senior GPs, says partnership review

News

Show patients evidence for treatment “add-ons,” fertility clinics are told

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