When Mark Ashworth began working as a GP in the Hurley practice in south London he was told that his predecessor, Montague Levine, described as the most colourful coroner in the country in his ...

Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease that continues to devastate the most vulnerable, including migrant and refugee communities in the shadows of global crises According to the World ...

Healthcare situations in Sudan and South Sudan are continuing to worsen amid threats of armed conflict, population displacements, economic catastrophe, and flooding. Brian Kennedy reports South Sudan ...

One of the huge attractions of practising medicine in the UK is that we can make our treatment decisions according to our patient’s clinical need, not their ability to pay. Most of the time, I don’t ...

Finally, we’re here. After months of heated debates, social media uproar, royal colleges in turmoil, and the reputation of many national organisations being questioned, the worm has turned. The health ...

Baku’s COP29 climate talks ended on 24 November with a finance deal that fell far short of some countries’ expectations, while others hailed it as a success. After two weeks of intense—and often ...

Guideline directed medical therapy for heart failure for older people with frailty may do more harm than good, say Henry Woodford and colleagues The management of heart failure is evolving. Recent ...

NHS managers who silence whistleblowing doctors or endanger patients through misconduct could be sacked and permanently barred from working in the NHS, under new proposals. Regulating health service ...

We thank Eddy and colleagues for their article on medical leadership,1 recognised as essential in postgraduate medical training.2 We have two important additions. Firstly, the Healthcare Leadership ...

Eddy’s article is an excellent resource for resident doctors to encourage leadership experience.1 Leadership is a key skill for all doctors. The General Medical Council states that, whatever their ...

Maurice King said he was not ambitious to be a professor or head of department, rather he wanted “to make the world turn better.” He understood his efforts might not be received in the spirit they ...

There is a stark mismatch between the current wonders of medical science and the relentless erosion of humanity of care in our healthcare services. It is time to put compassion back into healthcare.