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Smear tests are only for asymptomatic women. that’s the point of this BMJ column about cervical smears
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Continue Reading →BMJ column; Research press releases need better policing.
free link to BMJ column Last year Carmel Turner and I went to the Selling Sickness conference to present our case for making press releases better. We suggested that guidelines would be useful – and as I explain in the BMJ column, linked to above, guidelines have helped in the reporting of RCTs via the […]
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Continue Reading →Inside Health 22/4/14
We’re talking about acute kidney injury (used to be known as acute renal failure) tonight on Radio 4 at 9pm. There has been a paper today resulting in headlines like ‘Thousands die of thirst and poor care in NHS’ ‘1,000 patients die each month from avoidable kidney problems” Today programme, at 1.22 Updated; full […]
Continue Reading →Saatchi Bill – not useful and potentially dangerous
This is the Saatchi Bill . This is the consultation document . Here’s where you can respond – until 25th April. Here’s my Response to Draft Legislation of Medical Innovation Bill. 1. I am GP in Glasgow. I also write and broadcast for the medical and lay press. I have a strong interest in evidence based medicine […]
Continue Reading →Inside Health, video calling your GP. 15/4/14
on video link consultations https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-to-benefit-from-improved-gp-care Same-day hubs are a ‘national imperative’, claims under fire ICB Click to access JPHCOSPMorganJune2013.pdf http://jtt.sagepub.com/content/16/8/417.full.pdf+html?hwoaspck=true http://www.pifonline.org.uk/web-based-consultations-for-diabetes-using-skype-shows-early-promise/ http://www.afao.org.au/library/hiv-australia/volume-10/vol.-10-number-2/telehealth-in-general-practice-providing-alternative-access-options#.U0zyLvldU40 http://bma.org.uk/news-views-analysis/news/2013/august/talking-telehealth-crossroads-for-consultations Click to access 2012telehealth_skype.pdf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21735417 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imj.12323/full http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23782753 On telehealth Links via http://margaretmccartney.com/2012/11/15/links-about-telehealth/ On health apps http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f1811?ijkey=Z0smOczk2xpb6Iz&keytype=ref
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