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The uncomfortable reality of private healthcare and why we can’t ignore it
The GMC let hundreds of doctors practice without fully verifying their identities—what does this do to public trust?
Some On-Call thoughts on the new speciality training application data
Are today’s doctors practicing a vocation or just shift-workers?
Why the BMA actually resisted the founding of the NHS
Has the BMA played the strike card too early?
The BMA rejects latest offer in just 4 hours, but was it designed to be accepted or just to set the narrative?
How some patients remind us of medicine’s persistent attempts to fix the unfixable
Why certainty and authority can be seductive (but dangerous) when it comes to clinical care.
Northumbria proves that slashing waiting times isn’t just political lip service
Replacing the broken phone system is overdue — but are GPs ready for the tidal wave of demand that could follow?
Is the government's new ranking system a fair and useful representation of NHS trusts?
The GMC is stalling on replacing the PLAB exam with the UKMLA, why?
What should doctors do when symptoms are real, but the science doesn’t have the answers...
