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Presents tips of writing a medical paper in Great Britain. Identification of writing the concluding part as a helpful step for an easy paper formulation; Disadvantages of concentrating on the introductory part of the paper; Significance of formulating an interesting title.

The article presents abstracts on medical topics which include the gastroscopy rate in general practitioner practice populations in Great Britain, randomised prospective trial of transnasal and standard upper diagnostic endoscopy under local anesthetic, and guidelines on the endoscopic assessment of gastric polyps.

Focuses on the use of computer system for the publication of the journal 'British Medical Journal' in Great Britain. Scheme on the use of computer system in the editorial office; Problems relating to computer systems; Advantage on the use of computer systems.

Reports developments related to medicine in Great Britain. Delay of the publication of the green paper report on general practice; Recommendation of the Social Services Select Committee for extra funding; Criticisms of the pharmaceutical price regulation scheme in the country.

Reports developments related to medicine in Great Britain. Uses of a plastic drip set; Usefulness of waste papers; Preference to live in Africa.

A timeline is presented that shows the history of the development of the drug paroxetine and the Study 329 randomized controlled trial of paroxetine in adolescents with depression from 1992 to 2015.

This paper briefly outlines health advisor L.W. Harrison's contribution to venereology or genitourinary (GU) medicine, and shows how his principles of good practice fulfil many of the principles of clinical governance. The paper then outlines some general principles of clinical governance and indicate how they relate to GU medicine. Harrison set up the specialty on a firm foundation of clinical excellence that fulfils many of the latest requirements. He would have been thrilled to see how the specialty has broadened and would have applauded the drive for excellence. However, he might have been concerned over the literature on clinical governance, reminding that the pursuit is excellence of clinical care for the patient, and that clinical governance must not become an end in itself.

The alleviation of suffering has been described as a central goal of medicine. A familiarity with this subject may have great practical benefit, while promoting reflection upon medicine more generally. This paper describes a study day for medical students that encourages them to think about suffering. A variety of texts in different media were used as the basis of group discussion. Sources reflected the range of suffering that may be encountered, including suffering from causes not normally considered to be "medical". An evaluation of the study day was performed, using the nominal group technique, suggesting that the day was both popular and had achieved its goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents the medical studies featured in the 'British Medical Journal' in Great Britain. Focus of the majority of the papers on epidemiology; Number of citations received by the studies included in the list; Citation of pharmacologically oriented papers with the highest ratings. INSETS: 1940s;Concourse No 2;The BMJ's top 50.

The article offers various developments taking place in the field of medicine in Great Britain. It is reported that, a woman from the Republic of Ireland has won a court case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against the restrictive abortion legislation of Ireland, to go for abortion. The government of Great Britain, as reported, had issued a white paper in July 2010 indicating that it will bring a value-based pricing policy for medicines by the year 2014.

The article reports that the periodical "BMJ: British Medical Journal" is launching its seventh annual awards to be held in May 2015 and requests for nominations. It further discusses several categories for 2015 awards including Great Britain research paper of the year, lifetime achievement award and women's health team award.

In June 2008 the UK government, supported by the Royal College of Nursing, stated that nursing care would be measured for compassion. This paper considers the implications of this statement by critically examining the relationship of compassion to care from a variety of perspectives. It is argued that the current market-driven approaches to healthcare involve redefining care as a pale imitation, even parody, of the traditional approach of the nurse as "my brother's keeper". Attempts to measure such parody can only measure artificial techniques and give rise to a McDonald's-type nursing care rather than heartfelt care. The arguments of this paper, although applied to nursing, also apply to medicine and healthcare generally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article questions the evidence underpinning Public Health England's (PHE) endorsement of the safety of efficacy of electronic cigarettes as an aid to quitting smoking. It defines the role of e-cigarettes and examines the quality of evidence cited by the PHE. Also discussed are the adverse health effects of e-cigarettes on young non-smokers, by-standers and the general public, and concerns about the lack of restrictions of e-cigarette use in cars.

Reports developments related to medicine in Great Britain. List of proposals in the white paper; Plan of the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council for Research to study twins with rheumatoid arthritis; Selection of Edward Parks, vice chairman of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals as the chairman of the committee.

The author reflects on publishing medical journals. He states that medical journals need to be informative, reflect debate and controversy, and protect the rights of patients and their carers. He stresses the difference of the consent for the publication of details and the consent in medicine. He mentions the parental responsibility of adoptive parents for their children in the law of Great Britain.

Presents broadcasting programs and papers on medicine in Great Britain. Medical issues discussed in the television program 'Expert Opinion' from BBC 2; Coverage of smallpox tragedy by the papers 'Birmingham Evening Mail' and 'Sunday Mercury'; Message of the radio program 'Woman's Hour' from BBC Radio 4.

Objectives: To determine health and equity benefits and cost effectiveness of policies to reduce or eliminate trans fatty acids from processed foods, compared with consumption remaining at most recent levels in England.Design: Epidemiological modelling study.Setting: Data from National Diet and Nutrition Survey, Low Income Diet and Nutrition Survey, Office of National Statistics, and health economic data from other published studiesParticipants: Adults aged ≥25, stratified by fifths of socioeconomic circumstance.Interventions: Total ban on trans fatty acids in processed foods; improved labelling of trans fatty acids; bans on trans fatty acids in restaurants and takeaways.Main Outcome Measures: Deaths from coronary heart disease prevented or postponed; life years gained; quality adjusted life years gained. Policy costs to government and industry; policy savings from reductions in direct healthcare, informal care, and productivity loss.Results: A total ban on trans fatty acids in processed foods might prevent or postpone about 7200 deaths (2.6%) from coronary heart disease from 2015-20 and reduce inequality in mortality from coronary heart disease by about 3000 deaths (15%). Policies to improve labelling or simply remove trans fatty acids from restaurants/fast food could save between 1800 (0.7%) and 3500 (1.3%) deaths from coronary heart disease and reduce inequalities by 600 (3%) to 1500 (7%) deaths, thus making them at best half as effective. A total ban would have the greatest net cost savings of about £265m (€361m, $415m) excluding reformulation costs, or £64m if substantial reformulation costs are incurred outside the normal cycle.Conclusions: A regulatory policy to eliminate trans fatty acids from processed foods in England would be the most effective and equitable policy option. Intermediate policies would also be beneficial. Simply continuing to rely on industry to voluntary reformulate products, however, could have negative health and economic outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the position of the British Medical Association (BMA) on the issue of abortion time limits in Great Britain. Motion debated by BMA; Developments in medicine on which supporters of the motion focused; Reason behind the option of women for abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Background: Conflict in healthcare is a well-recognised but under-examined phenomenon. Little is known about the prevalence and causes of conflict across paediatric specialties.Objective: To report the frequency and characteristics of conflict in a paediatric hospital.Design and Setting: An explanatory sequential mixed-method approach was adopted. A bespoke questionnaire recorded frequency, severity, cause and staff involved in conflict prospectively. Data were recorded for the same two 12-week periods in 2013 and 2014, in one UK children's teaching hospital. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and correlation, the findings of which informed the construction of a semistructured interview schedule. Qualitative interviews were conducted with six key informant healthcare professionals to aid data interpretation; interviews were analysed thematically.Results: 136 individual episodes of conflict were reported. The three most common causes were 'communication breakdown', 'disagreements about treatment' and 'unrealistic expectations'. Over 448 h of healthcare professional time was taken up by these conflicts; most often staff nurses, consultants, doctors in training and matrons. The mean severity rating was 4.9 out of 10. Qualitative interviews revealed consensus regarding whether conflicts were ranked as low, medium or high severity, and explanations regarding why neurology recorded the highest number of conflicts in the observed period.Conclusions: Conflict is prevalent across paediatric specialties, and particularly in neurology, general paediatrics and neonatology. Considerable staff time is taken in managing conflict, indicating a need to focus resources on supporting staff to resolve conflict, notably managing communication breakdown. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Editorial. Presents an announcement by the British Medical Journal Publishing Group (BMJ) of the creation of some controls on bmj.com which will have some users paying for some content. Decision made as revenues decrease from fewer paper subscriptions due to the currently free access website and as job advertisers use the National Health Service web site and UK Pharmaceuticals advertise less; Plan which will allow BMA members and users of the World Bank's low to lower middle income countries free access in addition to keeping the studentbmg.com site free; Timetable and exemptions from new fee schedule.

Editorial. Comments on the paper 'Delivering the NHS Plan,' which discusses the government's strategy for Great Britain's National Health Service. Commitment to a tax based system that provides free care to all; Plans to create institutions to set, monitor, and ensure national service standards; Earned autonomy of local organisations.

The authors discuss whether medicolegal medicine should be part of the medical school curriculum in Great Britain. They believe the increasing tendency for dissatisfied patients to launch legal actions against physicians, citing the case in neurology, where frequent lack of effective treatments and inevitable diagnostic uncertainty may be inadequately interpreted. Other topics include the credibility gaps between law and medicine, medicolegal work fees and writing a medicolegal report.

Reports medical developments in Great Britain as of August 1987. Campaign of British Medical Association against cigarette smoking; Issuance of consultation papers on performance indicators for the health service by the National Health Service Management Board; Announcement on the applications for scientists on cancer research awards.

This article aims to discuss the history of medical history in the British medical undergraduate curriculum and it reviews the main characters and organisations that have attempted to earn it a place in the curriculum. It also reviews the arguments for and against the study of the subject that have been used over the last 160 years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents medical news briefs. Two cases of West Nile virus which have been confirmed in Irish travelers to Portugal; SARS whistleblower who has been released from prison in China; Fresh outbreak of bird flu in Indonesia; Approval for 20 NHS trusts to become foundation trusts; Implementation of a register of abusers of the elderly in the health care system which will not extend to the NHS staff; Need for peer review to be explained to the public for better understanding of scientific papers.

Comments on several issues concerning neurology in Great Britain. History of neurology; Area in which the situation for academic neurology and medical research in general is worsening; Implications on neurology.

Presents several medical related issues in Great Britain. Reports on the blue paper related to primary health care; Association of road accidents with drunk drivers; Retirement of director Gordon McLachlan of Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust.

Comments on the publication of agenda for discussion on primary health care by the government in Great Britain. Variety of headlines on health care; Proposals of the government for health care; Interpretation of different papers on the agenda of the government for health care.

Presents information on the importance of media on the field of medicine in Great Britain. Beliefs of news editors and headline writers on newspapers sold by doom and disaster; Access of information by parents with a handicapped child; Citations of papers writer by medical practitioners.

Presents several views on the field of medicine in Great Britain. Report of Salmonella enteritidis PT 24 infection received by the Communicable Disease Surveillance; Encouragement of young medical researchers to write papers as soon as possible; Association between the risk of colorectal cancer for patients undergoing gall bladder excision.

Indicates that a culture of openness and critical self appraisal among doctors which should make handling concerns about a colleague's performance obsolete, is being resolved by leaders of the medical profession in Great Britain. Details on the National Health Service (NHS) white paper; Indication that doctors with managerial positions where given guidance on how to manage doctors with problems; Why persons who show concerns about their colleagues should be supported.

Presents medicopolitical digests from Great Britain, compiled as of September 27, 1997. Includes news on Scottish doctors' call for a white paper on the National Health Service in Scotland to take account of the underfunding of the service; Plans of the General Medical Services Committee to continue representing all general practitioners regarding their employment or contractual status.

Reports on developments in the field of medicine in Great Britain as of November 23, 1996. Rules on extracontractual referrals; Proposed projects in the National Health Service white paper; Role of ombudsman in clinical complaints; Trusts' flexibility over manpower. INSET: Timetable..

Presents a personal view on the medicopolitical events in Great Britain. Effects of nuclear war on medicine; Recommendations of an increase in the salaries on National Health Service physicians; Reference to a consultative paper issued by the government on a review body proposed by nurses.

The article offers information about the Medicines for Children Research Network (MCRN), a research strategy initiated by the Great Britain Department of Health. This research strategy is coordinated by a consortium of university, National Health Services (NHS), and charitable organizations, which aims to support and promote research on medicines for children in NHS sites in the country. Moreover, MCRN also aimed to increase investment by the pharmaceutical industry in clinical research to insure that research will be conducted rigorously, efficiently, and according to good clinical practice that are relevant to the development of effective health programs for children.