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In September 2013 I raised a petition with the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce a Sunshine Act for Scotland.
The material below all relates to Sunshine legislation:
In a recent blog I shared promotional material hosted by the BMJ. This material included videos of a symposium held at the Royal Society of Medicine: The Royal Society of … Continue reading The Myth of Unbiased Medical Education
Over the last decade I have looked at the governance of the Psychopharmacology Committee of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. My hope was to find improvement in relation to transparency. … Continue reading 2024 Psychopharmacology Committee of RCPsych: transparency at an all time low.
BMJ, 19 November 2024: Response by Amit Aggarwal, Executive Director Medical Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI): Dr Peter J Gordon and Dr Sian … Continue reading ‘Moving towards zero tolerance’
It is now over three years since my petition for a Sunshine Act for Scotland was closed. Over this time I have on occasion requested an update from the Scottish … Continue reading A Sunshine Act – Scottish Government ignores the Scottish people
I posted this on Hole Ousia in March 2020: “I retired from the medical profession two months ago. My interest was in ethics. I openly asked questions. I tried to … Continue reading Had felt incredibly alone
The full editorial, which is open access, and includes all references, citations and links, can be read here. Kamran Abbasi, editor in chief of the BMJ, 24 October 2024: “In … Continue reading Transparency: BMJ Editor in Chief
The University of Bath Institute for Policy Research has just published this policy brief: Protecting patients and the NHS through full transparency in industry-NHS collaborations.Ensuring full transparency of these financial … Continue reading Protecting patients and the NHS
This investigation features in the current BMJ: