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:

“Generally regarded as high quality meetings”

I recently shared material from the BAP Summer Meeting 2024. I am not on social media but I understand that the evidence I shared was widely discussed. I have since … Continue reading “Generally regarded as high quality meetings”

‘The willingness among some within medicine and research to tackle conflicts of interest’

The support of the BMJ Editor in Chief to address meaningfully financial conflicts of interest in medicine and science is most welcome. As an NHS doctor of 25 years I … Continue reading ‘The willingness among some within medicine and research to tackle conflicts of interest’

My final choice: speaking truth to power

Fiona Godlee’s ‘final choice‘, after 17 years as the BMJ’s Editor-in-Chief, was to remind the healthcare and scientific community how important it is to speak truth to power. Fiona Godlee … Continue reading My final choice: speaking truth to power

Dr Fiona Godlee on Paid Opinion Leaders

In my dictionary I find this definition of ‘blot’: On learning that GSK will resume paying doctors to promote its drugs after a “policy U turn”, Fiona Godlee, Editor in … Continue reading Dr Fiona Godlee on Paid Opinion Leaders

Open your ears, listen, let the people petition and be heard

22 March 2018: Two years to the day, from the release of the outcome of the public consultation on my petition, I returned to the Scottish Parliament to make a … Continue reading Open your ears, listen, let the people petition and be heard

Academy of Royal Medical Colleges: 4 years on and where is the response to the Cumberlege Review?

This article features in the latest BMJ. It has been made open access and is copied in full below. I campaigned for Scotland to introduce Sunshine legislation. I did so … Continue reading Academy of Royal Medical Colleges: 4 years on and where is the response to the Cumberlege Review?

“Excessive claims by drug firms”

You may read this title and wonder who said it? If you have come across my blog before it would be reasonable to consider that it was said by me! … Continue reading “Excessive claims by drug firms”