Drug industry payments to groups of influential MPs – “the next great parliamentary scandal?”

I have submitted  the following rapid response to the BMJ News article: Drug industry payments to groups of influential MPs – “the next great parliamentary scandal?” I am in agreement … Continue reading Drug industry payments to groups of influential MPs – “the next great parliamentary scandal?”

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?

Broken beyond repair

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 Broken beyond repair

How many bite the hand that feeds them?

Industry funding and self-censorship. This letter by Peter Doshi, Kim Witczak and Linda Wastila was published in the BMJ on 19 September 2023.

Royal colleges are urged to be more transparent on industry payments

Published 16 August 2023 in the BMJ:

Shame on us all

This BMJ investigation has revealed that drug and medical device companies have given £9m to royal colleges in recent years. Dr Friedrich Flachsbart, former GP from Göttingen has given this … Continue reading Shame on us all