Why the GMC should set up a central registry of doctors’ competing interests

Open Letter to the General Medical Council Why the GMC should set up a central registry of doctors’ competing interests Published 15 January 2014 Margaret McCartney, general practitioner, Glasgow, Ben … Continue reading Why the GMC should set up a central registry of doctors’ competing interests

A stitch in time saves nine

A reply to: Is the USA’s problem ours too? BMJ2012;345:e6617 By Margaret McCartney Submitted as a Rapid-response: This feature article asks if we can relax about ‘needless overtesting,  overdiagnosing and … Continue reading A stitch in time saves nine

Some kind of progress

Reply to: Breast screening is beneficial, panel concludes, but women need to know about harms. BMJ2012;345:e7330. Published 30 October 2012 Submitted as this Rapid-response: I was interested to read Nigel … Continue reading Some kind of progress