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New NHS safety investigator must become fully independent body

The new NHS safety investigator for England, which starts work in April 2017, must become a fully independent body through primary legislation, according to healthcare safety experts writing in the Jo...

Patients report worse care experience in GP practices owned by limited companies

New research published today by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine concludes that patients registered to general practices owned by limited companies, including large organisations, reported...

Immigration restrictions for EU citizens could damage UK research and healthcare environment post-Brexit

An analysis of senior European scientists and doctors working in the UK underlines the high risk of considerable damage to the UK’s science output and international research reputation caused by any p...

Transgender archive to be showcased at Royal Society of Medicine

Items from an important archive of materials on transgender issues will be presented for the first time at the Royal Society of Medicine in June to accompany an event focusing on LGBTQ+ health. The tr...

Colombia experience could help reduce UK knife crime and street violence

A leading public health expert says the UK should learn lessons from systematic violence reduction work in Cali, Colombia to tackle rising rates of knife crime on British streets. The work in Colombia...

A day in the life of a Surgeon Commander

Find out more about becoming an RSM member and get unparalleled support through your career. Emergency and colorectal surgeon Catherine Doran joined the St John Ambulance at the age of seven and knew ...

COVID-19: Call for millions spent on failing privatised test and trace system to be diverted to local services

A group of doctors is calling on the government to divert the hundreds of millions of pounds being spent on the failing centralised privatised COVID-19 national test and trace service into local prima...

COVID-19: Schools urgently need guidelines on improving ventilation in classrooms

There is an urgent need for guidelines on how schools can use ventilation to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the classroom, according to doctors at Imperial College London and the headteac...

New 10-year patient safety analysis highlights areas for improvement in acute medical units

Recommendations from a new 10-year analysis of patient safety incidents in hospital acute medical units across England and Wales include the introduction of electronic prescribing and monitoring syste...

A festive message from our President and Chief Executive

Professor Roger Kirby and Michele Acton offer their warmest wishes to all those who are part of the Royal Society of Medicine community. With the festive season upon us, we would like to mark the end ...