Adrian O’Dowd

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News & ViewsSenior clinicians urge... Senior clinicians urge resident doctors to avoid more strike action News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1196 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r1196 Six well known senior clinicians have urged resident doctors to reject a call from the BMA for strike action over pay, arguing that such action would be futile and damaging.

2 weeks ago | bmj.com | Adrian O’Dowd

News & ViewsChildhood deprivation... Childhood deprivation has life long impact on health News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1193 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r1193 People born and living their early years in the most deprived areas of England have worse health and outcomes throughout their life in terms of obesity, tooth decay, attendances at hospital emergency departments, and educational success, according to Unicef UK.

3 weeks ago | bmj.com | Adrian O’Dowd

News & ViewsCollege calls for GP... College calls for GP partnership model to be protected as numbers dwindle News Exclusive BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1178 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r1178 The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has called for more support for GP partnerships to “remain a realistic option” for general practice among other approaches to working in primary care.

3 weeks ago | bmj.com | Adrian O’Dowd

News & ViewsSixty seconds on . . .... Sixty seconds on . . . free school meals News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1177 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r1177 You want more? Apparently, yes. The government has announced that half a million more children in England will get free school meals from September as it expands eligibility. Who will benefit? Every pupil whose household is on universal credit regardless of their parents’ income.

3 weeks ago | bmj.com | Adrian O’Dowd

News & ViewsWeight loss drugs... Weight loss drugs could make oral contraception less effective, MHRA warns News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1169 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r1169 Women who take weight loss drugs should use barrier contraception if they are seeking to avoid pregnancy, the medicines regulator has advised.