Gareth Iacobucci
Assistant News Editor at The BMJ
Journalist. Assistant news editor @bmj_latest. If you have a medical story for us, DMs are open or email [email protected].
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News & ViewsGPs demand tougher... GPs demand tougher regulation of online prescribing of weight loss drugs News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r944 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r944 UK regulators must produce clear guidelines for the prescribing and monitoring of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for weight loss, particularly when treatment is initiated online, GP leaders have urged.
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bmj.com | Gareth Iacobucci
News & ViewsMaternity care:... Maternity care: Removing ringfenced funding will derail safety improvements, leaders warn News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r890 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r890 Healthcare leaders and campaigners have warned that the withdrawal of ringfenced central funding for England’s maternity services will severely undermine efforts to improve safety.
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Rules on patient choice that govern cataract care in England are allowing private companies to make millions of pounds in profits from treating NHS patients and should be scrapped, campaigners have said. The regulations also mean that treatment for patients at risk of losing their sight is being delayed as profit margins are prioritised over clinical need, a leading ophthalmologist has warned.
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News & ViewsSenior paediatrician...
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bmj.com | Gareth Iacobucci
News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r733 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r733 MPs grilled Wes Streeting about the government’s plan to take back control of running the health service. Gareth Iacobucci summarises the key takeawaysLast month the UK government announced that it planned to abolish NHS England and move many of its functions back into the Department of Health and Social Care.12 An estimated 20 000-30 000 jobs are expected to be lost in the restructuring.
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It's official, the government is abolishing NHS England. https://t.co/6pUSumCjIp
In 2020 a @bmj_latest investigation found that medical students were being let down by poor monitoring and responses to complaints of racism. I repeated the exercise to see whether progress has been made, and spoke to students for their reflections @BMAstudents @Riamedic https://t.co/NcMucEyB4a
RT @bmj_latest: #BMJExclusive Five years ago a BMJ investigation found that medical students were being let down by poor monitoring and res…