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  • 4 weeks ago | bmj.com | Margaret McCartney

    Dear EditorAl-Zubaidi and Fallows reply to what I have written (single author, not ‘authors’) but do not cite data supporting their claim that physicians need to ‘prescribe’ exercise to legitimise it. Exercise has been part of guidelines for multiple condition management for decades. Second, they seem to agree that calling parkrun a prescription is misleading to patients, but then say it is merely ‘semantics’ as this is term is aimed at doctors.

  • 2 months ago | bmj.com | Margaret McCartney

    Margaret McCartney, GP and senior lecturer121Glasgow2St Andrew’s UniversityThe National Academy for Social Prescribing has recently announced that over 1800 general practices have joined “the parkrun practice initiative,” saying that this has “proven highly effective in promoting preventative care, particularly for patients facing barriers to physical activity.”1 And so, GPs are now “prescribing parkrun” for their patients.2Parkrun is an exceptional phenomenon.

  • Feb 4, 2025 | bmj.com | Margaret McCartney

    Margaret McCartney, GP1, senior lecturer21Glasgow2St Andrews UniversityHaving more pre-legislative stages would allow better quality debatePrivate members’ bills are introduced by individual members of parliament, rather than cabinet ministers or peers.

  • Jan 28, 2025 | margaretmccartney.substack.com | Margaret McCartney

    Margaret McCartney, MBChB, MRCGP, PhD, FRSEI have been a GP for almost 25 years, and I am Senior Lecturer at the University of St Andrews, a Senior Associate at the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine at the University of Oxford, and I have a special interest in evidence based medicine. I am also a freelance writer and broadcaster. BackgroundI am especially interested in evidence based medicine because the history of medicine shows us clearly that well intentioned doctors can do harm.

  • Jan 9, 2025 | bmj.com | Margaret McCartney

    I would appreciate a fuller explanation of the statement : "Funding: This study was funded by Astellas Pharma. All authors can confirm their independence from the funder" given the declaration list, where many authors declare relationships with Astellas.

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Margaret McCartney
Margaret McCartney @mgtmccartney
22 Jun 25

notes on rcgp council yesterday https://t.co/piW6koMnbZ

Margaret McCartney
Margaret McCartney @mgtmccartney
20 Jun 25

Instead of thinking - what do I want? How about asking / how can I help protect the very most vulnerable people?

Margaret McCartney
Margaret McCartney @mgtmccartney
20 Jun 25

To support a law when so many professional organisations say is deeply flawed - and then expect those professional organisations to enact it- is reckless beyond belief.