Matthew Limb

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News & ViewsJudge says latest... Judge says latest safety data can be used in case against GMC over regulation of physician associates News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r746 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r746 Campaigners who are taking the General Medical Council (GMC) to court alleging failure to properly regulate physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) have been cleared to submit new patient safety evidence.

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News & ViewsWelfare cuts: 250 000... Welfare cuts: 250 000 more people will be pushed into poverty, leaving doctors to “pick up the pieces” News BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r613 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r613 The UK government is facing a fierce backlash over welfare cuts that a new analysis says will push an additional 250 000 people—including 50 000 children—into relative poverty in 2029-30.

1 month ago | bmj.com | Matthew Limb

News & ViewsLevel of... Level of discrimination experienced by NHS staff in England reached five year high in 2024 News BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r542 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r542 The NHS workforce in England is in a “fragile” state, with staff facing more violent attacks, discrimination, and unwanted sexual behaviour, new figures show.

1 month ago | bmj.com | Matthew Limb

News BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r531 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r531 Government plans to halve the running costs of England’s integrated care boards (ICBs) by December this year have prompted warnings and calls for clarity among GPs, health leaders, and MPs. The cuts to these organisations, which employ around 25 000 people in “non-frontline” roles such as commissioning, contract, and performance management, were revealed this week to ICB bosses by NHS England’s incoming...