Sarah Walpole

Oct 11, 2024 | bmj.com | Sarah Walpole

Rapid Response: Dear Editor,I was pleased to read that BMJ is taking its climate commitments one step further by banning advertising from banks which fund fossil fuels and and commiting to divest from fossil fuels. I look forward to seeing this new commitment included in the guidance for sponsors and advertisers,[1] as this will be a good model for other organisations to follow.

Sep 22, 2023 | journals.plos.org | Naba Khan |Sarah Walpole |Olga M Rostkowska |Internal Diseases

Citation: Khan N, Walpole SC, Rostkowska OM, Smith JN, Miller FA (2023) Do clinical practice guidelines follow sustainable healthcare principles? A review of respiratory guidance. PLOS Sustain Transform 2(9): e0000078. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pstr.0000078Editor: Jose Carlos Báez, Spanish Institute of Oceanography: Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia, SPAINReceived: April 24, 2023; Accepted: August 29, 2023; Published: September 22, 2023Copyright: © 2023 Khan et al.

Apr 21, 2023 | bmj.com | Sarah Walpole

Sarah Walpole, medical specialty registrarNewcastle, UKsarah.walpole{at}doctors.org.ukWhile this article discussing whether doctors should ask their patients if going private is an option1 is welcome in the current climate, there is confusion about the impact of managing private referrals. The key point—one that is missing from the article—is that all healthcare provided in any given jurisdiction draws on the same pool of resources. Referring patients …

Mar 27, 2023 | bmj.com | Sarah Walpole

Dear Editor,While discussion of the difficult issue of managing private referrals and private is welcome in the current climate, there is confusion about the impact of private referrals in this article. The article misses the key point that all healthcare provided in any given jurisdiction, England or the UK, for example, draws on the same pool of resources.