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The publication of the Greener NHS Report outlining how the NHS intends to be the first Net Zero health service and the BMA’s report looking at the same issue, presents us with an opportunity to discuss the intersection between climate change and health and how in a practical sense the Net Zero agenda can be met. Professor Dame Parveen Kumar is joined by Nick, NHS Chief Sustainability Officer, to discuss the broad issue of climate change and how the public can help tackle it ..read more

There were 46,265 knife crime offences in the 12 months to the end of March, up 6% from the previous year. The figures, which do not include Greater Manchester Police, were partly driven by a 7% rise in London. In this podcast, Prof Jennifer Shaw and Dr J S Bamrah discuss the causes of knife crime and what is being done in order to tackle it. You can read more about Prof Shaw’s research here: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/jennifer.j.shaw.html ..read more

Doctors wanting to move vulnerable relatives to the UK face almost insurmountable barriers despite being willing to fund their care. In this audio feature, we hear about the experiences of Dr Irfan Akhtar and Dr Kamal Sidhu. If you have been impacted by the Home Office’s policy around adult dependant relatives, the BMA’s international team and the doctor magazine would like to hear your story. You can contact the international team on info.international@bma.org.uk and The Doctor magazine at thedoctor@bma.org.uk. To find out more about the advice and support we offer to international doctors, g ..read more

When hairdressers and barbers closed with the advent of lockdown, Dr Ehsan Weidi decided to rescue the hair of his colleagues with the help of two other doctors, and a cutting edge initiative: Lockdown lids. If you were inspired by this story and would like to donate to towards Refuge you can visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/luca-scott1 Read the article in The Doctor issue 26, here: https://www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/fringe-benefits ..read more