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RSM members recognised in the New Year Honours List 2024

The Royal Society of Medicine offers congratulations to those members who have been recognised in the New Year Honours List 2024. Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Professor Dame Ca...

A day in the life of a paediatric emergency medicine trainee

Find out more about becoming an RSM member and get unparalleled support through your career. What is it like to work in paediatrics? Felicity Taylor is a ST7 trainee in paediatric emergency medicine i...

New 10-year patient safety analysis highlights areas for improvement in acute medical units

Recommendations from a new 10-year analysis of patient safety incidents in hospital acute medical units across England and Wales include the introduction of electronic prescribing and monitoring syste...

Diversity in leadership roles essential to engage minority-ethnic medical students with academia

Minority-ethnic medical students must have more role-models in senior leadership positions if they are to engage with academia. This is one of the conclusions drawn by a group of medical students writ...

COVID-19: Schools urgently need guidelines on improving ventilation in classrooms

There is an urgent need for guidelines on how schools can use ventilation to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the classroom, according to doctors at Imperial College London and the headteac...

Patients report worse care experience in GP practices owned by limited companies

New research published today by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine concludes that patients registered to general practices owned by limited companies, including large organisations, reported...

Vote now in Royal Society of Medicine Trustees election

Members can now vote for four new Elected Council Members (Trustees) to serve on the Council of the Royal Society of Medicine. Ballot papers have been sent to all members this week, by email or post. ...

Covid-19: herd immunity in Sweden fails to materialise

Sweden’s policy of allowing the controlled spread of Covid-19 viral infection among the population has so far failed to deliver the country’s previously stated goal of herd immunity. Commenting on rec...

Poor rural population had best diet and health in mid-Victorian years

Poor, rural societies retaining a more traditional lifestyle where high-quality foods were obtained locally enjoyed the best diet and health in mid-Victorian Britain. A new study, published in JRSM Op...