Good health and good politics go hand in hand 🤝 If I become an MP next week, I will use everything I've learned in health care over the past 20 years to help to shape & drive forward politics that makes our amazing country well again ❤️ #ChangeisComing 🌹

As Tom says, I’m standing down but tried to bring reality of #NHS & #Care challenges to HoC. Vital not to just focus on treating illness but invest in #Health & #Wellbeing, as The SNP are doing in #Scotland, by tackling #Poverty - the biggest driver of ill-health! #GE24 #VoteSNP

Who are the doctors standing as MPs in the UK general election? Tom Moberly speaks to some candidates bmj.com/content/385/bm…

Doctors from across the political spectrum have put themselves forward for election as members of UK parliament this year. Tom Moberly speaks to some of this year’s candidates bret4sww Anna Fryer Dr David Nicholl Dr Beccy Cooper MP Will Harvey Sapwell 🔶️ bmj.com/content/385/bm…

At least 31 doctors are standing for election as MPs in the 2024 general election. Tom Moberly speaks to some of this year’s candidates about their motivations bmj.com/content/385/bm…

My winning formula for doctor-politicians — there are over 30 in the UK’s general election — also applies to politicians more broadly: “Stick to the evidence, prioritise health and wellbeing outcomes, and, if I may suggest, read The BMJ” The BMJ bmj.com/content/385/bm…

UK general election: Nine doctors are elected as MPs bmj.com/content/386/bm…

"Successful reform of the NHS is simply too important to get wrong again . . . The NHS won’t survive without it." Tom Moberly writes about what's at stake for the NHS in Editor's Choice this week bmj.com/content/386/bm…

"The push to introduce and expand the PA role is yet another example of a failed policy drive, where shortcomings need to be acknowledged and tackled rather than ignored and denied." Tom Moberly in our latest Editor's Choice bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Do you do something in your spare time that helps you keep level at work? Do you have a hobby that boosts your mood? If so I want to hear from you [email protected] (Sorry, just Drs please)

I received a statement from Tesco last night to say it is dropping the pilot. “We will reflect on the views raised by customers and stakeholders when deciding how we support customers in the future.” Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 Dr Vicky Sibson The BMJ Olivia Hinge

I'll be at the Diabetes UK conference #DUKPC25 in Glasgow on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Send me any recommendations for sessions I should check out. And say hello if you're there too

How can you prepare for the first day of FY1? I'm looking for resident doctors who can provide advice for an upcoming The BMJ careers clinic. Drop me a DM or email [email protected] if you're interested!

Health services are struggling to maintain progress made over decades in reducing the incidence of preventable illnesses. In this Editor's Choice, Tom Moberly writes on identifying opportunities for progress bmj.com/content/389/bm…

I am being undermined by a colleague—what should I do? Clare Gerada HCSA – the hospital doctors' union Medical Protection give their advice: bmj.com/content/389/bm…

NHS must play its part in improving resident doctors’ working lives, health secretary Wes Streeting tells #NHSConfedExpo bmj.com/content/389/bm…

NHS staff must immediately stop using any artificial intelligence ambient scribe tools that have not been officially registered for medical use in the UK, NHS England has said bmj.com/content/389/bm…