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Medical Journalists' Association

@mja-uk.bsky.social

We have more than 450 members in health and medical journalism in UK media. See http://mjauk.org for the benefits of joining or partnerships

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Medical Journalists' Association@mja-uk.bsky.social · 2w ago

What health journalists should know about duty of candour and system accountability mjauk.org/what-health-...

What health journalists should know about duty of candour and system accountability - Medical Journalists’ Association

This guide has been written by Hannah Travis, Senior Associate in the Medical Negligence Team at Bolt Burdon Kemp.Duty of candour has come under renewed scrutiny following a series of maternity invest...

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Shaun Lintern@shaunlintern.bsky.social · last mo.

Last year black infants had the highest rate of infant mortality at 7 per 1,000 births, followed by Pakistani infants at 5.2 per 1,000, more than twice the rate of white children at 3 per 1,000.

Shaun Lintern@shaunlintern.bsky.social · last mo.

More children in the UK are dying in their first year of life than in almost all other European coutries. The @rcpch.bsky.social warns UK must do more to protect children's health: www.thetimes.com/article/c3b1...

The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · last mo.

A survey conducted by #CancerResearchUK has revealed that one-third of patients do not seek help for ‘red-flag’ cancer symptoms #redflagsymptoms #cancer #CRUK #cancersymptoms #oncology buff.ly/qbhsSj7

One-third of patients do not seek help for ‘red-flag’ cancer symptoms

Results from a survey of almost 7,000 adults have revealed one-third of patients (32%; n=2,190) did not contact their GP within six months of noticing a potential ‘red-flag’ cancer symptom. The…

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Medical Journalists' Association@mja-uk.bsky.social · last mo.

The Medical Journalists’ Association is delighted to announce that experienced BBC journalists James Gallagher and @sharonbarbourbbc.bsky.social have joined its executive committee: mjauk.org/bbc-journali...

BBC journalists join MJA executive committee - Medical Journalists’ Association

The Medical Journalists’ Association (MJA) is delighted to announce that experienced BBC journalists James Gallagher and Sharon Barbour have joined its executive committee. Long-standing members of th...

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Medical Journalists' Association@mja-uk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Mun-Keat Looi: ‘Imposter syndrome doesn’t go away. And it’s fine’ @munkeatlooi.bsky.social mjauk.org/mun-keat-loo...

Mun-Keat Looi: 'Imposter syndrome doesn't go away. And it's fine' - Medical Journalists’ Association

We think it’s about high time we learnt a little bit more about our members and what makes them tick. So we’re going to grill them and find out just how they ended up as a health journalist in the fir...

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Medical Journalists' Association@mja-uk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

National maternity adviser @MichelleWelshMP has called for an independent national maternity commissioner with statutory powers to improve NHS services. Read our write-up of our 5th #MJASymposium mjauk.org/national-mat...

National maternity adviser calls for clear action on safety at MJA event - Medical Journalists’ Association

National maternity adviser Michelle Welsh MP has called for an independent national maternity commissioner with statutory powers to improve NHS services. Speaking at the Medical Journalists’ Associati...

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