Complexity theory
	Tony Delamothe
	BMJ  2008;336, doi:10.1136/bmj.39602.443785.47 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Editorials

	Fetal scalp sampling in labour
	James P Neilson
	BMJ  2008;336:1257-1258, doi:10.1136/bmj.39567.480972.80 (published 25 May 2008) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Assessing patients’ improvement in clinical trials
	John Spertus
	BMJ  2008;336:1258-1259, doi:10.1136/bmj.39570.393218.BE (published 21 May 2008) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Patient consent—decision or assumption?
	Glyn Elwyn
	BMJ  2008;336:1259-1260, doi:10.1136/bmj.a155 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The carers of people with dementia
	Rob Butler
	BMJ  2008;336:1260-1261, doi:10.1136/bmj.39567.647072.80 (published 27 May 2008) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fracture
	Robert G W Lambert, Kamran Golmohammadi
	BMJ  2008;336:1261-1262, doi:10.1136/bmj.a178 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	Screening for type 2 diabetes: Screen women with gestational diabetes for type 2 diabetes
	Mark Sillender
	BMJ  2008;336:1263, doi:10.1136/bmj.a243 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Screening for type 2 diabetes: Self monitoring of blood glucose: the cost to patients
	Monika M Safford, Louise B Russell
	BMJ  2008;336:1263, doi:10.1136/bmj.a245 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Screening for type 2 diabetes: Why patients who self monitor glucose might be more depressed
	Lucy M Candib
	BMJ  2008;336:1263-1264, doi:10.1136/bmj.a246 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Broadening access to medicine: Editorial opposes social justice and equal opportunity
	Jonathan Mathers, Kenton Lewis
	BMJ  2008;336:1264, doi:10.1136/bmj.a254 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Broadening access to medicine: The extended medical degree programme at King’s
	Pamela B Garlick, Gavin Brown, John Rees, Anne Greenough
	BMJ  2008;336:1264, doi:10.1136/bmj.a249 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Broadening access to medicine: Lessons in medical school access from America
	J Pip Fisher
	BMJ  2008;336:1264, doi:10.1136/bmj.a252 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Broadening access to medicine: Is the extended medical degree programme misguided?
	Charles W Redman
	BMJ  2008;336:1264, doi:10.1136/bmj.a255 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

News

	NHS faces legal action over copayment for private drugs while receiving NHS care
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2008;336:1265, doi:10.1136/bmj.39602.519977.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Source of surgical instruments should be checked, BMA says
	Deborah Cohen
	BMJ  2008;336:1265, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.602512.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	In brief
	BMJ  2008;336:1266, doi:10.1136/bmj.39602.545845.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Multidrug resistance responsible for half of deaths from healthcare associated infections in Europe
	Rory Watson
	BMJ  2008;336:1266-1267, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.623808.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	US branded drug makers pay to prevent generic competition
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2008;336:1266-1267, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.618241.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Government must get tough on alcohol misuse, public health experts warn
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2008;336:1266-1267, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.583773.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Financial future of the NHS still not healthy despite surplus, say MPs
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2008;336:1267, doi:10.1136/bmj.39602.512685.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Success of coronary artery bypass grafts let down by poor organisation
	Caroline White
	BMJ  2008;336:1268, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.736053.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Drug industry weakens US bill about disclosure of gifts
	Bob Burton
	BMJ  2008;336:1268, doi:10.1136/bmj.39598.476250.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Ban on cluster bombs a "victory for humanity," say campaigners
	Peter Moszynski
	BMJ  2008;336:1268-1269, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.595590.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Canadian academics call for asbestos report to be published
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2008;336:1269, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.589306.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Doctors should report knife wounds even if it breaches patient confidentiality, say police
	Richard Hurley
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.536910.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Independent drug watchdog in Canada under funding threat
	Ray Moynihan
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39598.708333.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	IT contractor leaves NHS programme on electronic patient records
	Mike Cross
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39598.508993.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Focus on potential benefits of integrated care in polyclinics, GPs told
	Rob Finch
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.439120.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	University calls for mobile phone research to be withdrawn after technician admits faking data
	Annette Tuffs
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39598.629271.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Doctors often overlook heart failure guidelines, study shows
	David Pountney
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.678796.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Southall faces accusations of ethically flawed research
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.642454.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	GPs can unlock state benefits for patients, says charity
	Rebecca Coombes
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.629375.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	New buildings not needed for polyclinics, says King’s Fund
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39602.516921.4E (published 5 June 2008) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	More money needed for accurate data on doctors’ performance
	Lisa Hitchen
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.518588.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Antiretrovirals reach more people in poor countries but many still lack access, UNAIDS says
	John Zarocostas
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.711678.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Netherlands debates screening for breast cancer
	Tony Sheldon
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39598.672500.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Australia to consider further regulation of complementary products
	Bob Burton
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39598.494942.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Low nicotine and nicotine-free cigarettes no less harmful to smokers, research finds
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2008;336:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.478900.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Short cuts

	All you need to read in the other general journals
	BMJ  2008;336:1271-1272, doi:10.1136/bmj.a256 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Head to Head

	Should we use large scale healthcare interventions without clear evidence that benefits outweigh costs and harms? Yes
	Bernard Crump
	BMJ  2008;336:1276, doi:10.1136/bmj.a145 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Should we use large scale healthcare interventions without clear evidence that benefits outweigh costs and harms? No
	C Seth Landefeld, Kaveh G Shojania, Andrew D Auerbach
	BMJ  2008;336:1277, doi:10.1136/bmj.a144 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Feature

	Commercial interests: Product placement in the waiting room
	Leo Hickman
	BMJ  2008;336:1274-1275, doi:10.1136/bmj.39589.491030.BD [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Observations

	Body Politic: A very British coup
	Nigel Hawkes
	BMJ  2008;336:1273, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.467581.34 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Analysis

	NHS at 60: Universality, equity, and quality of care
	Tony Delamothe
	BMJ  2008;336:1278-1281, doi:10.1136/bmj.a169 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Complex interventions or complex systems? Implications for health economic evaluation
	Alan Shiell, Penelope Hawe, Lisa Gold
	BMJ  2008;336:1281-1283, doi:10.1136/bmj.39569.510521.AD [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research

	Determination of pH or lactate in fetal scalp blood in management of intrapartum fetal distress: randomised controlled multicentre trial
	E Wiberg-Itzel, C Lipponer, M Norman, A Herbst, D Prebensen, A Hansson, A-L Bryngelsson, M Christoffersson, M Sennström, U-B Wennerholm, L Nordström
	BMJ  2008;336:1284-1287, doi:10.1136/bmj.39553.406991.25 (published 25 May 2008) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Doctors’ versus patients’ global assessments of treatment effectiveness: empirical survey of diverse treatments in clinical trials
	Evangelos Evangelou, Georgios Tsianos, John P A Ioannidis
	BMJ  2008;336:1287-1290, doi:10.1136/bmj.39560.759572.BE (published 21 May 2008) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web references] FREE

	Patients’ attitudes to the summary care record and HealthSpace: qualitative study
	Trisha Greenhalgh, Gary W Wood, Tanja Bratan, Katja Stramer, Susan Hinder
	BMJ  2008;336:1290-1295, doi:10.1136/bmj.a114 (published 29 May 2008) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Befriending carers of people with dementia: randomised controlled trial
	Georgina Charlesworth, Lee Shepstone, Edward Wilson, Shirley Reynolds, Miranda Mugford, David Price, Ian Harvey, Fiona Poland
	BMJ  2008;336:1295-1297, doi:10.1136/bmj.39549.548831.AE (published 27 May 2008) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Clinical review

	Diagnosis and management of hypocalcaemia
	Mark S Cooper, Neil J L Gittoes
	BMJ  2008;336:1298-1302, doi:10.1136/bmj.39582.589433.BE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Practice

	Pregnancy Plus: Pregnancy and injecting drug use
	James Bell, Lucy Harvey-Dodds
	BMJ  2008;336:1303-1305, doi:10.1136/bmj.39514.554375.AE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Guidelines: Management of type 2 diabetes: summary of updated NICE guidance
	Philip Home, Jonathan Mant, Jose Diaz, Claire Turner, on behalf of the Guideline Development Group
	BMJ  2008;336:1306-1308, doi:10.1136/bmj.39560.442095.AD [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Commentary: controversies in NICE guidance on management of type 2 diabetes
	Stephen Atkin, Christopher Walton
	BMJ  2008;336:1308-1309, doi:10.1136/bmj.39581.495069.AD [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Views & reviews

	Personal View: The state of general practice—not all for the better
	John Howie, David Metcalfe, John Walker
	BMJ  2008;336:1310, doi:10.1136/bmj.a172 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Review of the Week: It’s tough on the sharks
	Charles Essex
	BMJ  2008;336:1311, doi:10.1136/bmj.39595.714514.3A [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	From the Frontline: Brave new world
	Des Spence
	BMJ  2008;336:1312, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.461863.59 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug tales and other stories: Could have been a contender
	Ike Iheanacho
	BMJ  2008;336:1312, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.500116.59 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Between the Lines: Gunning for it
	Theodore Dalrymple
	BMJ  2008;336:1313, doi:10.1136/bmj.39601.509942.59 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medical Classics: The Natural History of Disease
	Leonard Sinclair
	BMJ  2008;336:1313, doi:10.1136/bmj.a185 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	Harvey Picker
	Caroline Richmond
	BMJ  2008;336:1314, doi:10.1136/bmj.a250 [Extract] [Full text]

	Ann Maris Campbell
	Lesley Skinner
	BMJ  2008;336:1315, doi:10.1136/bmj.a200 [Extract] [Full text]

	Fiona Mary Dolan
	Fraser Imrie, Suzie Drummond, Heather Russell
	BMJ  2008;336:1315, doi:10.1136/bmj.a215 [Extract] [Full text]

	Alastair Wilson Drummond
	James Adams, Maggie Drummond
	BMJ  2008;336:1315, doi:10.1136/bmj.a203 [Extract] [Full text]

	Duncan Stuart Gibbs
	James Allenby, Michael Inman
	BMJ  2008;336:1315, doi:10.1136/bmj.a218 [Extract] [Full text]

	Miram Goldberg
	Kate Goldberg
	BMJ  2008;336:1315, doi:10.1136/bmj.a204 [Extract] [Full text]

	Neil Alexander McCrie Somerville
	Bruce Somerville
	BMJ  2008;336:1315, doi:10.1136/bmj.a213 [Extract] [Full text]

	Ian Louttit Wilkinson
	Simon Wilkinson
	BMJ  2008;336:1315, doi:10.1136/bmj.a149 [Extract] [Full text]

Minerva

	Saheel Mukhtar, James B Haddow, Parthi Srinivasan
	BMJ  2008;336:1316, doi:10.1136/bmj.39597.482801.47 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BMJ  2008;336:1316, doi:10.1136/bmj.39597.485556.47 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	Endpiece:
	BMJ  2008;336:1309, doi:10.1136/bmj.39197.500451.BD [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

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