Medical Journalists' Association

The MJA is concerned about reports that journalists are being barred from medical conferences after an update to the ABPI code on public access to info about drugs now including journalists. Please let us know at admin@mjauk.org if you have been impacted by this.

Donna Ockenden made Leeds Hospitals Trust maternity inquiry chair Donna Ockenden is appointed to lead the maternity services inquiry at Leeds hospitals.

Donna Ockenden has been named as chair of an investigation into maternity services in Leeds, following a campaign by families: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'My day on NHS frontline showed me why pharmacists are key to saving service' Mirror Health Editor Martin Bagot spends the day at a pharmacy to witness how Labour’s generational shift moving NHS care out of hospitals and onto the High Street is working

'My day on NHS frontline showed me why pharmacists are key to saving service' - Mirror Health Editor and MJA member @martinbagot.bsky.social spends a day on the frontline of health: www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...

Too few surgeons for complex operations after NHS axes training www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03...

Did you know being a member of the MJA means you get a log in and free access to Wiley’s Online Library of more than 1,600 journals, 200 reference works and 21,000 books? Just log in on our website and visit this page to get the log in details: mjauk.org/2026/03/05/n...

Great to see headlines from our annual lecture today in the BBC, Guardian and Telegraph as well as Healthcare Leader and The Pharmacist. For our write-up of the night see below.

Chris Whitty’s ‘tour de force’ at MJA Annual Lecture mjauk.org/2026/03/06/c...

Sci-fi surgery as doctor in UK directs robot to remove a prostate in Gibraltar Briton with cancer operated on by doctor located 1,500 miles away using four-armed robot fitted with 3D camera

Sci-fi surgery as doctor in UK directs robot to remove a prostate in Gibraltar www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Stopping weight loss jabs could leave users ‘worse off than before’ GLP-1 users likely to regain two-thirds of the weight they lost within a year, study shows

Stopping weight loss jabs could leave users ‘worse off than before’ www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Boy, 9, died 'in agony' after being operated on by suspended surgeon Jack Moate died two months after Kuldeep Stohr operated on him - only for it emerge that she had been suspended.

Boy, 9, died 'in agony' after being operated on by suspended surgeon news.sky.com/story/boy-9-...

Last chance to join Professor Chris Whitty at the 2026 MJA Annual Lecture There are just a few days left to secure your place at this year’s Medical Journalists’ Association annual lecture, delivered by Professor Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England. As

📢 Last chance to join Professor Chris Whitty at the 2026 MJA Annual Lecture mjauk.org/2026/02/25/l...

Cancer patients ditch NHS for private chemotherapy, writes @lauradonnelly.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03...

‘Boys’ club’ shutting women out of private hospitals Royal College of Surgeons report highlights stark gender gap in independent hospitals and calls for urgent reform

Just 6 per cent of surgeons in private hospitals are women, says a report warning that a “private boys’ club” culture stops talented female doctors from getting work,writes @eleanorhayward.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/04b2...

Really looking forward to this!

London now hit with more than 300 suspected measles cases, leaked report shows Exclusive: Leaked report reveals 34 confirmed measles cases in London were associated with just one school

London now hit with more than 300 suspected cases in measles outbreak, leaked report shows

www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Last chance to join Professor Chris Whitty at the 2026 MJA Annual Lecture There are just a few days left to secure your place at this year’s Medical Journalists’ Association annual lecture, delivered by Professor Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England. As

📢 Last chance to join Professor Chris Whitty at the 2026 MJA Annual Lecture mjauk.org/2026/02/25/l...

Hospitals must update 100,000 pacemakers after safety fault Hospitals are having to update more than 100,000 patients' pacemakers - and replace hundreds of the devices - after the manufacturer discovered their batteries run down years early, HSJ has learned.

Hospitals must update 100,000 pacemakers after safety fault www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

Mother of Nottingham killer ‘asked for son to be admitted to hospital after outburst’ A public inquiry into failures by NHS and police forces leading up to Valdo Calocane’s triple-killing has opened

Mother of Nottingham killer ‘asked for son to be admitted to hospital after outburst’ www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

'Simply a miracle': Baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first Hugo Powell was delivered by caesarean section in London after his mother underwent transplant surgery in 2024. She said she was the "happiest I've ever been in my life".

'Simply a miracle': Baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first news.sky.com/story/simply...

People with rare genetic conditions are ‘systematically ignored’ by NHS Exclusive: One in four wait at least three years for diagnosis and many face treatment ‘access lottery’, report finds

People with rare genetic conditions are ‘systematically ignored’ by NHS www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

The Streeting/Milburn era must end to give the NHS a fresh start It has now been exactly a year since Labour began its reform of the NHS, and the succeeding months have proved a poor advert for its central idea of giving government more control over the service.

The Streeting/Milburn era must end to give the NHS a fresh start - @hsjeditor.bsky.social writes in a leader today www.hsj.co.uk/comment/the-...

Patients lost in NHS ‘maze’ as doctors demand simpler access to care Health leaders say the current system is ‘confusing, frustrating and demoralising’

Patients lost in NHS ‘maze’ as doctors demand simpler access to care, @ellapickover.bsky.social reports www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

🚨 BREAKING: Professor Chris Whitty to deliver the 2026 MJA Annual Lecture - an exclusive event for our journalists and invited guests. Log in to the website and RSVP here: mjauk.org/2026/02/04/p...

Single vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, researchers say A Stanford University team have tested their nasal spray vaccine in animals but still need to do human clinical trials.

Single vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, researchers say.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation Exclusive: England and Wales charity to examine safeguards after Guardian exposed ‘very dangerous’ advice on Google AI Overviews

Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation, by @andrewgregory.com www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

NHS to cancel hip replacements for two months, reports @michaelsearles.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...

Maternity care is broken. Who can fix it? Giving birth is getting riskier, midwives are stretched to exhaustion and families must navigate a lottery of care

Maternity care is broken. Who can fix it? - by @laurahughesft.bsky.social giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

NHS ’clearly failing’ to ensure children get measles vaccine, experts warn Calls grow for reform of England’s vaccination system including delivery of jabs in pharmacies as take-up falls

NHS ’clearly failing’ to ensure children get measles vaccine, experts warn www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Members! Make sure you RSVP for our annual lecture night on 05 March with Professor Chris Whitty. We will have invited guests from across the health sector for the all important networking. Log in to our website and RSVP here: mjauk.org/2026/02/04/p...