 M. A. McNally, MD, FRCSEd, FRCS(Orth), Consultant in Limb Reconstruction Surgery, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery  J. Y. Ferguson, MB, BCh(Hons), MEd, FRCS(Orth), Specialty Trainee in Orthopaedics  A. C. K. Lau, MBBS, FRCSEd(Orth), Clinical Fellow in Limb Reconstruction  M. Diefenbeck, MD, PhD, Honorary Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery  M. Scarborough, PhD, MRCP, FRCPath,...

The Argentinian author Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993) left us a vast body of works which are considered outstanding in many ways. In 1960, she published a short story, entitled "El médico encantador" (The Charming Physician), in the renowned literary magazine Sur. The central character of this piece is a family doctor named Albino Morgan, who had a secret truth: in any house he visited, all variety...

BACKGROUND The UK government has proposed major changes to the Public Health system in England. This study aims quantify increasing anecdotal concern that the number of Public Health consultant posts advertised has plummeted since the publication of these plans. METHODS The archives of BMJ careers were interrogated for hospital and Public Health consultant posts advertised October 2008 and Ma...