Should the BMJ have carried an advert from the Department of Health criticising BMA industrial action?
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Should the BMJ have carried an advert from the Department of Health criticising BMA industrial action?
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In the 16 June edition of the print edition of the BMJ, the journal carried two conflicting adverts. One was a one page advert from the BMA Chairman, Hamish Meldrum outlining the Day of Action (indust
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Should the BMJ have carried an advert from the Department of Health criticising BMA industrial action?
posted at 28/6/2012 10:31 AM BST
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In the 16 June edition of the print edition of the BMJ, the journal carried two conflicting adverts. One was a one page advert from the BMA Chairman, Hamish Meldrum outlining the Day of Action (industrial action over doctors' pensions) and on the following pages was a double spread advert from the Department of Health opposing and criticising the industrial action on the 21 June. The DH ad was clearly marked as an 'advertisment' but the BMA ad was not. Was the BMJ right in carrying these two adverts? There is some disquiet about this at the BMA conference. From my point of view, I don't see a lot wrong with this. I am assuming the DH paid for the advertising space. Whilst the juxtaposition looks a little odd, I am sure that doctors reading the journal will have already made their mind up and were probably not swayed by either advert. |
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Re: Should the BMJ have carried an advert from the Department of Health criticising BMA industrial action?
posted at 28/6/2012 11:03 AM BST
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I thought it was wrong but he who pays the piper calls the tune and given that the BMJ subsidises the BMA I guess we just have to get on with it. |
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Re: Should the BMJ have carried an advert from the Department of Health criticising BMA industrial action?
posted at 28/6/2012 2:36 PM BST
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It is a free country. Should you not have a free and fair exchange of views?. There was an interesting article by Kinesh Patel at the BMJ, about, why the industrial action never really took off and why the doctors would lose. |
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Re: Should the BMJ have carried an advert from the Department of Health criticising BMA industrial action?
posted at 28/6/2012 2:59 PM BST
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Hi Happy. The perceived problem with this is that BMJ is a subsidary of the BMA (but retains editorial independence.) BMA members might think that the BMJ was intentionally undermining the BMA pension campagin by putting out an advert by the Department of Health, of whom they are at loggerheads with. There are probably differences of opinion on both sides over what the BMJ should publish. In Response to Re: Should the BMJ have carried an advert from the Department of Health criticising BMA industrial action?: It is a free country. Should you not have a free and fair exchange of views?. There was an interesting article by Kinesh Patel at the BMJ, about, why the industrial action never really took off and why the doctors would lose. Posted by Happy |
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Re: Should the BMJ have carried an advert from the Department of Health criticising BMA industrial action?
posted at 28/6/2012 3:26 PM BST
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In Response to Re: Should the BMJ have carried an advert from the Department of Health criticising BMA industrial action?: Hi Happy. The perceived problem with this is that BMJ is a subsidary of the BMA (but retains editorial independence.) BMA members might think that the BMJ was intentionally undermining the BMA pension campagin by putting out an advert by the Department of Health, of whom they are at loggerheads with. There are probably differences of opinion on both sides over what the BMJ should publish. In Response to Re: Should the BMJ have carried an advert from the Department of Health criticising BMA industrial action? : Posted by mbillingsley The key word here is editorial independence- everything follows from there. |
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Re: Should the BMJ have carried an advert from the Department of Health criticising BMA industrial action?
posted at 28/6/2012 8:12 PM BST
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