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Dr Rubin Minhas

@rubinminhas.bsky.social
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GP Managing Partner | BMJ Author | Medicine, Ethics & the Governance of Human Rights | Views are my own | Reposts & Likes ≠ endorsements

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Dr Rubin Minhas @rubinminhas.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"Metaphorically and physically, the rest of Europe is also burning...We’re experiencing an extreme weather event, and the political and media inattention to the climate emergency is a scandal." ~ www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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Sovereignty: an old idea redefined for a better world
Who owns our health service? Who owns our data? Who owns us? These questions are hitting us hard as a combustible mix of market forces and artificial intelligence threatens our health services, our da...
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Dr Rubin Minhas @rubinminhas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
NEW IN THE BMJ - PAEDIATRICIAN FACES DEATH, SENIOR DOCTORS REPORT www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 02/07/2026
Around £45bn in NHS funding will be diverted from other NHS care by 2036 to pay more for new medicines under the UK-US trade deal agreed last December unless more funding is made available to cover the additional costs, suggests new Analaysis in The BMJ
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Health costs of the UK-US trade deal on pharmaceuticals
Samuel Cross, Karl Claxton, and Andrew Hill argue that diversion of billions of NHS funding to pay more for new drugs under the UK-US trade deal will harm public health and result in thousands of exce...
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 02/07/2026
"The Mann review’s far reaching reforms carry several substantial risks." The NHS must build anti-racism systems that are transparent, fair, and trusted by all, write Rubin Minhas, Aziz Sheikh, and Gene Feder www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
“We have a UN report, an independently-verified report, that is now saying that the Israeli Defence Forces, that the Israeli government, are targeting children, not prior to the ceasefire, but post the ceasefire.” - Minister Helen McEntee
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Dr Rubin Minhas @rubinminhas.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: This new 𝗕𝗠𝗝 analysis examines 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗛𝗥𝗔 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 & 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, and 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀 within institutional anti-racism policy. www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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Dr Rubin Minhas @rubinminhas.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Detailed, considered and nuanced analysis by David Nicholl and Trish Greenhalgh in this BMJ Opinion paper on, "Should doctors speak of their concerns about the mental health of a president?" www.bmj.com/content/393/...
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
GPs have won a major protection for patients in their negotiations with NHSE & Govt Guarantee of referral, no target for rejections, clear documentation of Advice and Guidance with Consultant name & GMC number Patient safety is always the priority Govt needs to listen to GPs
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Dr Rubin Minhas @rubinminhas.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
PUNITIVE SCRUTINY: when complaint pressure—not evidence—drives regulatory action against doctors. The process is the penalty. The GMC & NHS employers must apply transparent, evidence-based thresholds. New BMJ paper here: www.bmj.com/content/392/... @abierkhatib.bsky.socia @copddoc.bsky.social
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Doctors’ freedom of speech must be protected from punitive scrutiny
Public confidence in regulation demands that complaints are handled transparently and judged on evidence alone, write Rubin Minhas , Nick Maynard , Iain Chalmers , and Gene Feder The United Nations ...
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