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The UK chronic pain prescribing crisis - with millions on long-term opioids and gabapentinoids whose deaths are rising - has provoked NICE's radical NG193 guideline rejecting most analgesics. Implementation has proved far harder than legislation, with critical implications for AKT candidates.
GLP-1 receptor agonists have demonstrated compelling cardiovascular and metabolic benefits, but dramatic weight regain after stopping treatment, a 12-year NHS rollout timeline, and a dangerous private market challenge the promise of this therapeutic revolution for UK primary care.
BME doctors face odds of failing postgraduate exams up to 2.5× higher than peers. As the MLA becomes universal, what does the evidence say?
ChatGPT scores higher on AKT-style questions than most medical students - sometimes by a wide margin. That single fact has ignited a fierce debate about what medical licensing exams are really for, and whether the way we assess future doctors needs a fundamental rethink.
Prioritisation is a tool, not a cure. To truly secure the future of the NHS, this legislation must be paired with an urgent expansion of training and and consultant-level posts.