I was very happy to read the article introducing Dr Janusz Korczak to the readers of your journal [Dr Janusz Korczak and his legacy, BCMJ 2013;55:108-110]. It is very satisfying to see an... Read More
Letters
I read Drs Mazowita and Kozak’s article “First do no harm: Reflections on the application of consensus guidelines for diabetes and other chronic conditions in residential care” [BCMJ 2013;55:80-... Read More
Thank you for your letter; clearly you are passionate about medicine and about editorial independence, as are we. Editorials are the opinion of the writer, which is why they are signed with the... Read More
The argument was for a “hybrid public-private health system embracing competition, choice, and accountability,” not the “privatization of medical care.” My statement that “there are no large private... Read More
It is altogether unsurprising that Dr Day would choose to use his bully pulpit to argue for privatization of medical care in such hyperbolic partisan terms, as he is positioned better than most other... Read More