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Neither party goes far enough. The answer should be simpler. Ban all NHS doctors from receiving any payment from drug companies. Then there'd be nothing to disclose.
Those OFSTED inspectors rumbled for moonlighting for money by offering mock inspections for schools wouldn't be less culpable if they had just declared I. Same for football clubs taking bungs for transfers or people drink driving then fessing up to it. Doesn't make it better
Don't ever take money from Pharma and you'd have a clear conscience. Better still, ban doctors from doing it with threat of registration and then we would all stop
Whilst I wholeheartedly endorse the AoRMC's view that drug company payments to health professionals should be more transparent (and I routine seek to avoid receiving sponsorship or hospitality from drug companies and those selling other medical products) it does seem rather ironic that whilst viewing this article online, The text is surrounded by adverts promoting medical products!
Does the BMJ not need to consider its own position?
Re: Disclosing payments from drug companies should be mandatory for doctors, says academy
Editor
Neither party goes far enough. The answer should be simpler. Ban all NHS doctors from receiving any payment from drug companies. Then there'd be nothing to disclose.
Those OFSTED inspectors rumbled for moonlighting for money by offering mock inspections for schools wouldn't be less culpable if they had just declared I. Same for football clubs taking bungs for transfers or people drink driving then fessing up to it. Doesn't make it better
Don't ever take money from Pharma and you'd have a clear conscience. Better still, ban doctors from doing it with threat of registration and then we would all stop
David Oliver
Competing interests: No competing interests