I had politics done to me, now I do politics Dr Will Sapwell “If you ‘don’t do politics’ … Politics will do you” wrote Christina Engela in her book Dead Man’s Hammer. 2016 was a turning point for me because of two key political events. The Junior Doctors’ contract dispute had been tough – industrial action was the only option left when it was clear that the government weren’t listening. Then, in June 2016, the Brexit referendum went a way I had never expected it to. Did I wis

Exception reporting: It’s not just a right but a duty by Johann Malawana This piece was jointly produced for The Leadership Blog and BMJ Opinion The new (2016) junior doctors’ contract can be a very divisive topic among the medical profession. I would argue the reason for this is that the contract was seen by some as a possible panacea for all the problems that face the NHS. Exception reporting is a new mechanism that forms a core part of the new contract, and which was intro