The Hippocratic Oath requires doctors to do no harm, but, historically, this rule hasn’t always been followed. From haphazard brain hacking to chainsaws in childbirth, the road to modern ...

When setting policy, there should be a planning equivalent of the Hippocratic oath: first, is this necessary? Will it harm growth? Will it enable delivery? Biodiversity net gain? Strip it out.

During the ceremony, we invited graduates to join Professor Deborah Murdoch-Eaton while she read the modern Hippocratic Oath. We have encouraged graduates to record themselves reading the Oath and to ...