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This study reports the results of 12 recent interviews with nonnative-English-speaking (NNES) authors who have conducted research and written articles on health and medical subjects. Analyzing the interview transcripts through the theoretical lens of Pierre Bourdieu’s forms of capital, this study expands on previous research by offering a more precise and theoretically grounded understanding of how NNES authors perceive the value of English proficiency in relation to their success as scientific researchers. This theorization of the varying ways in which authors perceive the value of English proficiency affords new perspectives on the inequities that NNES authors encounter in the global publishing economy and their rhetorical strategies for overcoming these inequities. The study concludes by reflecting on theoretical and practical implications for researchers, teachers, and other stakeholders in the global publishing industry.

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The care provided for epileptic patients has been criticised in the Reid report,' by Hopkins and Scambler,2 and by Reynolds.3 Criticisms have included poor communication between specialists and general practitioners, lack of continuity in care, and inappropriate drug treatment. We report on an attempt to audit the nature and quality of the care provided for the known epileptics in a general practice of 8500 patients.

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