Stimulating international research dialogue on SGLT2 inhibitors and immune risk

The BMJ research: sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases In October 2025, The BMJ published the first nationwide population based cohort study to examine the association between sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs). Drawing on data from more than ...

2026-05-26T12:46:01+01:0027 February 2026|Corporate announcement, Our impact, The BMJ|

The BMJ teams up with top paediatric journals to enhance trial conduct and reporting 

The BMJ has teamed up with leading paediatric journals, JAMA Pediatrics and The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, to co-publish two papers that will enhance trial conduct and reporting to improve the health of young patients and their families. The papers provide essential checklist items for researchers to include in clinical trial protocols and reports ...

2026-02-25T10:53:36+00:0025 February 2026|Corporate announcement, Partnership, Press release, The BMJ|

Mental health of children affected by armed conflict: experts call for global commitment and funding

New BMJ Collection calls for evidence based and sustainable mental health support in conflict settings A new collection on Child Mental Health in Conflict Settings published by The BMJ, in partnership with the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), calls for evidence based, scalable, sustainable, and long term interventions ...

2026-04-09T13:31:13+01:0024 February 2026|Collection, Corporate announcement, Launch, Our impact, Partnership, The BMJ|

From systematic reviews to global guidance

How BMJ Global Health underpinned WHO and UNICEF's first community hand hygiene guidelines In October 2025, BMJ Global Health published an open access supplement, The evidence to establish global guidelines on hand hygiene in community settings. The collection brings together five systematic reviews and forms the evidence ...

Improving allied health decision making to reduce readmissions

Improving allied health decision making to reduce readmissions Hospital readmissions place sustained pressure on inpatient services and are frequently influenced by modifiable factors, including how patients are identified for targeted allied health input. Observational studies have shown that higher hospital investment in occupational therapy is associated with lower readmission ...

2026-04-09T13:31:15+01:0019 February 2026|Corporate announcement, Events, International Forum, Our impact|

From Monash Health to Martha’s Rule: recognising deterioration earlier by partnering with families

How connections made at the International Forum accelerated international change In 2020, Australia's largest public health service, Monash Health, began work to improve recognition of paediatric deterioration by partnering more closely with parents and families. A co-design process with consumers and clinicians resulted in a single proactive ...

2026-06-03T16:55:54+01:0019 February 2026|Corporate announcement, Events, International Forum, Our impact|

From International Forum fellows to advisory panel

Supporting early-career voices in improvement work The next generation advisory panel (NGAP) ensures that the perspectives of early-career healthcare professionals inform the planning and delivery of the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare. The panel advises on programme development and provides strategic direction on how ...

2026-04-09T13:31:19+01:0014 February 2026|Events, International Forum, Our impact, Thought leadership|

BMJ Group appoints Niels Peter Thomas as CEO, BMJ Publishing

LONDON – BMJ Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Niels Peter Thomas as CEO, BMJ Publishing, effective 15 April 2026. Niels will lead all global publishing activities for the healthcare knowledge provider. This includes the world-renowned journal The BMJ, and nearly 70 speciality journals, alongside the Group’s Events, Careers, ...

2026-04-15T10:53:53+01:0029 January 2026|Corporate announcement, Press release|
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