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...
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...
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...
International Forum turns 30 | Read our special supplement
Reflections from the past 30 years Since 1996, the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare has brought together clinicians, policymakers and improvers from around the world. This special supplement highlights...
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...
Connecting communities to inspire change
From sandpit to system-wide impact In December 2022, the inaugural BMJ Research Forum brought together 300 participants at the British Medical Association in London, UK. It was there that they were introduced...
Improving cultural safety and communication for Indigenous people in hospitals: a consumer-defined approach
Spotlight on the Communicate study: Northern Territory Health In the hospitals of the Northern Territory state of Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience poorer outcomes and higher rates of self-discharge...
How publishing in BMJ Open Quality & attending the International Forum on Quality and Safety helped advance a system-wide project
Improving youth healthcare across Queensland, Australia The Queensland Clinical Senate is an advisory body for Queensland Health that brings clinicians together to examine how the health system is working in practice. At the...
BMJ Group retracts trial on apple cider vinegar and weight loss
Journalists and others should no longer reference or use the study findings in future reporting BMJ Group has retracted research suggesting that small daily quantities of apple cider vinegar might help people who are overweight...
Lack of soap most reported barrier to effective hand hygiene in shared community spaces
Efforts to improve handwashing don’t always include basics of access to soap + water Lack of hand hygiene causes annual 740,000 deaths from diarrhoea or respiratory infections But despite global recognition of its importance governments...
Humanising health: conflict, equity, and resilience
Podcasts Analysis Opinion Recordings Meeting report World Health Innovation Summit (WISH) 2024 BMJ Group partnered with the Qatar Foundation to support the World Health Innovation Summit...
Transforming healthcare in India: driving disruptive innovation for better patient experience in secondary and tertiary care
Specialist roundtable on disruptive innovation in secondary and tertiary care in India Our partnerships and events team regularly host roundtables that bring together international experts to outline, discuss and direct the conversation toward overcoming...
Guiding global conversations in vaccine hesitancy
Guiding global conversations in vaccine hesitancy Heidi Larson, Lady Piot, is a professor of anthropology, risk and decision science and the founding director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, a...
Advancing global healthcare resilience
Advancing global healthcare resilience: amplifying impact through BMJ Collections Academic Clinical Lecturer in Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Dr Derek Cocker, is an infectious disease researcher focusing on innovative...
Driving global health research through BMJ collections
Championing public health and research impact: Dr Azeem Majeed's journey Explore the career and contributions of Dr Azeem Majeed, a globally recognised leader in public health and primary care...
