BMJ Group’s stringent tobacco policy exemplifies our long standing dedication to independent publishing." Dr Helen Macdonald Publication ethics and content integrity editor Recognising the harmful impact of the tobacco industry—responsible for killing up to two-thirds of long-term users—we have excluded tobacco-sponsored research from our publications ...

At BMJ Group, we focus on making a real-world impact through our publications. While scholarly influence is significant, we can see its value in real-world implications for policy and clinical guidelines and how it drives health and social care change. According to credible data provided by BMJ Impact Analytics, ...

Researchers from the University of Calgary published a paper in 2015 titled Policy change eliminating body checking in non-elite ice hockey leads to a threefold reduction in injury and concussion risk in 11 and 12 year old players in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. This paper has ...

Convening healthcare leaders to reset national priorities In its 75th year, the NHS has never been in deeper crisis, and although the problems may seem insoluble, we believe that the central premise of the NHS – a health service free at the point of care for all ...