1 in 3 consultant jobs unfilled in some parts of the NHS, data shows £674m spent on locums in 2024/5 with negative effects on staff morale and patient care The NHS is reaching a crisis point in consultant recruitment as 1 in 3 consultant posts lie vacant in some parts ...
International collaboration key to unlocking China's research potential, says new BMJ Collection A new BMJ Collection, Enhancing cohort studies in China and internationally, explores how large scale, well designed research from China can strengthen global understanding of population health, ageing, and chronic disease. China’s vast ...
September - October 2025—BMJ Group has published its 2025 impact report, underlining the healthcare knowledge provider’s growing influence on health systems, clinical practice, and global policy. As a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), BMJ Group promotes a more rounded picture of research quality and ...
New BMJ Collection, in partnership with the Gates Foundation, exposes persistent inequities in women’s health and charts a path for change Women's health is not a niche issue. It is fundamental to global health and prosperity. Women outlive men, yet spend 25% more time in poor health, facing conditions ...
When Dr Clara Maarup Prip, a urologist and gynaecologist at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, encountered a rare case of kidney swelling (ureterohydronephrosis) caused by a menstrual cup, it was unlike anything she had seen before. The menstrual cup had been compressing the ureter where it enters the bladder, leading ...
Award winning journalism: The BMJ scoops multiple awards BMJ journalists won three awards at the 2025 Medical Journalists' Association (MJA) Awards on the 17 September, including for investigative reporting and mental health journalism. The MJA Awards shine a spotlight on the best in health and medical journalism ...
Hospital to community Analogue to digital Sickness to prevention Quality & safety Workforce Innovation Facing the future, fueling the NHS How BMJ Group is helping deliver the NHS 10-year health plan The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) 10 year ...
How a BMJ Opinion piece sparked a movement beyond clinical practice A powerful blend of professional expertise, personal experience, and a growing public platform has marked Dr Seema Haider's journey into advocacy. As a general practitioner with a deep understanding of the complexities of ...
A major step forward for UK public health In November 2024, the UK government announced legislation mandating folic acid fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour, effective by the end of 2026. This landmark policy will reduce neural tube defects (NTDs), serious birth defects affecting brain and spinal cord development that can ...
An exclusive BMJ investigation has uncovered how McDonald’s is systematically undermining councils’ efforts to block new outlets—particularly in deprived areas of England, where rates of childhood obesity are alarmingly high. Based on freedom of information requests to the Planning Inspectorate, The BMJ found that McDonald’s has lodged 14 planning ...
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