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Tesco urged to drop an “unethical” in-store infant feeding advice service pilot

Exclusive news report reveals how Danone-funded midwives are expected to wear branded uniforms and undergo training by the formula company UK supermarket giant Tesco is being urged to drop an “unethical” pilot of an in-store infant feeding advice service in which Danone-funded midwives are expected to wear branded uniforms and ...

2025-01-22T11:42:55+00:009 January 2025|Press release, The BMJ|

Coaching trainees just before a procedure could improve patient safety

“Just-in-time” training could improve clinical outcomes, particularly among inexperienced clinicians, say researchers Giving inexperienced clinicians a quick coaching session with an expert just before they carry out a procedure boosts their success rate and could improve patient safety, finds a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ. Athletes and musicians ...

2024-12-17T12:02:31+00:0017 December 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

High nurse and doctor turnover linked to increased patient deaths in NHS hospitals

Efforts to reduce staff turnover may improve patient care and hospital quality, say researchers High monthly turnover rates of nurses and senior doctors are associated with higher deaths for emergency patients admitted to NHS hospitals in England, finds a study published by The BMJ today. The findings suggest that efforts to reduce ...

2024-11-21T10:52:42+00:0021 November 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Specific long term condition combinations have major role in NHS ‘winter pressures’

Cardiovascular disease, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes quartet linked to 11-fold higher hospital admission risk Kidney disease + cardiovascular disease + dementia + osteoarthritis linked to 24-fold higher death risk Specific combinations of long term conditions have a major role in the additional pressures the NHS faces every winter, because they ...

2025-01-22T11:43:25+00:0013 November 2024|BMJ Medicine, Press release|

Professional body continues to misinform on palliative medicine doctors’ stance on assisted dying

Association for Palliative Care Medicine’s strong opposing stance risks undermining confidence in palliative care, argue senior doctors  The Association for Palliative Care Medicine (APM) continues to misinform on palliative medicine doctors’ stance on assisted dying, warn a group of palliative medicine consultants in The BMJ today. Five years after first raising their ...

2024-10-31T09:33:11+00:0031 October 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

The BMJ investigates dispute over US group’s involvement in WHO’s trans health guideline

Guideline panel links to World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) raise questions about bias The World Health Organization (WHO) says that it is adhering to standard protocol in pursuing its transgender health guideline, but the process has been criticised for lacking transparency and an association with WPATH - an ...

2024-11-04T16:22:59+00:0031 October 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Investigation finds “unexplained” millions in drug industry payments to the NHS

Many trusts didn’t recognise or couldn’t verify the payments Findings raise important questions about unrecognised conflicts of interest Pharmaceutical companies have paid an estimated £156 million to NHS trusts in England between 2015 and 2022 without the public being told what the payments are for, reveals an investigation by The BMJ today. ...

2024-10-24T11:26:41+00:0024 October 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

4+ hour emergency care wait linked to heightened risks of death and longer hospital stay for hip fracture patients

More than 1 in 3 waited longer than required standard, single centre study reveals Waiting more than 4 hours in emergency care for treatment is linked to heightened risks of death and a longer hospital stay for hip fracture patients, reveals a single centre study, published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. ...

2024-10-09T09:06:11+00:009 October 2024|Emergency Medicine Journal, Press release|

Harmful diagnostic errors may occur in 1 in every 14 general medical hospital patients

Most preventable, underscoring need for new approaches to surveillance, say researchers Harmful diagnostic errors may be occurring in as many as 1 in every 14 (7%) hospital patients—at least those receiving general medical care—suggest the findings of a single centre study in the US, published online in the journal BMJ Quality ...

2024-10-02T10:40:23+00:002 October 2024|BMJ Quality & Safety, Press release|

Additional GP funding has been squeezed this year, finds BMJ investigation

Eight in ten commissioning boards in England cut or froze funding for services such as heart monitoring and minor surgery as a proportion of their overall spending Many general practices are facing financial ruin, says BMA committee chair Budgetary decisions by commissioners across England are affecting GPs’ ability to offer ...

2024-09-26T08:52:43+00:0026 September 2024|Press release, The BMJ|
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