Establishing the next generation advisory panel, with Dr Jamie Smyth

From Forum fellows to advisory panel, supporting early career voices in improvement work The next generation advisory panel took shape at the International Forum in Copenhagen in 2023, during discussions on multigenerational improvement. The Forum’s focus on collaboration and learning prompted reflection on how early-career professionals could be more ...

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 to the  Sandpit Methodology: a structured, intensive, multi-day collaborative workshop approach for generating interdisciplinary research ...

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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 than non-Indigenous patients. These disparities reflect the ongoing effects of colonisation, structural racism and communication ...

Recognising deterioration earlier by partnering with families

How connections made at the Quality 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 ...

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 Adolescent to Young Adult Care: Doing Better meeting in December 2020, clinicians were clear that ...

BMJ Group unveils 2025 impact report, spotlighting global health influence and policy reach

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 ...

How Ugandan research shaped covid-19 treatment

Expanding access to research in low and middle-income countries For over 20 years, BMJ Group has championed underrepresented voices in research. Since introducing full article processing charge (APC) waivers in 2022, we've granted 70% more waivers to authors from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared to the three ...

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