The UK’s PPE procurement scandal reminds us why we need ways to hold ministers to account
Martin McKee looks at what lessons we can learn from the government’s many failures in procuring PPE during the pandemic […]
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Reversing our decision to charge for placing a BMJ obituary
At the beginning of February, we introduced a new policy to charge a fee for people wishing to place an obituary in The BMJ. The response on social media has […]
A co-led training programme to support patients to take on key roles in teaching and advancing active patient and public involvement
The progressive development of patient and public involvement (PPI) in healthcare and health research reflects a shift to working “with” patients rather than for them and its benefits are increasingly […]
Meaningful patient participation in online events: #InvolvingPatientsOnline
In the nine years since it was first formulated, the Patients Included charter has become an important indicator of quality and inclusiveness for organisers of healthcare conferences looking to ensure […]
The public aren’t complacent, they’re confused—how the UK government created “alert fatigue”
The government’s frequently changing policies have risked people breaking rules they are unaware of or subjectively interpreting rules they are unclear on, write Simon Williams and Kimberly Dienes […]
Testing asymptomatic individuals for SARS-CoV-2—known unknowns
On 11 February 2021, The BMJ hosted a webinar on testing asymptomatic individuals for SARS-CoV-2. An expert panel discussed the role of asymptomatic transmission, as well as testing in a […]
Co-production of research with sex workers as a political act
‘[Researchers] cannot deliver solutions to the problems of the oppressed but can assist people in the process of achieving the changes that they seek. Community partners and marginal communities are […]
Health policy and systems research: ethical challenges in co-production of knowledge
Should health research be undertaken solely by researchers who understand the intricacies of its methodology and ethics or can it also involve non-researchers who represent key constituencies, to enrich its […]
Co-production between researchers and policymakers is critical for achieving health systems change
Peter M. Hansen, Christina Synowiec and Nathan J. Blanchet share strategies for using co-production approaches to accelerate systems change Technical institutions, such as universities and other governmental or non-governmental research […]
Co-production of knowledge must move further and faster to strengthen health systems
There is widespread and growing interest in the role the co-production of knowledge can play in bridging the gap between evidence and policy implementation to improve health policies and strengthen […]