Adrian Aldcroft
@ajaldcroft.bsky.social
Editor in Chief of BMJ Open.
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Putting the patient at the centre: a call for research involvement of nurses, midwives and allied health professionals working in genomics | BMJ Open bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...
Putting the patient at the centre: a call for research involvement of nurses, midwives and allied health professionals working in genomics
Introduction We report the collaborative views of a group of nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (NMAHPs) in the UK who have a genomics research remit or interest. Our group includes gene...
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August 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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🍑 PEACH has landed!
The final publication from the PEACH study is now live in BMJ Open—marking the 8th major output from this impactful research.
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@ukcrc-ctu.org.uk 📄🎯
The final publication from the PEACH study is now live in BMJ Open—marking the 8th major output from this impactful research.
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@researchwales.bsky.social
@ukcrc-ctu.org.uk 📄🎯
Procalcitonin to guide antibiotic use during the first wave of COVID-19 in English and Welsh hospitals: integration and triangulation of findings from quantitative and qualitative sources
Aim To integrate the quantitative and qualitative data collected as part of the PEACH (Procalcitonin: Evaluation of Antibiotic use in COVID-19 Hospitalised patients) study, which evaluated whether pro...
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August 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🍑 PEACH has landed!
The final publication from the PEACH study is now live in BMJ Open—marking the 8th major output from this impactful research.
🔗 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...
@researchwales.bsky.social
@ukcrc-ctu.org.uk 📄🎯
The final publication from the PEACH study is now live in BMJ Open—marking the 8th major output from this impactful research.
🔗 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...
@researchwales.bsky.social
@ukcrc-ctu.org.uk 📄🎯
Very useful, clearly presented paper published in @bmj.com about dealing with continuous variables. Handy resource for authors and editors www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Dealing with continuous variables and modelling non-linear associations in healthcare data: practical guide
Proper handling of continuous variables is crucial in healthcare research, for example, within regression modelling for descriptive, explanatory, or predictive purposes. However, inadequate methods ar...
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July 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Very useful, clearly presented paper published in @bmj.com about dealing with continuous variables. Handy resource for authors and editors www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Wonderful to see this article in BMJ Open having such an impact @sineadmcd89.bsky.social bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...
July 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Wonderful to see this article in BMJ Open having such an impact @sineadmcd89.bsky.social bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...
Do patients’ and doctors’ perceptions about cardiovascular outcomes coincide?
Answer: No
Highlights the importance of patient involvement in designing research, including identifying key outcomes.
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Answer: No
Highlights the importance of patient involvement in designing research, including identifying key outcomes.
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July 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Do patients’ and doctors’ perceptions about cardiovascular outcomes coincide?
Answer: No
Highlights the importance of patient involvement in designing research, including identifying key outcomes.
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Answer: No
Highlights the importance of patient involvement in designing research, including identifying key outcomes.
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T0a: #NephJC
CKD in T2D isn’t just common - it’s deadly 💣
Up to 1 in 3 people with T2D have CKD, and the risks go way beyond declining eGFR
📈Those with CKD had 2–3x higher rates of CV events, hospitalizations, and death
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CKD in T2D isn’t just common - it’s deadly 💣
Up to 1 in 3 people with T2D have CKD, and the risks go way beyond declining eGFR
📈Those with CKD had 2–3x higher rates of CV events, hospitalizations, and death
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July 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
T0a: #NephJC
CKD in T2D isn’t just common - it’s deadly 💣
Up to 1 in 3 people with T2D have CKD, and the risks go way beyond declining eGFR
📈Those with CKD had 2–3x higher rates of CV events, hospitalizations, and death
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....
CKD in T2D isn’t just common - it’s deadly 💣
Up to 1 in 3 people with T2D have CKD, and the risks go way beyond declining eGFR
📈Those with CKD had 2–3x higher rates of CV events, hospitalizations, and death
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....
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Congratulations to UBL on a 🆕 #publication in @bmj.com Open 🎉
#Research on youth #smoking in #BiH🇧🇦 finds:
-⬆️#cigarette prices 10% would ⬇️ likelihood of youth smoking initiation 5️⃣%, while
-parental & peer smoking would ⬆️ increase likelihood of initiation.
Learn more👇
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#Research on youth #smoking in #BiH🇧🇦 finds:
-⬆️#cigarette prices 10% would ⬇️ likelihood of youth smoking initiation 5️⃣%, while
-parental & peer smoking would ⬆️ increase likelihood of initiation.
Learn more👇
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July 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Congratulations to UBL on a 🆕 #publication in @bmj.com Open 🎉
#Research on youth #smoking in #BiH🇧🇦 finds:
-⬆️#cigarette prices 10% would ⬇️ likelihood of youth smoking initiation 5️⃣%, while
-parental & peer smoking would ⬆️ increase likelihood of initiation.
Learn more👇
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#Research on youth #smoking in #BiH🇧🇦 finds:
-⬆️#cigarette prices 10% would ⬇️ likelihood of youth smoking initiation 5️⃣%, while
-parental & peer smoking would ⬆️ increase likelihood of initiation.
Learn more👇
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Congrats to A/Prof Eric Hau, Dr Sagun Parakh & the CHEST-RT researchers on their new protocol paper in BMJ Open. The study is investigating combining thoracic #RT with chemotherapy & immunotherapy for patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer.
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July 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Congrats to A/Prof Eric Hau, Dr Sagun Parakh & the CHEST-RT researchers on their new protocol paper in BMJ Open. The study is investigating combining thoracic #RT with chemotherapy & immunotherapy for patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer.
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Paper published: Predicting Opportunities for Improvement in Trauma Care using Machine Learning: A retrospective registry-based study at a major trauma centre #MedSky bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...
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July 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Paper published: Predicting Opportunities for Improvement in Trauma Care using Machine Learning: A retrospective registry-based study at a major trauma centre #MedSky bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...
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Appropriateness of NHS 111 Wales outcomes—using the Call Prioritisation Streaming System: a RAND/UCLA modified Delphi method
CPSS effectively prioritises and streams patients to appropriate outcomes based on expert clinician consensus.
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CPSS effectively prioritises and streams patients to appropriate outcomes based on expert clinician consensus.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Appropriateness of NHS 111 Wales outcomes—using the Call Prioritisation Streaming System: a RAND/UCLA modified Delphi method
CPSS effectively prioritises and streams patients to appropriate outcomes based on expert clinician consensus.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
CPSS effectively prioritises and streams patients to appropriate outcomes based on expert clinician consensus.
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
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Our team member Stefanie Hirsch just published her first paper! 🎉
The protocol describes an ecological momentary music intervention for stress reduction in chronically discriminated against Turkish immigrant women.
Curious? Follow this link: doi.org/10.1136/bmjo...
#openaccess
The protocol describes an ecological momentary music intervention for stress reduction in chronically discriminated against Turkish immigrant women.
Curious? Follow this link: doi.org/10.1136/bmjo...
#openaccess
May 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Our team member Stefanie Hirsch just published her first paper! 🎉
The protocol describes an ecological momentary music intervention for stress reduction in chronically discriminated against Turkish immigrant women.
Curious? Follow this link: doi.org/10.1136/bmjo...
#openaccess
The protocol describes an ecological momentary music intervention for stress reduction in chronically discriminated against Turkish immigrant women.
Curious? Follow this link: doi.org/10.1136/bmjo...
#openaccess
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Caution that this is a modeling study not a clinical trial, performing annual multi-cancer early detection tests could produce 49% fewer late-stage cancer diagnoses and 21% fewer deaths within 5 yrs compared to usual care bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...
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May 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Caution that this is a modeling study not a clinical trial, performing annual multi-cancer early detection tests could produce 49% fewer late-stage cancer diagnoses and 21% fewer deaths within 5 yrs compared to usual care bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...
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Developing patient journey maps with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with dementia or cognitive impairment and their carers: protocol | BMJ Open bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...
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May 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Developing patient journey maps with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with dementia or cognitive impairment and their carers: protocol | BMJ Open bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...
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Hot off the press! Our latest research shows that the availability of community pharmacies has declined in the past decade, with the most deprived areas in England 65% more likely to lose a pharmacy.
In BMJ Open: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...
#gischat #episky #publichealth #medsky #pharmsky
In BMJ Open: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...
#gischat #episky #publichealth #medsky #pharmsky
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May 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Hot off the press! Our latest research shows that the availability of community pharmacies has declined in the past decade, with the most deprived areas in England 65% more likely to lose a pharmacy.
In BMJ Open: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...
#gischat #episky #publichealth #medsky #pharmsky
In BMJ Open: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...
#gischat #episky #publichealth #medsky #pharmsky
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Is undergraduate medical education contributing to the extreme health inequities faced by socially excluded groups? What do we know and what can we do about it?
Learning about Inclusion Health in undergraduate medical education: a scoping review bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/4...
Learning about Inclusion Health in undergraduate medical education: a scoping review bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/4...
May 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Is undergraduate medical education contributing to the extreme health inequities faced by socially excluded groups? What do we know and what can we do about it?
Learning about Inclusion Health in undergraduate medical education: a scoping review bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/4...
Learning about Inclusion Health in undergraduate medical education: a scoping review bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/4...
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NEW PAPER: Updated CONSORT-2025 for reporting randomised trials is now available in the @bmj.com @jama.com , @thelancet.bsky.social, @plos.org and @naturemedicine.bsky.social
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
NEW PAPER: Updated CONSORT-2025 for reporting randomised trials is now available in the @bmj.com @jama.com , @thelancet.bsky.social, @plos.org and @naturemedicine.bsky.social
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
—> www.bmj.com/content/389/...
#openscience #transparency #medsky #statssky #episky
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This paper is so important and shows how different approaches to screening can change the cost by 20 billion dollars. Being more targeted does just as much good and avoids screening burdens and extra costs for women. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2...
National yearly cost of breast cancer screening in the USA and projected cost of advocated guidelines: a simulation study with life table modelling
Objective The aim of this study was to estimate the total national direct cost of breast cancer screening from 2019 to 2022 and project the total national cost and average lifetime cost of screening p...
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April 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This paper is so important and shows how different approaches to screening can change the cost by 20 billion dollars. Being more targeted does just as much good and avoids screening burdens and extra costs for women. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2...
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The evidence shows that patients of *all ages and levels of health* benefit from continuity of care with the same GP. Wes’s claim that this is only important for older, sicker people is simply not backed up by the evidence bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/6/...
Continuity of care with doctors—a matter of life and death? A systematic review of continuity of care and mortality
Objective Continuity of care is a long-standing feature of healthcare, especially of general practice. It is associated with increased patient satisfaction, increased take-up of health promotion, grea...
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April 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The evidence shows that patients of *all ages and levels of health* benefit from continuity of care with the same GP. Wes’s claim that this is only important for older, sicker people is simply not backed up by the evidence bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/6/...
April 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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I, alongside Dr Mike Ryder at Lancaster University, have just published an article in BMJ Medical Humanities titled 'Role of science fiction in conceptualising the reproductive future: a linguistic and literary perspective'! It is open access and you can read it here - mh.bmj.com/content/earl... 1/3
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March 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I, alongside Dr Mike Ryder at Lancaster University, have just published an article in BMJ Medical Humanities titled 'Role of science fiction in conceptualising the reproductive future: a linguistic and literary perspective'! It is open access and you can read it here - mh.bmj.com/content/earl... 1/3
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The protocol for our PHOENIX trial has been published today, evaluating the feasibility of optimised nutrition and enhanced Physiotherapy for survivors of critical illness #ICURehab bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3...
Physiotherapy and Optimised Enteral Nutrition In the post-acute phase of critical illness (PHOENIX): protocol for a mixed methods feasibility randomised controlled trial
Introduction Each year in the UK, 140 000 patients are discharged from intensive care units (ICUs) to general hospital wards, almost all with complex rehabilitation needs. 84% of patients still requir...
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March 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
The protocol for our PHOENIX trial has been published today, evaluating the feasibility of optimised nutrition and enhanced Physiotherapy for survivors of critical illness #ICURehab bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3...
Do the FDA expedite review for the drugs the world needs the most? Analysis indicates "no". bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/3... @bentleysciindustry.bsky.social
Association between expedited review designations and the US or global burden of disease for drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, 2010–2019: a cross-sectional analysis
Objectives Pharmaceutical innovation can contribute to reducing the burden of disease in human populations. This research asks whether products approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fr...
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March 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Do the FDA expedite review for the drugs the world needs the most? Analysis indicates "no". bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/3... @bentleysciindustry.bsky.social
Reporting guidelines are useful, but it is challenging (and time-consuming) to check how well authors adhere to them. Is this a task for AI? Research at bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3... @profkarimkhan.bsky.social
GPT for RCTs? Using AI to determine adherence to clinical trial reporting guidelines
Objectives Adherence to established reporting guidelines can improve clinical trial reporting standards, but attempts to improve adherence have produced mixed results. This exploratory study aimed to ...
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March 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Reporting guidelines are useful, but it is challenging (and time-consuming) to check how well authors adhere to them. Is this a task for AI? Research at bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3... @profkarimkhan.bsky.social
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First ever use of Type I Hybrid design in a Phase IIIb space, harnessing #impsci upstream in the translational pathway to accelerate diffusion of innovations - new in BMJ open
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Evaluating the implementation of inclisiran in primary care: process evaluation interim findings from interviews with key stakeholders
Objectives VICTORION-Spirit was a hybrid study designed to assess the feasibility of implementing inclisiran, a novel cholesterol-lowering treatment and behavioural support within primary care centres...
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March 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
First ever use of Type I Hybrid design in a Phase IIIb space, harnessing #impsci upstream in the translational pathway to accelerate diffusion of innovations - new in BMJ open
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