BMJ Open Quality

is a peer reviewed, Open Access journal covering all content in healthcare improvement work.

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BMJ Open Quality adheres to the highest possible industry standards concerning publication ethics. To read the journal's detailed guidelines please see our policies.

Our website provides resources to support you in your quality improvement work such as templates to help you run and write up quality improvement projects.

BMJ Open Quality uses continuous publication online to ensure timely, up-to-date knowledge is available worldwide. The journal adheres to a rigorous and transparent peer review process and papers are considered on the basis of methodological soundness rather than priority or novelty.

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Latest Articles

Quality improvement report:

Project to improve the management of the head injury patients presenting to the emergency department

25 April 2024

Original research:

Reduce intraoperative albumin utilisation in cardiac surgical patients: a quality improvement initiative

25 April 2024

Original research:

Implementing strategies to improve uptake of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in gender-affirming care: a mixed-methods implementation study

22 April 2024

Quality improvement report:

Can hospitalists improve COVID-19 vaccination rates?

22 April 2024

Short report:

Efforts to improve the billing accuracy of robotic-assisted thoracic surgery through education, updated procedure cards, and electronic medical record system changes

22 April 2024

US Institutions

If you're based in the US, and interested in discussing an institutional Open Quality subscription to support your residency programme, please contact us to discuss these resources by emailing ussales@bmj.com.
Find out more about all our resources to support residency programmes.

South Asia Edition

The South Asia Editions, in partnership with NQOCN, highlights research related to Healthcare Quality Improvement in the South Asia region. All content is free to read and features original research, quality improvement reports and editorials.
All the content can be accessed here: First edition & Second edition

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