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More than a third of exhibitors supply hot dogs, pizza, muffins and fizzy drinks Experts say findings are “shocking” and “clearly go against school food standards” As the government prepares to introduce updated school food standards, an investigation by The BMJ finds that more than a third of the firms exhibiting at the UK’s biggest school food ...

It also saves around 44 units of blood products for every 100 patients treated  Giving intravenous iron to patients with anaemia before heart surgery reduces the need for a red blood transfusion and results in an extra day at home in the first 90 days after surgery, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. Intravenous iron ...

Lowest levels of achievement among those with very early onset epilepsy Unclear if condition impairs brain function; mechanisms likely multifactorial and cumulative Childhood epilepsy is linked to significantly poorer exam grades and long term educational attainment, with the lowest levels of academic prowess among those whose neurological disorder started when they were very young, finds ...

Due to lack of safety architecture to support envisaged digital transformation, warn experts The NHS 10 year Health Plan “risks propagating patient harm at an unprecedented scale” due to the lack of appropriate safety architecture to support the envisaged digital transformation, warn experts in an analysis published in the online journal BMJ Innovations. Digital transformation is ...

Very disturbed or long (9+ hours) sleep may lop around 9 months off working life Healthy sleep patterns in mid life are linked to longer working life expectancy, suggest the findings of a large study of working age men and women, published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Very disturbed or long—9 or more hours—sleep a ...

We have a new name! For three decades, the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare has brought together people from around the world to share ideas, tackle challenges, and improve health and care. We're excited to announce our next chapter. The International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare has become ...

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On the grounds of misinformation on causes of death and limited original work conducted by the authors BMJ Group has retracted a data analysis highlighting excess deaths in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand in the wake of the pandemic. This has been done due to misinformation on the possible reasons for the excess ...

This should be done at predefined time points, after significant events, and address full range of contributory factors in training and competition, says consensus statement Organisational culture needs to foster good mental health and wellbeing across the board Sports bodies should prioritise routine screening and regular monitoring of elite athletes’ mental health to tackle the ...

Average age of injured kids is 12; less than 2% reportedly wearing a helmet Clearer public health messaging and review of government legislation urgently needed Nearly 500 children have been injured by e-scooters since 2019, with less than 2% reportedly wearing a helmet, and their average age just 12, shows a 3-centre study in England, ...

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A paper-free NHS remains a distant reality, suggests BMJ analysis Twenty-five years after the government's first push to digitise the NHS, an investigation by The BMJ reveals that only about a fifth of hospital trusts in England are using fully electronic systems for clinical record-keeping. Responses to freedom of information (FOI) requests show that just 39 out of 184 trusts (21%) ...