Academic Journal
Q1BMJ Quality and Safety
About BMJ Quality and Safety
BMJ Quality and Safety is a scholarly journal published by BMJ Publishing Group. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.962 and H-index of 180.
Coverage: 2011-2026. Research categories: Health Policy (Q1); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Patient Safety and Medication Errors; Healthcare Quality and Management; Primary Care and Health Outcomes; Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues; Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life; Clinical practice guidelines implementation.
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Impact of non-technical skills training on patient outcomes in surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ibrahim M Muhammad, Maha F Valiyakathu, Gianluigi Zanovello, Stefan Haensel et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020646Uncovering the missing links: from peripheral intravenous catheter policy and care to measurable outcomes
Josephine Lovegrove, Claire Rickard
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2025-020023Documentation-related diagnostic safety concerns in primary care: a structured medical record review of 1116 patient records
Rita Fernholm, Caroline Kappelin, Elinor Nemlander
2026-09-17 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020701Establishing quality prescribing indicators for Australian primary care: a Delphi study
James Nind, Anna Mackintosh, Amanda J Cross, Gregory M Peterson et al.
2026-09-16 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020441Standard Elements in Studies of Adverse Events and Medical Error (SESAME): explanation and elaboration
Richard T Griffey, Lee M Adler, David C Stockwell, Peter D Hibbert et al.
2026-09-11 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2025-019469Equity-focused patient safety: reframing cultural competence, cultural humility and structural competence as determinants of patient safety
Anna Robinson-Barella, Hiranmayi Madabhushi Hari, Kayleigh Davison, Matthew Cooper et al.
2026-09-10 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020554Beyond ‘diagnostic error’: an ethnography of resilient behaviours and system adaptations in paediatric outpatient diagnosis
Christina L Cifra, Katherine Melton, Kathleen E Walsh, Ellen A Lipstein et al.
2026-08-11 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020175Testing the system without breaking it: the risks of in situ simulation
Victoria Brazil
2026-08-05 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020338Implementing evidence in residential aged care facilities: a longitudinal multi-method evaluation of knowledge broker evolution
Madeleine Tan, J Simon Bell, Shakti Shrestha, Adam La Caze et al.
2026-08-05 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020577Real-time clinical decision support system for early identification of infection and sepsis in the intensive care unit: a retrospective development and prospective deployment study
Fang-Ju Sun, Yen-Yu Liu, Li-Kuo Kuo, Ting-Yu Hu et al.
2026-08-03 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020104Why a ‘human-in-the-loop’ is not an adequate safety strategy: the case for vendor accountability in clinical AI safety
Cassiopeia Frank
2026-07-31 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020713Beyond the competent champion: reconsidering how champions’ success is defined, measured and supported
Emily R George, Kendra Bird, Rosemary Raymundo
2026-07-30 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2025-019747When documentation changes but behaviour persists: de-implementation in a neonatal intensive care unit
Mohammad Adawi, Matthew Garber, Padma Nandula, Vasantha H.S Kumar et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020531Identifying latent safety threats through varied modalities: a comparative analysis
Mireille T Gharib, Patricia Trbovich, Walter Tavares, Andrew Petrosoniak et al.
2026-07-23 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020128Association between mass casualty in-situ simulation format with ongoing operational and patient care metrics in an adult emergency department: a retrospective cohort study
Nitay Raisch, Gal Pachys, Baruch Berzon, Dina Cashdan et al.
2026-07-21 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020073Patient and caregiver priorities for quality improvement on general medical wards: a multicentre group concept mapping study
Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Christine Salahub, Minkyung Lee, Amol A. Verma et al.
2026-07-19 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020280Interprofessional learning as a mechanism for quality improvement and patient safety
Andreas Xyrichis, Merrick Zwarenstein
2026-10 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020465When emergency physicians meet patients displaying irritable behaviours: a randomised vignette-based experiment investigating physicians’ emotions and clinical reasoning
Linda M Isbell, Nathan R Huff, Guanyu Liu, Howard Bessen et al.
2026-07-12 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2025-019061Differences in physician task load are associated with gender variance in physician well-being metrics
Elizabeth Harry, Julie Evans, Hanhan Wang, Jane M Liebschutz et al.
2026-07-07 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2025-019297Carrying the torch: Dr Lucian Leape’s enduring legacy in patient safety – lessons from dentistry
Elsbeth Kalenderian, Rachel Ramoni, Joel White, Muhammad Walji et al.
2026-07-07 · DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2026-020335Reviews
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