emergency departments (eds) are the most challenging ward with respect to patient delay. the goal of this study is to present strategies that have proven to reduce delay and overcrowding in eds. in this review article, initial electronic database search resulted in a total of 1006 articles. thirty articles were included after reviewing full texts. inclusion criteria were assessments of real pat...

Nine years ago the BMJ’s Tessa Richards underwent thoraco-abdominal surgery for adrenal cancer, followed by further surgery to remove metastases. Now the senior editor in charge of the journal’s patient partnership agenda, she reflects on how her own experience of illness and recovery, and of joining the ranks of patients who survive the odds, have shaped her understanding of the patient perspe...

This article focuses on a framework that will investigate the integration of two disparate methodologies: patient journey modelling and visual multi-agent simulation, and its impact on the speed and quality of knowledge translation to healthcare stakeholders. Literature describes patient journey modelling and visual simulation as discrete activities. This paper suggests that their combination a...

Recognising the crucial role of patients in tackling “corruption in the mission of healthcare,” two years ago The BMJ set up an international patient advisory panel to help us develop a strategy to promote patient partnership. We figured that “walking the talk” in our own editorial processes was the best way to advance change. We launched our strategy last June, and its development is charted o...

BACKGROUND As health care becomes more reliant on electronic systems, there is a need to standardise display elements to promote patient safety and clinical efficiency. The Microsoft Health Common User Interface (MSCUI) programme, developed by Microsoft and the National Health Service (NHS) was born out of this need and creates guidance and controls designed to increase patient safety and clini...

A year ago The BMJ committed to setting up an international panel of patients, patient advocates, and clinicians to help us develop a strategy to advance the “patient revolution” in healthcare. This week we are launching it, with due thanks to the members of our advisory panel. Over the past six months they have stimulated, provoked, steered, and supported us to make landmark changes to our edi...