About BMJ Best Practice

Evidence-based, clinical decision support information for the multidisciplinary team.

BMJ Best Practice takes you quickly and accurately to the latest evidence-based information, whenever and wherever you need it. We are the only point-of-care tool to support the management of single conditions and patients with more complex comorbidities.

Rated 4.8 on Google Play and 4.9 on Apple Store, making BMJ Best Practice one of the most highly rated clinical decision support tool apps in the world.

Our mission: Creating a healthier world

BMJ Best Practice is an award-winning clinical decision support tool designed to help healthcare professionals provide the best possible care. Backed by BMJ’s 180+ years of medical knowledge expertise, we deliver evidence-based clinical decision guidance at the point of care, ensuring healthcare professionals have the latest, most trusted information when they need it most.

Who we are: A legacy of excellence

Since 1840, BMJ Group has been at the forefront of medical publishing, research, and education, equipping healthcare professionals worldwide with the knowledge they need to improve patient outcomes. Today, BMJ operates across five offices in the UK, the Americas, India, and China, supporting clinicians in hospitals, primary care, and academic institutions.

BMJ Best Practice launched in 2009, responding to the growing need for real-time, evidence-based decision support in clinical practice. Over the years, we have evolved to meet the needs of modern healthcare, integrating the latest guidelines and research to support millions of healthcare worldwide.

Why BMJ Best Practice?

BMJ Best Practice stands out because it provides:

Step-by-step clinical guidance, from diagnosis to treatment and follow-up

Daily updates, ensuring clinicians access the most current evidence

Unique Comorbidities Manager, the only point-of-care tool that helps clinicians manage patients with multiple conditions

A global, trusted resource, used by healthcare professionals in over 100 countries

Our experts: Meet the team behind BMJ Best Practice

Our work is led by a team of experienced clinicians, researchers, and medical editors who ensure our content is accurate, unbiased, and clinically relevant.

BMJ Best Practice is powered by a global network of 1,600 international expert authors and over 2,500 peer reviewers. Our content is rigorously reviewed and updated daily by a team of internal editors and clinical experts. This ensures that BMJ Best Practice meets the highest standards of medical accuracy and relevance.

Dr Kieran Walsh, Clinical Director, BMJ Group

Dr Kieran Walsh is Clinical Director at BMJ. He is the clinical quality and safety lead of the medical education and clinical decision support products at BMJ. He has a vast amount of experience in online medical education, clinical decision support, face-to-face delivery of medical education, and both summative and formative assessment. He has published over 200 papers in the biomedical literature and has written four books: the first and only book on cost effectiveness in medical education; a dictionary of quotations in medical education; a history of medical education in 100 images; and the Oxford Textbook of Medical Education. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University. In the past, he has worked as a hospital doctor specialising in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine.

Dr Anna Ellis, Head of Editorial, Digital Health, BMJ Group

Anna was an editor on other products at BMJ Group, before becoming a Head of Editorial on BMJ Best Practice in 2017. Anna also trained and worked as a General Practitioner in London.

Sue King, Head of BMJ Best Practice, BMJ Group

Sue has worked for BMJ Group for more than 20 years and was responsible for launching BMJ Best Practice in 2009. She has a wealth of experience in product development and launched the market leading BMJ Best Practice app which is still the number one clinical decision support tool with a 4.9/5 app store rating.

Rachel Wheeler, Head of Editorial, Digital Health, BMJ Group

Rachel was an editor on other products at BMJ Group before becoming a Head of Editorial on BMJ Best Practice in 2023. She has over 30 years' editorial experience across a range of healthcare and medical education publishers. Rachel has an honours degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. Anna Ellis and Rachel Wheeler are responsible for a talented team of editors, information specialists, content managers and digital production editors who make and update the content on BMJ Best Practice, along with our contributor network.

Our commitment to quality and transparency

Independently curated content – We are editorially independent and uphold strict standards of medical integrity.

Rigorous evidence-based methodology – Our content is based on systematic reviews and expert guidance.

Accreditations and partnerships – We collaborate with key organisations including Cochrane and Nice, and have accreditations from organisations such as Cleveland Clinic to uphold best practices in clinical knowledge.

Sustainability

BMJ Best Practice is committed to sustainable publishing and digital innovation.

We are proud recipients of EFWA accreditation, meaning we take accountability for our yearly carbon footprint through insetting or supporting high-integrity Gold Standard or Verified Carbon Standard offsetting projects, achieving emissions levels below zero. We undergo audits every 90 days to check against the criteria to maintain the carbon-conscious website standard.

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