BMJ Open podcast

Dr Alison Walker speaks to Professor Peter Griffiths about his research published in BMJ Open concerning Registered nurse, health care support worker, medical staffing levels and mortality in English hospital Trusts: a cross-sectional study Read the full paper >> [url of paper to go here when known]

Dr Alison Walker speaks to Dr Ramon Luengo-Fernandez about his research published in BMJ Open investigating the UK governmental and charity research funding in 2012. This analysis covered the funding for cancer, coronary heart disease (CHD), dementia and stroke, and made comparisons with 2008 levels. Read the full paper >> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006648.full?sid=216cb451-6229-4f6e-9ac2-101942c6ff5e

BMJ Open associate editor Alison Walker talks to Janette Turner, The University of Sheffield, School of Health and Related Research, about her study examining the impact of the NHS 111 pilot.

BMJ Open editor-in-chief Trish Groves talks to Ellen Collins, Research Information Network, about her paper examining the publishing priorities of biomedical research funders.Read the full paper here: http://bit.ly/1acGNid

BMJ Open editor-in-chief Trish Groves talks to Hershel Jick, Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program, Boston University School of Medicine, about his paper looking into prevalence and rates of autism in the UK.Read the full paper here bit.ly/1hYo0K1

BMJ Open editor-in-chief Trish Groves talks to Dan Werb, Urban Health Research Initiative, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, about his team's study into patterns of illegal drug supply across the world.Read the full paper here: bit.ly/1gBGwN3

We know that children in many parts of the world are spending too much time sitting, often glued to screens. But just how inactive are they?A report in BMJ Open from the Millennium Cohort Study looks at physical activity levels and social, economic and health-related circumstances of nearly 6500 children across the UK. The children wore accelerometers, gadgets that objectively measure movement.Trish Groves, BMJ Open editor in chief, talks to Carol Dezateux, from University College London's Institute of Child Health, about her team's research.Read the full paper here: bit.ly/1fT4Lou