The BMJ’s editor-in-chief urges royal colleges to improve transparency on payments from industry and patient groups
The BMJ’s editor in chief is urging the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and its members to establish a standard for declaring payments they receive from industry and patient groups in the wake of a recent investigation by The BMJ into such payments.
The investigation, published by The BMJ in July,* found that royal colleges, responsible for doctors’ and some other healthcare professionals’ education and training, had received more than £9m in payments from drug and medical device companies since 2015 but that they didn’t always disclose these payments publicly in their annual reports.
In an open letter to the institutions ...














