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How can strategies to address mental ill-health in doctors and medical students be optimi... Mark Pearson1, Daniele Carrieri2,3, Karen Mattick2, Chrysanthi Papoutsi4, Simon Briscoe5, Geo... 1Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, Faculty of Health Science... Correspondence: Mark Pearson (mark.pearson@hyms.ac.uk) B Background: b The impact of the work environment on the mental health of doctors is internationally recognised. Implementation science in marginalised poorly resourced communities: a case study using... Dr Logan Manikam1,2, Shereen Allaham1,2, Dr Michelle Heys3, Dr Clare Llewellyn4, Dr Neha Batu... 1Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care... Correspondence: Logan Manikam (logan.manikam.10@ucl.ac.uk) B Background: b The first 1,000 days of a child's life are an important period for growth and cognitive development. Pragmatic parallel mixed methods investigation into implementation of home-based cardiac... Paulina Daw 1, Dr Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten1, Alexander Harrison2, Dr Hasnain Dalal 3,4, Pro... 1School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK; 2Heal... Correspondence: Paulina Daw (pxd891@student.bham.ac.uk) B Background: b Low uptake of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a global problem, particularly for heart failure patients (HFPs), who are often older and more frail than other cardiac patients. Optimising the mining of electronic health records to implement health promotion apps vi... Zarnie Khadjesari1, Tracey Brown1 Alex Ramsey2, Henry Goodfellow3, Sherine El-Toukhy4, Lorien... 1School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK; 2Institute for Public Hea... Correspondence: Zarnie Khadjesari (z.khadjesari@uea.ac.uk) B Background: b Health promotion apps offer timely support, privacy and scalability, but are not currently delivered as part of routine patient care. [Extracted from the article]

Objectives: This review aimed to provide an overview of the prevalence of undernutrition in children under 5 years old in refugee camps according to the different indicators. In addition, we aimed to evaluate the quality and quantity of relevant epidemiological data available., Design: We used a systematic review of prevalence study design to achieve the above aims. We sought eligible observational studies through database searching of OVID Medline, CAB Global Health, Scopus and PubMed; citation chasing; and grey literature searching., Setting: The setting of interest was refugee camps across the globe., Participants: Participants in the studies included in the review were children under 5 years old., Primary and Secondary Outcome Measures: Outcome measures of interest were the prevalence of wasting, global acute malnutrition, stunting and underweight., Results: The review included 33 cross-sectional studies in 86 sites and a total of 36 750 participants. Overall, the quality of the studies was moderate to high, but some reports lacked clarity around data collection or outcome definitions. The results showed a wide variation in prevalence estimates across the different indicators and between different refugee camps. The median prevalence estimates of global acute malnutrition based on weight-for-height z-score, stunting and underweight were 7.1%, 23.8% and 16.7%, respectively. Using weight-for-height z-score identified a higher prevalence of acute malnutrition than using mid-upper arm circumference in the majority of studies., Conclusions: Acute malnutrition remains a public health problem in many refugee camps, but chronic malnutrition has a high prevalence in more locations. Research and policy must, therefore, focus not only on nutrition but also on the wider determinants of both acute and chronic undernutrition. The difference in prevalence of global acute malnutrition depending on the measure used has implications for screening and diagnosis., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)

This paper explores the views and expectations of patients concerning recontacting in clinical practice. It is based on 41 semi-structured interviews conducted in the United Kingdom. The sample comprised patients or parents of patients: without a diagnosis; recently offered a test for a condition or carrier risk; with a rare condition; with a variant of unknown significance - some of whom had been recontacted. Participants were recruited both via the National Health Service (NHS) and through online, condition-specific support groups. Most respondents viewed recontacting as desirable, however there were different opinions and expectations about what type of new information should trigger recontacting. An awareness of the potential psychological impact of receiving new information led some to suggest that recontacting should be planned, and tailored to the nature of the new information and the specific situation of patients and families. The lack of clarity about lines of responsibility for recontacting and perceptions of resource constraints in the NHS tended to mitigate respondents' favourable positions towards recontacting and their preferences. Some respondents argued that recontacting could have a preventative value and reduce the cost of healthcare. Others challenged the idea that resources should be used to implement formalised recontacting systems - via arguments that there are 'more pressing' public health priorities, and for the need for healthcare services to offer care to new patients.