Azeem Majeed Journalist Profile

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Medical journals should use the term “public health and social measures”

1 month ago | bmj.com | Azeem Majeed |Kamran Abbasi

Editorials BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r409 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r409 Azeem Majeed, professor of primary care and public health1, Kamran Abbasi, editor in chief2 1Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK 2BMJ, London, UK Correspondence to: A Majeed a.majeed{at}imperial.ac.uk @Azeem_Majeed on X It’s time to move away from talking about “non-pharmaceutical interventions” The covid-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of public...
Improving vaccine uptake during pregnancy

Nov 29, 2024 | bmj.com | Azeem Majeed

Azeem Majeed, professor of primary care and public health Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK a.majeed{at}imperial.ac.uk Healthcare providers should inform women about risks and benefits Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine is the latest addition to the immunisations offered during pregnancy in the UK by the NHS.1 Vaccines against influenza, pertussis, and covid-19 are already recommended, and these improve health outcomes for pregnant people and...
Physician associates working in primary care could worsen health inequalities

Aug 9, 2024 | bmj.com | Mohammad S Razai |Azeem Majeed

Mohammad S Razai, honorary research fellow in primary care1, Azeem Majeed, professor of primary care and public health2 1Population Health Research, St George’s University of London 2Department of Primary Care & Public Health, Imperial College London Despite promises by the government to increase the number of GPs in the UK to meet the rising demand for NHS primary care, the number of full time equivalent GPs has fallen in recent years.1 The NHS has instead increased the number of non-medical...
The future of NHS primary care should focus on integration not fragmentation

May 14, 2024 | bmj.com | Rebecca Wright |Azeem Majeed

See Chai Carol Chan, academic clinical fellow in general practice1, Rebecca Wright, honorary GP teaching fellow1, Azeem Majeed, professor of primary care and public health11Imperial College LondonX: @carolchancarol, @Azeem_MajeedIn some parts of England, there are proposals to divide NHS primary care services. NHS England’s strategy aims to separate patients with “same-day” acute care or with “simpler” medical issues from patients with more complex, long term needs.
Increasing measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine uptake in primary care

Mar 5, 2024 | bmj.com | Azeem Majeed

News & ViewsIncreasing measles,...
Community health and wellbeing workers: an off-the-peg solution for improving health and care in England

Feb 29, 2024 | bjgp.org | Cornelia Junghans |Matthew Harris |Azeem Majeed

Last year, Keir Starmer emphasised the need for timely community-based treatment to address health issues before they become expensive to treat in hospitals. We know that small changes at population level dramatically improve overall health, and that public health spending is four times more cost-effective than NHS spending. Yet the current budget allocation to public health is 2%.
Direct access to cancer diagnostics: the promise and perils of bypassing GPs

Aug 22, 2023 | bmj.com | Azeem Majeed

Azeem Majeed, professor of primary care and public health11Department of Primary Care & Public Health, Imperial College London, London W6 8RP, UK.
Electronic health records: don't underestimate the importance of implementation and training

Aug 18, 2023 | bmj.com | Ana Neves |Azeem Majeed

Opinion BMJ 2023; 382 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p1915 Cite this as: BMJ 2023;382:p1915 See Chai Carol Chan, academic clinical fellow in general practice1, Ana Luisa Neves, clinical senior lecturer in digital health1, director2, Azeem Majeed, head of the department of primary care & public health1 1Imperial College London 2Global Digital Health Unit (GDHU), Imperial College London Twitter: @carolchancarol @Azeem_Majeed @ana_luisa_neves The introduction of electronic health records...
Covid-19 vaccination in the UK: What does the future hold?

Apr 21, 2023 | blogs.imperial.ac.uk | Azeem Majeed

Recently, the UK Government announced that offers of first and second Covid-19 vaccinations will come to an end after 30 June. Ahead of World Immunisation Week, Professor Azeem Majeed from the School of Public Health discusses this major change in national vaccine policy, and why it’s important to stay up to date with Covid-19 booster vaccinations.
The covid-19 pandemic three years on

Apr 6, 2023 | bmj.com | Azeem Majeed

News & ViewsThe covid-19 pandemic...