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Editorial
Introduction from the new editors-in-chief
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  1. Bryony Dean Franklin1,2,
  2. Eric J Thomas3
  1. 1 Centre for Medication Safety and Service Quality, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust / UCL School of Pharmacy, London, UK
  2. 2 Department of Practice and Policy, UCL School of Pharmacy, London, UK
  3. 3 UTHealth - Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (UTHealth), Houston, Texas, USA
  1. Correspondence to Professor Bryony Dean Franklin, Director, Centre for Medication Safety and Service Quality, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust / UCL School of Pharmacy, London, UK; bryony.franklin{at}nhs.net

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012361

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    On 1 September 2020, we took on the roles of co-editors-in-chief for BMJ Quality and Safety, and want to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves and our vision for the journal. We represent two different continents, two different professions and two different sets of research expertise. What we have in common is a passion for conducting and publishing high-quality research and quality improvement work to benefit the quality and safety of patient care, as well as encouraging others to do likewise.

    We assume leadership of the journal during a major worldwide crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected almost every aspect of society. Response to the pandemic is requiring engagement from every part of our health care systems—government policy, public health, ambulatory care, inpatient and long-term care, every type of healthcare worker, and of course patients and …

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