Letters
The BMJ and qualitative research
Qualitative research can inform clinical practice
BMJ 2016; 352 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i1482 (Published 15 March 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;352:i1482
- Jenna Panter, senior research associate1,
- Cornelia Guell, research fellow1,
- David Ogilvie, MRC programme leader1
- 1Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine, Box 285, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
- jrp63{at}medschl.cam.ac.uk
We were heartened to read the open letter,1 which echoes our own frustrations, but disappointed by the editors’ response.2
Their suggestion that qualitative research is only pertinent to a specialist audience is incorrect. As outlined in the open letter and corroborated by many responses, we believe that The BMJ …
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