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Self-sampling kits in GP appointments could prevent cancer in 1000 women a year Women who are overdue for cervical cancer screening are most likely to participate in screening when a self-sampling kit is offered by a healthcare professional as part of routine GP appointments

Offering self-sampling kits to test for HPV during a routine GP appointment could prevent cervical cancer in an extra 1000 women a year, new research from @kingslsm.bsky.social, @qmulfmd.bsky.social, @cancerresearchuk.org finds.

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/self-sa...

The implementation challenge of computerised clinical decision support systems for the detection of disease in primary care: systematic review and recommendations - Implementation Science Background Early detection of diseases in primary care is crucial for timely treatment and better outcomes. Complex care demands and limited resources can make early detection challenging. Clinical de...

Collaborative research @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @suzannehealthpsych.bsky.social @implementsci.bsky.social #primarycare #research implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

New paper 👉 implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... @implementsci.bsky.social systematic review of computerised decision support systems (CDSS) for disease detection in #primarycare & recommendations

The implementation challenge of computerised clinical decision support systems for the detection of disease in primary care: systematic review and recommendations - Implementation Science Background Early detection of diseases in primary care is crucial for timely treatment and better outcomes. Complex care demands and limited resources can make early detection challenging. Clinical de...

The implementation challenge of computerised clinical decision support systems for the detection of disease in primary care: systematic review and recommendations #impsci

implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Climate change and primary care: how to reduce the carbon footprint of your practice Health care is responsible for approximately 5% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, with primary care responsible for over 20% of these emissions.1 The World Health Organization has recognised clima...

@dr-michael-n.bsky.social
@bjgp.bsky.social paper Climate change & primary care:how to reduce the carbon footprint of your practice top 3 accessed papers of year so far bjgp.org/content/75/7... some great tips for GPs/practices #climatecrisis #primarycare @rcgp.bsky.social @bromleybybow.bsky.social

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Peer review workshop at BJGP conference 2025:
@drtomround.bsky.social, @nadakhan.bsky.social, and @sammerriel.bsky.social host a workshop on the past, present, and future of peer review
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#BJGPRC #PrimaryCare 

new paper👉 NHS-Galleri trial - MCED RCT- first model standardised referral of asymptomatic individuals from a trial into NHS standard-of-care cancer pathways. 
frontiersin.org/journals/oncol… @richarddneal.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk @charlesswanton.bsky.social #cancer #research @frontiersin.bsky.social

An interactive workshop this afternoon with Dr Sam Merriel (pictured), Dr Thomas Round and Dr Nada Khan - BJGP's fantastic associate editors - on peer review! How to peer review, what to expect as an author, and what the challenges will be for peer review in the future
#BJGPRC

Barts Charity (@bartscharity.bsky.social) For healthy East London lives.

My last meeting as a Barts Charity trustee today after nearly 10yrs. @bartscharity.bsky.social thanks to all the amazing colleagues at the charity, Barts Health & @qmul.ac.uk @qmulfmd.bsky.social - great iterative evolution of strategy including population health & digital transformation

Results from a nationwide survey in Denmark show GPs find marked discharge summaries with recommendation text boxes improve patient safety and the handover to general practice after discharge from hospital

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@thmikkelsen.bsky.social

Having been around long enough to experience PCTs, CCGs, ICBs now abolishing NHSE…..yes cut the red tape & more lean/rapid decision making at the top- but people want good quality local accessible care & to avoid hospitals unless really necessary- ie invest in primary care & population health !

Primary care assessment of transient loss of consciousness - Key aspects in differentiating causes of TLoC, including the recommended approach to assessment and referral, plus the relevant DVLA rules.
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#GPworkforce #GPSky #TransientLossOfConsciousness #TLoC

✨My essay in @thelancet.bsky.social this week has made the front page!✨ (I didn’t know about this 🤗)

‘Reflect, Collaborate and Listen’ looks at why doctors don’t listen and the urgent need to rebalance the power dynamic in the patient - doctor relationship.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Climate change and primary care: how to reduce the carbon footprint of your practice Health care is responsible for approximately 5% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, with primary care responsible for over 20% of these emissions.1 The World Health Organization has recognised clima...

bjgp.org/content/75/7... Excited to have an article published in #BJGP - a how to guide on reducing the carbon footprint of your #GP practice💊💉🏥🌎🌳 #FamilyMedicine

‘Fix poverty, fix health’: A day in the life of a ‘failing’ NHS A GP surgery in one of the most deprived areas in the north-east of England is struggling to provide care for its patients as the health system crumbles around them. In the depths of the winter flu se...

GPs and patients are feeling the effects of the crisis in #GeneralPractice - especially in deprived areas.

Gateshead GP Dr Paul Evans took The Guardian inside his surgery to show the impact of the crisis.

#RebuildGP #TeamGP
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
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@bjgp.bsky.social how to reduce your carbon footprint in GP #primarycare #climatecrisis bjgp.org/content/75/7... @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @bromleybybow.bsky.social @drselvarajah.bsky.social @rcgp.bsky.social

NHS provider trusts – making up over three-quarters of NHS day-to-day expenditure – reported a £1.2 billion overspend last year, amounting to 0.9% of income in 2023/24.

Or to put it another way 10% of the entire GP budget for the year who are not allowed to overspend at all!

EKU Podcast: The evolving role of GLP1-RA in obesity Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are a class of drugs initially developed to treat type 2 diabetes and are now becoming more widely used for obesity. They work by mimicking the act...

@drsdeg.bsky.social many thanks Steph for joining me on latest @rcgp.bsky.social #podcast #meded on GLP1RA for #obesity in #primarycare #Mounjaro #ozempic audioboom.com/posts/8649627-… learnt a lot - and code private prescriptions onto GP record

BJGP’s top 10 most read papers of 2024 Quickly and easily listen to BJGP Interviews for free!

Listen to BJGP Associate Editors discussing BJGP's Top 10 most read research published in the last year www.bjgplife.com/193

#BJGPTop10 #PrimaryCare @sammerriel.bsky.social l @drtomround.bsky.social @nadakhan.bsky.social

BJGP Research & Publishing Conference 2025

Join us at the Lowry Hotel, Manchester on Friday 21 March for a day filled with presentations, keynote speakers: Kath Checkland and Rageshri Dhairyawan, and plenty of networking.

Book your ticket:
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What new fresh hell/nonsense is this? Only pay if you get an antibiotic prescription? Cough/cold/sore throat vast majority viral
Self limiting and better within 2 weeks thegpservice.co.uk/video-consul...

These stats are frankly bonkers. If anybody is complaining about why they are waiting to see a GP. They need to ask why successive governments have not supported the same growth in GP numbers as it has hospital medic numbers.

Agree @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social or just going to sit & watch the end

Meta now lets users call women 'property' and gay people 'mentally ill' The tech giant overhauled Facebook, Instagram, and Threads' Hateful Conduct policy to be much more permissive.

Meta/facebook Zuckerberg following in the wake of Elon and Trump with removal of social media moderation. Now ok to call LGBTQ+ people mentally ill or women property mashable.com/article/meta... - what troubling times with polarization and Trump 2.0. Will @bsky.app be last safe space?

@miafarrow.bsky.social great to see you on @bsky.app nicer than the other place! loved seeing you on the stage in the roommate on recent NYC trip was a highlight of the trip!

Figure showing genomic changes during the development of oesophageal cancer. Copyright: 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved.

Oesophageal cancer is the 7th leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide.

In a Seminar, authors provide an overview of advances in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma and oesophageal adenocarcinoma: tinyurl.com/yc5h472f

Fairer funding for general practice in England: what’s the problem, why is it so hard to fix, and what should the government do? General practice funding is inequitable: the Carr-Hill formula, which decides the distribution of funding, is outdated and fails to take account of socioeconomic deprivation. This briefing, produced…

General practice funding is inequitable: the Carr-Hill formula, which decides the distribution of funding, is outdated and fails to take account of socioeconomic deprivation.

Our briefing, proposes replacing Carr-Hill with a modern, needs-based formula.

Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped This Christmas special tells the story of how George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s Wham! turned one song into a cultural phenomenon.

If you need some feel good #christmas TV watch the story of Wham’s Last Christmas on bbc iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Why Britain's doctors are in revolt To save the NHS money, the General Medical Council has been pushing the use of physician associates in place of qualified doctors—and putting patients...

Read this brilliant and terrifying truth-to-power piece by @doctoroxford.bsky.social

The UK General Medical Council is unfit for purpose. #medsky #healthpolicy

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...

Climate change and primary care: how to reduce the carbon footprint of your practice "Reducing the carbon footprint of primary care has the potential to improve the health of our patients and communities, while decreasing workload and saving resources ..." – Michael Naughton and co

#climatechange & #primarycare how to reduce your carbon footprint bjgplife.com/climate-chan... @bjgp.bsky.social @bjgpopen.bsky.social @rcgp.bsky.social

NEW BRIEFING by @becksfisher.bsky.social in collaboration with Health Equity Evidence Centre calls for the outdated GP funding formula to be replaced by a needs-based payment to better address health inequalities. 💷

Read here: www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/fai...