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We are the BJGP - the British Journal of General Practice. We publish primary care research + comment to serve the international community. Editor: @euanlawson.social here on Bluesky. BJGP: bjgp.org | BJGPLife: bjgplife.com

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BJGPLife: “It’s OK to ask sensitive questions but….”
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12.12.2025 09:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Doctor, heal thyself
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11.12.2025 07:56 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Fragmented care: a hidden cost of diabetes management
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10.12.2025 08:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Meitheal and Umunthu as guides for healthcare
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09.12.2025 07:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Bursting bubbles, blowing trumpets and broad shoulders
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08.12.2025 08:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: The Strange Death of Medical England by William Hayes-Wood
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06.12.2025 08:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Maybe it’s time to reframe ‘goodwill’ in general practice?
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05.12.2025 07:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The December Issue of InnovAiT is here – look inside This month, GP registrars can explore feature articles and practise AKTs on ADHD and minor illnesses in children, along with a must-read article for trainers on how to get the most out of tutorials…

The December Issue of InnovAiT is here – look inside rcgpinnovait.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/t...

04.12.2025 15:03 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Six books to read, give, or talk about during the festive season
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04.12.2025 08:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Health problems and prescription patterns of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) remain distinct from those without ID in #GeneralPractice

There is a continuing need for GPs to recognise these differences and adapt care to address the specific needs of people with ID doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

04.12.2025 07:30 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Position vacant
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03.12.2025 07:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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"... sometimes the more subtle stuff gets missed ..."

Clinicians and patients welcomed the development of P Risk, a new tool designed to help GPs identify people at risk of developing psychosis doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @katrinaturner.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @epdsk.bsky.social

03.12.2025 07:30 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: The art of AI conversation: Why GPs need systems that embrace uncertainty
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02.12.2025 08:41 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

General practice could play a key role in maximising HIV testing opportunities and supporting access to pre-exposure prophylaxis, a medication that reduces the risk of getting HIV @hannah-family.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @hpruebs.bsky.social @jhorwood.bsky.social @jokesten.bsky.social

02.12.2025 07:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
Developing the PATH-GP (Prevention and Testing for HIV in General Practice) intervention: a person-based approach intervention development study to increase HIV testing and PrEP access | British Journal of General Practice

This study developed a new intervention #PATH-GP, combining education, training, and systematic testing approaches to increase #HIV testing and access to pre-exposure prophylaxis in #GeneralPractice, addressing key barriers to HIV prevention doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @arc-west.bsky.social #PrimaryCare

02.12.2025 07:30 — 👍 7    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Christmas Yonder: Wishbones, gifts from patients, and Christmas Ozempic advertising
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01.12.2025 07:36 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need, By David Edmonds
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29.11.2025 07:36 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Read the latest issue on Menopause: equitable menopause care, and diverse community experiences. Also this month: first-trimester antidepressant use and miscarriage, cervical screening, and sexual assault conversations
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28.11.2025 16:50 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: A Yuletide mystery
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28.11.2025 08:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Sentience without borders: ethics beyond the brain
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27.11.2025 07:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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BJGPLife: ‘The care’ or ‘To care’. What would you want?
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26.11.2025 08:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Schrödinger’s consultation
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25.11.2025 07:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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BJGPLife: Two under two, one Trainer, and a town called Virginia
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24.11.2025 08:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Book review: Finding Meaning in Healthcare: Looking Through the Hermeneutic Window
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22.11.2025 08:26 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Urine human papillomavirus testing for cervical screening in a UK general screening population: a diagnostic test accuracy study | British Journal of General Practice

HPV: urine self-sampling for human papillomavirus shows non-inferior diagnostic test accuracy compared with routine cervical sampling in a general cervical screening population doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @drjendavog.bsky.social  #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare

21.11.2025 07:30 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: I have a stammer
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21.11.2025 07:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Pathways of Hope: co-creating a public information comic with a recovery community
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20.11.2025 08:21 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
Understanding measurement of postural hypotension: a nationwide survey of general practice in England | British Journal of General Practice

Postural hypotension poses significant risks such as falls & mortality.

Awareness of guideline-recommended indications for screening remains low & adherence to correct measurement techniques is inconsistent in #GeneralPractice.

Time & clarity on measuring methods are needed doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

20.11.2025 07:30 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Increasing uptake of physical health checks for people living with severe mental illness: a systematic review | British Journal of General Practice

A case-management approach could be a promising intervention for improving uptake of physical health checks for people living with severe mental illness.

However, authors of this #SystematicReview support calls for a more robust evidence base doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice

19.11.2025 07:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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BJGPLife: Fellowship re-ignited my GP career: Could it do the same for yours?
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19.11.2025 07:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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