BJGPLife: Persisting, in spite of everything
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
13.02.2026 09:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Predictors of childhood vaccination uptake and timeliness: a cross-sectional study in a diverse urban UK population | British Journal of General Practice
To tackle lower #ChildhoodVaccination uptake associated with deprivation, born outside UK vs UK born, & ethnic minority groups, this study recommends culturally competent services integrated into routine primary care, codesigned with communities doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @nihrlambethhdrc.bsky.social
13.02.2026 07:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
BJGPLife: Undervalued and unsustainable: The economic reality of GP minor surgery services
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
12.02.2026 08:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Treating Urinary symptoms in Men in Primary Health care (TIUMPH) trial self-management intervention was found to empower men to self-help in this qualitative study of men with lower urinary tract symptoms doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @nikkic07.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @chcr-uwe.bsky.social
12.02.2026 07:30 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
BJGPLife: A reluctant founder: innovation at the Deep End
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11.02.2026 07:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Consultation rates between 2010 and 2022 show locums make a larger contribution to UK #PrimaryCare than official statistics suggest.Β
#Locum use increased in England, remained flat in Wales, and decreased in Scotland and Northern Ireland doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @tommyallen87.bsky.socialΒ
11.02.2026 07:30 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Listen to the interview with Prof. Richard Baker on #rrust in health professionals www.bjgplife.com/223
#GeneralPractice #HealthcareTrust #ContinuityOfCare #BJGP #PrimaryCare #research #FamilyMedicine
10.02.2026 15:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by BJGP
Trust in health professionals
YT: youtu.be/-rwg3Y8on5k
A study of >6000 general practices found that preserving features of relationship-based care is needed to maintain patientsβ #trust and confidence in health professionals doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
#GeneralPractice #HealthcareTrust #ContinuityOfCare #BJGP #PrimaryCareResearch
10.02.2026 15:18 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
BJGPLife: Episode 223: Trust matters β A practice-level look at patient confidence in health professionals
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10.02.2026 08:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
BJGPLife: We need to talk about dying
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
09.02.2026 07:31 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
BJGPLife: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
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07.02.2026 07:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
BJGPLife: Ode to Diagnosis
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
06.02.2026 08:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
BJGPLife: Action required
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
05.02.2026 07:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
BJGPLife: On becoming: Empathy at the deep end
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04.02.2026 08:11 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 2
Listen to the audio interview with Dr Laura Jefferson on persistent GP turnover
www.bjgplife.com/222
#workforce #JobSatisfaction #PersonalSatisfaction #PrimaryCare #BJGP #research #HealthcareWorkforce #GPRecruitment #StaffShortages #GeneralPractice
03.02.2026 16:03 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by BJGP
Persistent GP turnover
YT: youtu.be/tJEmNpV3DcU
The study found that 8% of GPs worked in persistent high turnover practices. doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
#workforce #JobSatisfaction #PrimaryCare #BJGP #research #HealthcareWorkforce #GPRecruitment #StaffShortages #GeneralPractice
03.02.2026 16:03 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
BJGPLife: Episode 222: Belonging, autonomy and burnout: Why GPs leave
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
03.02.2026 09:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
BJGPLife: A note on educatorsβ notes: why GP training programmes in the UK needs clearer, fairer assessment governance
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
02.02.2026 08:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
BJGPLife: Icarus Plummeting
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
31.01.2026 08:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
NEW ISSUE: BJGP Feb 2026 on Older People, with Research on: faecal calprotectin, advance care planning, and dementia costs. Plus, winter pressures, heart-sink consultations, and the future of fit notes. Also, don't miss 'How to Use a Stethoscope'.
Read: doi.org/10.3399/bjgp...
#BJGP #PrimaryCare
30.01.2026 12:16 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
BJGPLife: Cultural boundaries of general practice
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
30.01.2026 09:06 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1
Revealing the hidden harms in end-of-life care: a mixed-methods characterisation of reported safety incidents involving injectable symptom control medication | British Journal of General Practice
Hidden harms in #End-Of-Life injectable symptom control #HealthCare: many patient safety incidents reported as 'no harm' contain descriptions of physical/psychological harm experienced by patients and families doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @drbenbowers.bsky.social @carsonstevens.bsky.social #PrimaryCare
30.01.2026 07:30 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
Sociodemographic variation in symptomatic faecal immunochemical testing return: a population-based analysis of 125β659 patients | British Journal of General Practice
Faecal immunochemical tests for colorectal investigation triage in #PrimaryCare were significantly less likely to be returned by younger patients, males, and people in more deprived and more ethnically diverse areas doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #FIT #GeneralPractice #Cancer @newcastleuni.bsky.social
29.01.2026 13:15 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
BJGPLife: Primary care in a destroyed health system: reflections on a deployment to Gaza
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
29.01.2026 08:01 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
GP perspectives on genomics in primary care: a qualitative study on using polygenic risk scores to evaluate cancer risk | British Journal of General Practice
Australian GPs report #PolygenicRiskScores in #PrimaryCare on cancer risk as positive for prompting lifestyle change and complex health discussion.
Barriers included time constraints, need to upskill GPs, potential psychosocial harms, and life-insurance implications doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
29.01.2026 07:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
GP workforce sustainability to maximise effective and equitable patient care: a realist review | British Journal of General Practice
This realist review examines the organisational- & system-level factors affecting GPs in their work and proposes recommendations to support a sustainable GP workforce and the delivery of effective and equitable patient care doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @emilyowenboukra.bsky.social @sophiepark.bsky.social
28.01.2026 13:15 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
BJGPLife: The gatekeepers and the wizards revisited (part 1): Seventy eight years of fairy tales
bjgplife.com/the-gat...
#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
28.01.2026 09:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Detecting cancer recurrence in general practice: a Danish national cohort study | British Journal of General Practice
GPs are critical to early #Cancer recurrence detection, with nearly 70% of patients with a symptomatic presentation having their diagnostic pathway initiated in #GeneralPractice between 2022 and 2024.
However, a systematic approach is needed to support the role of GPs doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
28.01.2026 07:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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