BJGPLife: 2026 is here! Happy new year from BJGP Life! bjgplife.com/2026-is... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference by Rutger Bregman bjgplife.com/moral-a... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Dwelling in uncertainty: the GP’s expertise bjgplife.com/dwellin... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Yonder: Social prescribing, asking about drug allergies, commercial primary care pricing, and HbA1c variability bjgplife.com/yonderj... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Notes from a Doctor bjgplife.com/notes-f... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: General Practice 179: a doctor, a lawyer, and an artist bjgplife.com/gp179/ #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: A Christmas wish from BJGP Life bjgplife.com/a-chris... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: A Gaza medical Student, a GP Surgery in Darlaston, and the quiet influence of general practice bjgplife.com/a-gaza-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Smarter than scores: rethinking intelligence in practice bjgplife.com/smarter... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Two’s company, three’s a crowd: AI in the consultation bjgplife.com/twos-co... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: A poem: nativity bjgplife.com/a-poem-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

This large-scale UK Biobank analysis found no significant genotype–treatment interactions for medically important adverse drug effects of high-risk medications in #GeneralPractice doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#GeneralPractice#PrimaryCare

“If we want to improve continuity, we need to act before changes in attitudes and care delivery make change an impossibility” This #Qualitative study explored patients’ & clinicians’ views regarding #Continuity of care in #GeneralPractice in England doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @patrickburch.bsky.social

BJGPLife: Culpable in the face of uncertainty? A perspective from military intelligence bjgplife.com/culpabl... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

“If you have dementia in an area of deprivation, will your outcome be worse compared to more affluent areas? Yes.” Successful implementation of #Dementia risk assessment in #PrimaryCare needs a whole-systems approach to support patients to reduce risk doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

Continual adaptation of access systems to try to meet demand leads to complex access that is confusing for patients & creates work for #GeneralPractice An alternative approach might investigate what patients want/need & consider how best to deliver doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @h-atherton.bsky.social

BJGPLife: Becoming a doctor, becoming ourselves: socialisation, power, and the hidden curriculum in medical training bjgplife.com/becomin... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Antidepressant use during #Pregnancy is rising, with patterns of discontinuation and resumption often seen, underscoring the need for informed counselling at treatment initiation doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#Pregnancy#Antidepressants #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice

BJGPLife: Why face-to-face still saves lives bjgplife.com/why-fac... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Stranger Within: Poems & Prose, by Blair Smith bjgplife.com/strange... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: “It’s OK to ask sensitive questions but….” bjgplife.com/its-ok-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Doctor, heal thyself bjgplife.com/doctor-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Fragmented care: a hidden cost of diabetes management bjgplife.com/fragmen... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Meitheal and Umunthu as guides for healthcare bjgplife.com/meithea... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Bursting bubbles, blowing trumpets and broad shoulders bjgplife.com/burstin... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: The Strange Death of Medical England by William Hayes-Wood bjgplife.com/the-str... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Maybe it’s time to reframe ‘goodwill’ in general practice? bjgplife.com/maybe-i... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

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

BJGPLife: Six books to read, give, or talk about during the festive season bjgplife.com/6books/ #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

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...

BJGPLife: Position vacant bjgplife.com/vacant/ #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

"... 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

BJGPLife: The art of AI conversation: Why GPs need systems that embrace uncertainty bjgplife.com/the-art... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

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#PATH#HIV#GeneralPractice#PrimaryCare

BJGPLife: Christmas Yonder: Wishbones, gifts from patients, and Christmas Ozempic advertising bjgplife.com/yonderd... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need, By David Edmonds bjgplife.com/death-i... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

🔗 bjgp.org/content/75/... 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 #PrimaryCare #Menopause #WomensHealth #GeneralPractice

BJGPLife: A Yuletide mystery bjgplife.com/yuletid... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Sentience without borders: ethics beyond the brain bjgplife.com/sentien... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: ‘The care’ or ‘To care’. What would you want? bjgplife.com/the-car... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Schrödinger’s consultation bjgplife.com/schrodi... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Two under two, one Trainer, and a town called Virginia bjgplife.com/two-und... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Book review: Finding Meaning in Healthcare: Looking Through the Hermeneutic Window bjgplife.com/book-re... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

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

BJGPLife: I have a stammer bjgplife.com/i-have-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Pathways of Hope: co-creating a public information comic with a recovery community bjgplife.com/pathway... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

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...

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...#SystematicReview#PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice

BJGPLife: Fellowship re-ignited my GP career: Could it do the same for yours? bjgplife.com/fellows... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Patient-centred polypharmacy medication reviews in #PrimaryCare were found to be mostly satisfactory by participants in this mixed-methods study. Such reviews have the potential to improve patient experience, satisfaction, and engagement @capcbristol.bluesky.social doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...