COPD: C-reactive protein point-of-care test significantly reduced antibiotic prescribing for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in #PrimaryCare when used alongside clinical assessment doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @mattcalaf.bsky.social#PrimaryCare#GeneralPractice #COPD #Antibiotics

Gout: Optimising pharmacological management, particularly early urate-lowering therapy initiation, may substantially improve long-term serum urate control in #PrimaryCare #Gout management doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#PrimaryCare#Gout Figure shows factors associated with suboptimal serum urate control #GeneralPractice

Opioids may provide meaningful #PainRelief for #Osteoarthritis & back pain only in the short term (≤4 weeks) but may become counterproductive beyond 12 weeks’ use. Clinicians should reconsider offering #Opioids to patients whose pain is expected to be chronic doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#PainRelief#Osteoarthritis#Opioids#PrimaryCare

This study identified opportunities for embedding structured medication reviews in #PrimaryCare, including addressing pharmacists’ training needs & resource allocation for administrative & pharmacy technician support doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @clairereidy.bsky.social

BJGPLife: Magnifica Humanitas: On safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence, by Pope Leo XIV bjgplife.com/magnifi... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Keeping the question open: How clinical understanding emerges as process bjgplife.com/keeping... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Medical tourism: the good, the bad, and the ugly bjgplife.com/medical... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Complexity and connection are explored in this end-of-season review of BJGP interviews with @nadakhan.bsky.social bjgplife.com/238 #ContinuityOfCare #PatientSafety #DementiaCare #ArtificialIntelligence #CancerDiagnosis #BJGP #PrimaryCare #research #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Wielding a double-edged sword: how can learners use AI well in reflection? bjgplife.com/wieldin... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Episode 238: Reflecting on the last season of the BJGP podcast bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: How general practice is being failed: complexity, coordination, and the limits of the traditional model bjgplife.com/how-gen... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Your health as the climate changes: Disease and death on a warming planet, by Scott G Fraser bjgplife.com/your-he... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: A Thorny Issue bjgplife.com/a-thorn... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Consistent safety-netting is required to ensure timely review of non-cancer ‘interim’ diagnoses when there is a possible underlying #Cancer diagnosis doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @clairefriedsmith.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social#Cancer#PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice

BJGPLife: Psychedelics: think it’s a good idea, doc? bjgplife.com/psyched... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

“I’m being the person I wish I’d had access to.” This qualitative study explored the experiences of GPs who were survivors of domestic and family violence (DFV) when working with patient survivors of DFV doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice

BJGPLife: The long tail of the COVID pandemic – a personal reflection bjgplife.com/the-lon... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Parents are willing and able to support healthcare teams with their patient safety efforts, with actionable, impactful ideas that align with national priorities doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... Figure: 16 parent-generated ideas @t-purchase-gp.bsky.social @joymcfadzean.bsky.social @carsonstevens.bsky.social

Hospital discharge summaries were found to have increased odds of error in patients with dementia and patients with a recorded carer. These cohorts also showed increased odds of harm and readmission post-discharge doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice #Dementia #Carer #Hospital

youtu.be/m7T8SYcSoIY How do #GPs prioritise their workload? GPs choose 'quick wins' vs 'eating the frog' doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#GPs #Healthcare #MedicalEducation #DecisionMaking #WorkloadManagement #BJGP #PrimaryCare #research #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Episode 237: Quick wins or eat the frog? How GPs prioritise their day bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Challenges to Confidentiality in GP Consulting – new video podcast Join Dr Ghofran Al-Arbi for a thoughtful exploration of this cornerstone of the doctor–patient relationship when she shares insights from her InnovAiT article 'Challenges to Confidentiality in GP Consulting'. In this podcast…

BJGPLife: From practice to research: Applying Mental Capacity Act principles to transform patient and public involvement bjgplife.com/from-pr... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Correct, but not reassuring bjgplife.com/correct... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Read July BJGP: AI and prediagnostic ovarian cancer symptoms, hypnotherapy for paediatric abdominal pain, and recognising acral melanoma. Also, wearable blood pressure monitoring, diagnostic liminality in heart failure, and purpose in practice: when the ‘What’ kills the ‘Why’ bjgp.org/content/76/...

BJGPLife: In desperate need of idleness bjgplife.com/idlenes... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Research Editor, BJGP Work with the editorial team to appraise and handle the peer review of research articles submitted to the British Journal of General Practice. Contribute to the journal’s vision, scope, and goals. 🔗 jobs.rcgp.org.uk/job...

youtu.be/n3GPDCrLzUw Safer paediatric ideas were developed in conjunction with parents doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PatientSafety #Paediatrics #HealthcareImprovement #QualityImprovement #SaferCare #BJGP #PrimaryCare #research #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Cancer as a form of sociology edgework bjgplife.com/cancer-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: With no workforce plan in sight, what does it mean to thrive as a woman GP in the NHS? bjgplife.com/with-no... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Episode 236: Parents as partners – Improving paediatric safety in general practice bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Making sense together after algorithms bjgplife.com/making-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Fathers grieve too: The unseen in the consultation room bjgplife.com/fathers... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: The ethics of looking after family and friends, a call for more helpful guidance and education bjgplife.com/the-eth... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Gatekeepers at the exit bjgplife.com/gatekee... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

youtu.be/OLG2aH7XuHE The power of #AI to detect uncoded symptoms of #OvarianCancer in electronic health records doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#AI#OvarianCancer#HealthTech #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #CancerResearch #BJGP #PrimaryCare #Research #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Prescribed bjgplife.com/prescri... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Building neighbourhood care in East and Central Brighton: The health hub bjgplife.com/buildin... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Episode 235: From symptoms to signals – Using AI for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Yonder: Pattern disruption, health inequalities in GP training, waiting for mental health treatment, and shared decision making bjgplife.com/yonderj... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Exhibition review: A Second Life by Tracey Emin bjgplife.com/exhibit... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: The Strait of Hormuz and global antibiotic security bjgplife.com/the-str... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: The digital panopticon, tentacles not included bjgplife.com/the-dig... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Building neighbourhood care in East and Central Brighton: Lessons we learned from creating PCN community groups bjgplife.com/buildin... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Episode 234: When mothers need more – Postnatal care and complex social needs bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

youtu.be/8rftcmJQxoE How to support mothers with complex social needs postnatally in #PrimaryCare? doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#PrimaryCare #MaternalHealth #WomensHealth #SocialDeterminants #MentalHealthSupport #BJGP #PrimaryCare #research #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Diving back in bjgplife.com/backin/ #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Self-defence: A myth busting guide to immune health, by Daniel M Davis bjgplife.com/self-de... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Diagnosing recurrent #Thrush (candidiasis) is complex. Not all vulval itch is thrush; this symptom has a range of differential diagnoses that must be considered & communicated with patients to provide appropriate treatment doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @oxprimarycare.bsky.social

One-off vulvovaginal #Thrush cases can be self-managed in pharmacy care but for recurrent/persisting thrush, effective #PrimaryCare requires approaches attentive to transitions, collaboration & recognition of accumulative experiences doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @oxprimarycare.bsky.social