BJGPLife: Making Mosaics bjgplife.com/making-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: The independent contractor model: importance to GPs’ autonomy, culture, and practice bjgplife.com/the-ind... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Are we no better than a pigeon? bjgplife.com/are-we-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

YT: youtu.be/40iHdamYgfY Faecal calprotectin is a sensitive test for both #IBD and organic gastrointestinal pathology but should not be used where colorectal cancer is suspected in patients aged ≥50 doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #FaecalCalprotectin #research #PrimaryCare

BJGPLife: Episode 219: Faecal calprotectin in the over-50s: Rule-out test or red flag? bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Mind the gap bjgplife.com/mindgap... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Arts review: Gilbert and George at the Hayward Gallery (London) bjgplife.com/arts-re... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Decision Fatigue bjgplife.com/decisio... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

National rollout of social prescribing link workers improved outcomes for specifically targeted individuals and overall patient experience with #GeneralPractice Future research must consider financial sustainability and any health inequalities doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#GeneralPractice#PrimaryCare

Join us on 20 March 2026 for the BJGP Research & Publishing Conference—a day focused on impact and influence in academic primary care. Keynotes, workshops, networking, and NEW submission surgeries. 🌟 Early-bird rate available until 4 December 2025. Book now: rcgp.my.site.com/s/l... #BJGPRC

BJGPLife: How do we know if what we know is true? bjgplife.com/how-do-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Female academic GPs' experiences of combining clinical/academic/other commitments show support structures must address career-limiting impact of short-term contracts/mentorship/inequity so that more women remain in/progress to higher roles in #PrimaryCare academia doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

“I don’t think I’ve got the energy to be my own advocate” More communication about #Menopause and options available may improve access to care, particularly for women from lower socioeconomic and ethnic minority backgrounds doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#Menopause#PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice

BJGPLife: Learning from the difference in practice between general Practitioners and Mental Health Practitioners in Primary Care bjgplife.com/learnin... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

“I agree it would be nice to get a diagnosis, but prepare yourself that we might not”   Diagnostic journeys for patients with possible endometriosis are often complex, with #PrimaryCare identified as a pivotal bottleneck doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#PrimaryCare#GeneralPractice

BJGPLife: Episode 218: Antidepressants in pregnancy: A closer look at miscarriage risk bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

YT: youtu.be/A6MT5hDTrms Antidepressant use in trimester 1 of #pregnancy is associated with a small but clinically insignificant increase in #MiscarriageRisk. Results can be used in #ClinicalPractice for evidence-based decision-making around pregnancy doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#pregnancy#MiscarriageRisk#ClinicalPractice#antidepressant

BJGPLife: A primary Care fellowship exploring neurodiversity in the primary care workplace bjgplife.com/a-prima... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: “I Shall Not Hate,” medical responses to the crisis in Gaza bjgplife.com/i-shall... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Read the new issue on #Diabetes: GPs' perspectives on GLP-1RAs, and tirzepatide: are we creating a two-tier obesity treatment system? Also this month: evidence-based tests to monitor adults with #T2D mellitus, 'Jess’s Rule', postural hypotension, and violence and abuse towards General Practice staff

BJGPLife: You are not a gadget, but … bjgplife.com/gadget/ #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Is loneliness the HPV of general practice’s burnout cancer? bjgplife.com/is-lone... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: The value of time bjgplife.com/the-val... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Episode 217: Not one size fits all: Accessing menopause care in the NHS bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Read the linked article on clinicians' perspectives of #menopause care for diverse communities doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #menopause #HRT #healthcare #diversity #PrimaryCare

YT: youtu.be/RLF0ayLvl98 This study explores how women from diverse backgrounds perceive #menopause and the influences shaping access to #healthcare doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#menopause#healthcare#diversity #PrimaryCare

BJGPLife: Investigating uncertainty bjgplife.com/investi... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Book review: Breathe: How to Win a Greener World bjgplife.com/book-re... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Family physician as garden physician: a Japanese perspective on redefining ‘katei-i’ bjgplife.com/family-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan, winner of this year's Women of the Year Gilead & Kite Campaigner for Health Equity Award, speaks on medical silencing at the #BJGPRC keynote youtu.be/ofLPVQjlEJo

Barriers to #Menopause care exist for women from ethnic minority groups.  Targeted, culturally sensitive outreach initiatives, health education for patients, and training for healthcare professionals could help reduce #HealthInequalities in menopause care doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#Menopause#HealthInequalities#PrimaryCare

BJGPLife: Enhancing qFIT bowel screening uptake in deprived areas bjgplife.com/enhanci... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Heart failure (HF): this study found that half of individuals aged ≥60 years with HF were managed exclusively by primary care by the end of 2022, with no cardiologist contact over 5 years #PrimaryCare was responsible for 60% of prescribing for HF medications doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

This #Qualitative study explored how people with prediabetes interpret their diagnosis and navigate health-related practices doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @eleanorbarry.bsky.social @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @sarashaw.bsky.social @harryrutter.bsky.social @oxprimarycare.bsky.social#Qualitative#PrimaryCare #Diabetes

Diabetes: social and cultural factors (such as country of origin and socioeconomic status) play a role in insulin initiation, beyond biological markers doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

BJGPLife: Against the grain bjgplife.com/against... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

YT: youtu.be/w9FMK3tuvRo How GPs are counted influences trend analysis. While fully qualified GPs and #GPRegistrars show an 18% increase in #GPworkforce 2015–2024, counting fully qualified FTE GPs per capita is a 5% reduction #PrimaryCare #GPSky #MedSky #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Episode 216: Counting GPs – When definitions change the workforce picture bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Where continuity is key: Primary care in Norway bjgplife.com/where-c... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies bjgplife.com/if-anyo... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: The Consciousness Conundrum bjgplife.com/the-con... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Rebuilding the relational core of general practice bjgplife.com/rebuild... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

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BJGPLife: Episode 215: Talking GLP-1s: how GPs see their role in obesity management bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

youtu.be/7Y0NE1KKW1U  Obesity management with GLP-1RAs: this study provides new insights into GPs’ perspectives on the integration of GLP-1RAs into #PrimaryCare doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#PrimaryCare#Obesity #ObesityManagement #GLP-1 #Prescribing #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Yonder: Principlistic equality, rejected referrals, ruptured AAAs in out of hours, and Kickstart patient movement bjgplife.com/yondern... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Book review: The Elements bjgplife.com/book-re... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Research Paper of the Year 2024: impact on the patient, the practitioner, the practice, and policy bjgplife.com/rpy2024... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

📢 Final call to submit your abstract for BJGP Research & Publishing Conference 2026. Share your research results or preliminary findings by Sunday 12 October. Conference: bjgp.org/conference Submit your abstract: app.oxfordabstracts.... #BJGPRC #Callforabstracts #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice

Delirium: studies relying on routine healthcare data show the lowest prevalence rates, which suggests #Delirium is often missed or not registered in older adults living at home doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...#Delirium#PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice