How can this not be our business? The impact of the arms trade on health

Experts urge the medical profession to confront the global arms industry. In a new @bmj.com series uncovering the role of the arms trade in health, Mark Bellis, Gene Feder & colleagues call for greater scrutiny of its health-harming activities & relationship with governments. tinyurl.com/yc5mu9xb

"Team Harm Reduction is a great example of what can happen when science, lived experience, and compassion come together."- inspiring stuff!

The part we can (should) play in General Practice in responding to violence against women and girls- a useful summary of what we know and can do ⬇️

Are you a healthcare professional in the UK caring for people living with HIV aged over 50? What are the important issues for you & your patients? We are creating a bank of research questions to bring to a workshop to prioritise research in this area. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/have-...

📣 Calling all UK undergraduate medical students! Win a funded place at the @sapc.ac.uk Annual Scientific Meeting by entering the @nihrspcr.bsky.social George Lewith competition! 🎓 🔗 Find out more: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel... 🗓️ Deadline: 12noon, 25 April 2025 #medicalstudents #PrimaryCare

People experiencing homelessness have high mortality and morbidity from preventable or treatable conditions. This article explores the health impacts of homelessness and practical considerations for clinicians providing care. Includes an infographic www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Lockdowns are terrible. So are deadly pandemics. @chrischirp.bsky.social tells it straight. christinapagel.substack.com/p/we-are-lea...

Great plenary from @drlucypotter.bsky.social at #swsapc2025oxford Really eye opening on the barriers faced by people with severe and multiple disadvantages, and more importantly, what changes can improve access.

“Improve opportunities for prevention by improving access to primary care for people in inclusion health groups”- great to connect with others at @pathwayuk.bsky.social also striving for this #InclusionHealth2025

Brilliant session on assessing and commissioning for varying needs, with insights from around the nations, including @deeoconnell.bsky.social @lisamareebyrne.bsky.social. The common thread? The need for compassionate and genuine coproduction of services. #HealthInclusion2025

An exciting couple of days ahead @pathwayuk.bsky.social! Great looking programme, excited to get stuck in and re-connect 😁

Supportive, inspirational leadership. Thank you @katrinaturner.bsky.social!

Novel insights from our first paper published sharing our qualitative #PrimaryCare research undertaken with Community Research Link Workers- 2 of whom were bilingual. Their involvement was transformative- they led recruitment, facilitation of focus groups and co-analysed the results.

Why is naloxone training not part of Basic Life Support? Historical? Prejudice? Or am i missing something? #harmreduction #naloxonesaveslives

Congratulations to @charlotte-archer.bsky.social whose paper on why GPs prescribe beta-blockers for anxiety is #4 in the @bjgp.bsky.social top 10 papers of 2024! 🎉 Read the paper ⬇️ #PrimaryCare #GPSky @bristolbrc.bsky.social

Academic GP in Bristol Focus: Inclusion Health in #PrimaryCare *Improving access to general practice for and with people with SMD doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... *Trauma-informed co-production doi.org/10.1111/hex.... *Access to healthcare for street sex workers in the UK doi.org/10.1186/s129...