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The first French study comparing anxiolytic prescribing in general practice between in-person and remote consultations ➡️doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @dvdebandt.bsky.social‬

What are the barriers and enablers to primary and community healthcare professionals referring people with heart failure to community physical activity services? A mixed-methods study protocol ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @capcbristol.bsky.social

September 25 issue of InnovAiT is out. Look inside! rcgpinnovait.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/s...

Point-of-care testing (POCT) can potentially enhance cancer detection in primary care by improving triage. This study explores GPs' perspectives on using POCTs for cancer diagnosis in primary care ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @anamayaz-shah.bsky.social

When formally tested, fewer than 1 in 10 patients with a penicillin allergy record are found to be truly allergic. Are UK patients willing to undergo penicillin allergy testing and accept de-labelling if the results are negative? ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

🚨 New Publication! 📑 Excited to share our paper in @bjgpopen.bsky.social led by Devan Wasan & Elika Najafi with Yasmin Baker, Kristian Peters, Maneth Warnapala & Dhruv Vasooja – from an Imperial BSc project I supervised 🙌 👇 Youth GPs’ views on #Vaping @imperialbitch.bsky.social

Assessing the feasibility and acceptability of saline nasal irrigation for acute sinusitis: the SNIFS II randomised controlled pilot trial, with nested process evaluation ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

A qualitative study around GP referral behaviour to rapid diagnostic centres for non-specific cancer symptoms highlights the anxiety for patients and GPs about potential cancers, but also found the new diagnostic pathway helped GPs determine when to treat in primary care ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

Exploring the barriers to and facilitators of multicomponent lifestyle interventions in the management of depression in primary care ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

GPs' use of video and telephone consultation, and implications for physical activity promotion ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... ‪@instpublichealth.bsky.social‬

Consultation frequency patterns for older patients in Danish general practice ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...  General practices trend towards a more uniform pattern of consultations for their older patients, though some serve their older patients markedly differently from the majority

Paramedics are key to easing workforce pressures in primary care, but their integration and patient experiences remain under-explored. This qualitative study shows paramedics enhance care availability by increasing capacity, if their transition into teams is well-supported ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

What reasons did patients give for not taking part in a trial of integrated online cognitive behavioural therapy? ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

Chronic pain: prevalence, demographic inequalities and healthcare use ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... Data from South London's chronic pain register show patients with chronic pain are the highest users of primary care services, highlighting the need for tailored approaches to chronic pain management

A retrospective study of the characteristics of patients with frequent contact to general practice ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

Insufficient doctors choosing general practice remains a ‘wicked’ problem globally. This system-level study suggests a profession-wide and supportive policy approach is needed to increase GP uptake to meet the increasing needs for community-based primary care ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

This qualitative study explores considerations for becoming a GP practice owner, identified 14 considerations across four categories (profession, personal, external, process) and identifying nine new ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @umcgroningen.bsky.social @hindastegeman.bsky.social

This scoping review highlights the underuse of educational interventions in primary care for headache management, showcasing their potential to improve patient outcomes and GP confidence, and reduce unnecessary referrals and costs ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

Save the date! The BJGP Research & Publishing Conference 2026 will be coming to Bristol on 20 March 2026. Stay tuned for more details #BJGPRC

New study uncovers high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in patients with long COVID, with over 40% facing extremely severe anxiety. This highlighs the need for mental health support and targeted interventions ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @cviolan.bsky.social

ChatGPT has previously been shown to produce clinic letters from scratch in a small number of niche specialties, but can it convert clinic letters into patient-friendly language? ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... Part of our ongoing special issue on #ArtificialIntelligence in primary care

A study highlighting sex differences in antihypertensive prescription patterns and efficacy in primary care reveals that women achieve better blood pressure control with lower doses and distinct drug types. This calls for sex-specific optimisation in hypertensive management ➡️doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

PROTOCOL | Women make up half the GP workforce yet are disproportionately affected by burnout, stress, lower rates of career progression and higher rates of intention to leave. This realist review will identify and investigate the conditions in which women GPs can thrive ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

This prospective cohort study evaluates community-based cardiovascular risk assessment using a near-person AI test ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... Part of our ongoing special issue on #ArtificialIntelligence in primary care

This qualitative study provides unique insights into the views of healthcare professionals participating in primary care led penicillin allergy delabelling trial. HCPs welcomed the trial, indicating potential for wider implementation with support and greater accessibility ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

Despite the majority of GPs in England being female, this systematic review finds longstanding barriers at personal, socio-cultural and system levels continue to inhibit women GPs’ careers ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

Evaluating the Personality Disorder Positive Outcomes Programme (PDPOP) in general practice ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... PDPOP trains whole GP practice teams, and is delivered by lived-experience trainers as well as clinical trainers from different disciplines

This cross-sectional survey highlights factors that can affect link workers' thoughts about leaving, which can include the lack of congruence between what they thought the job would be like and the reality ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

This descriptive study is the first time the sub-Saharan version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool has been used in the region to measure the core functions of primary care in a rural South African district ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

How do GPs approach the topic of physical activity in routine care? ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... This qualitative study uses video recorded real world GP-patient consultation data to analyse how physical activity is really discussed.

This cross-sectional survey in Denmark explored the association between video consultation use and the characteristics of GPs and practices ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... 

The association between coding for chronic kidney disease and kidney replacement therapy incidence at CCG-level in England ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... 

This mixed-methods pre-post-test evaluation gives rich insights into the staff and service experiences of a co-located homelessness centre in Scotland ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... 

How does gender shape practice choices among family medicine residents and early career family physicians in Canada? ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... 

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The remarkable number and range of attempts to improve primary care access laid out here through a great collaboration between @healthfoundation.bsky.social and @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk. This catalogue will be useful for for years to come for those seeking ways to do better at access.

The first study to present data on the ongoing decline in GP home visits in the Netherlands, following the COVID-19 pandemic. It confirms a shift in primary care delivery, with implications for patient access and care quality, especially for vulnerable populations ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

Coverage of a BJGP Open article on use of #AI in cardiovascular risk assessment, which will form part of the journal's special issue on Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care: BBC News: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... DOI: doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... AI submissions: bjgpopen.org/page/artific...

Great to work with the team @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk on this paper, which looks at all the different ways of improving access to general practice. Make sure to also check our related piece - "Rethinking access: it's not all about supply" - which draws on the data and the politics of access too👇

What factors predict two week wait (2WW) referral rates in primary care? This cross-sectional study in English general practice updates the existing evidence base and provides recommendations to optimise equitable 2WW pathways ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... 

Many patients needing secondary prevention for ischaemic heart disease miss low-density lipoprotein cholesterol targets. This real-world data registry study found women & older patients had lower treatment intensity and higher LDL-C ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @capsbe.cat @lgonzalezdepaz.bsky.social

Understanding partnerships between GPs and patients with complex chronic conditions: this qualitative study in Danish general practice explores experiences of chronic care through dyads of GPs and patients with complex health conditions ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

Healthcare users’ evaluation of general practice: a survey among Danish men aged 45 to 70 years ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

New research finds that people living with alcohol use disorder (AUD) who develop type 2 diabetes have nearly double the risk of diabetes complications compared to peers without AUD ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... 

Adherence to preventative medication is known to be poor. This novel research looks at whether shared decision making, as indicated by the presence or absence of cardiovascular disease risk scoring, is associated with adherence to statin medication ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

What are patients’ views on the value of point-of-care tests for respiratory infections? A qualitative study in 6 European countries ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @oxprimarycare.bsky.social‬

Could a behaviour change intervention address under-recognition of work-related asthma in primary care? #SystematicReview ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

How do GPs communicate a potential cancer diagnosis and urgent suspected cancer pathway referral? A qualitative study of GP–patient recorded consultations ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

The first systematic review of practice and population factors associated with the Quality and Outcomes Framework, the most widespread national pay-for-performance initiative in general practice in the UK to date ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @luisaptg.bsky.social #SystematicReview