The British Journal of General Practice
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We publish primary care research + comment to serve the international community. We only engage on Bluesky https://t.co/GTulpDfboC, Instagram & Facebook @bjgpjournal
London, UK
Joined December 2011
As of 🗓️Monday 27 January 2025, we'll only be engaging via Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook. Join us on: .Bluesky - Instagram - Facebook - ↩️
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BJGP Research & Publishing Conference 2025.Lowry Hotel, Manchester.Friday 21 March 2025. The Programme is looking good!. #BJGPRC.
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Conference Workshops:.🔹 Write for Life! –Andrew Papanikitas. 🔹 Peer Review: past, present, future –Nada Khan, Thomas Round and Samuel Merriel. 🔹 Building a career in academic general practice: The Dos and Don'ts –Hajira Dambha-Mille and Dr Alex Burrell. The Programme⬇️.#BJGPRC
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BJGP Research & Publishing Conference 2025. Join us at the Lowry Hotel, Manchester on Friday 21 March for a day filled with presentations, keynote speakers: Kath Checkland and Rageshri Dhairyawan, and plenty of networking. Book your ticket:. #BJGPRC. ⬇️
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In #PrimaryCare patients with type 2 #Diabetes, DiabeText (personalised text messaging intervention) successfully improved quality of life, diabetes self-management, and self-reported medication adherence @NachoRicci @idisbaib.
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Background Complications arising from uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) pose a significant burden on individuals’ wellbeing and healthcare resources. Digital interventions may play a key...
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BJGPLife: Yonder: Antidepressant follow-up, NHS app use, sore throats in community pharmacy, and dementia and anticholinergics.
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Cancer survivors’ quality of life improves with detailed generic NHS online support, but bespoke digital support provides better longer term global and symptom management, with substantially lower NHS costs @UoS_PrimaryCare #PrimaryCare #Cancer.
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Background Many cancer survivors following primary treatment have prolonged poor quality of life. Aim To determine the effectiveness of a bespoke digital intervention to support cancer survivors....
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ReSPECT (Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment) is supported by patients and GPs in #PrimaryCare, but systemic and contextual challenges need to be addressed for successful implementation @warwickmed @uniofwarwick.
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Background The Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) has been implemented in many areas of the UK. It is unclear how ReSPECT is used in primary and community care...
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Preconception care: routinely collected UK #PrimaryCare data provides valuable information on patients’ medical, behavioural, and social risks to guide preconception care and future research @D_Schoenaker @UoS_PrimaryCare.
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Background Routine primary care data may be a valuable resource for preconception health research and to inform the provision of preconception care. Aim To review how primary care data could provide...
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“Everyone has heard of it, but no one knows what it is”. This qualitative study explored patient understandings of herpes zoster. #PrimaryCare practitioners should be aware of the broad spectrum of patient knowledge @drsophierees @JonBanks10 #Shingles
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BJGPLife: Using AI to improve skin cancer detection in primary care: the vision and barriers.
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BJGPLife: What do I say next? Everyday mental health conversation in primary care: a practical guide by Sophie Jadwiga Ball and Liz Moulton.
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BJGPLife: Stories and medical records.
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BJGPLife: How far have family doctor organisations around the world progressed in protecting planetary health?.
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BJGPLife: Irresistible and immovable values.
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Challenges to quality in modern, hybrid practice. Hybrid general practice can contribute to fragmenting care. Understanding of the trade-offs of will help with providing the best care for patients.
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Background Since 2022, general practice has shifted from responding to the acute challenges of COVID-19 to restoring full services using a hybrid of remote, digital, and in-person care. Aim To...
Hybrid general practice fragments care and presents risks to patients and general practice’s core values which should be urgently addressed according to new research from @trishgreenhalgh @oohgpwales .#PrimaryCare
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January 2025 issue: 'The enshittification of general practice', communicating prognosis, ARRS, ‘Flattened, fattened, and forgotten’ - antipsychotic management, and earlier diagnosis of lung cancer. Plus personal continuity, machine learning, and AI.
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Paper safety-netting advice most effectively reduced antibiotic prescribing, consumption, and reconsultations in acutely ill children compared with usual care and other safety-netting methods @RubenBurvenich @jan_verbakel #PrimaryCare #Prescribing.
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Background Safety-netting advice (SNA) can help in the management of acutely ill children. Aim To assess the effectiveness of different SNA methods on antibiotic prescription and consumption in...
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Older men with new-onset fatigue are relatively likely to have an undetected cancer, compared to other cohorts. Figure: 1-year disease risk in men @BexKWhite @MattBarclay89 @Glyratzopoulos @UCL_BSH @UCL_IHI @BrianDNicholson @SpirosDenaxas @DrMeenaRafiq
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Approximately 41,000 appointments are required for children and young people with otorrhoea presenting to primary care in the UK each year costing £1.9 million, with children aged <2 years suffering most frequently @RMCHosp @POSt_EarStudy #PrimaryCare
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