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COVID-19: The success of Asian countries
Professor Donald Li talks us through some of the reasons, detailed in his editorial, co-authored with Chak-sing Lau, for the relative success of Asian countries in managing COVID-19.
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Coronavirus articles
Ending the lockdown while balancing the risk
Evidence suggests that unemployment is associated with an increase in mortality and morbidity. In light of this evidence, Samar Razaq assesses whether a return to work could help to avoid an even greater disaster during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: Please can I request the help of a social scientist?
During the COVID-19 pandemic the UK government provided daily briefings, none of which have featured the opinions of behavioural or social scientists. While GPs continue to care for their patients, they must be supported and given the tools to assist their patients with the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 so as to enrich patient lives.
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I don’t want to be a call centre GP!
Remote, quick, impersonal, call centre medicine is not general practice. It may work for a subset of patient queries, for minor ailments, but for the rest, understanding the patient’s needs, perspectives and priorities as well as the context in which they live is fundamental for providing safe, person-centred care.
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It is a mistake to abandon evidence-based medicine during COVID-19
In the current COVID-19 pandemic, many (including world ‘leaders’) have been tempted to abandon the ideas of evidence based medicine of needing clinical trials to justify the use of treatments. This is a mistake.
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COVID-19 in care homes: advantages of the ‘virtual ward round’
COVID-19 has all but ensured that primary care will never quite be the same. This includes the way in which we care for our nursing and care homes. It is important that we take the positives from the virtual ward round that was forced upon us, and adapt our practice in the future so that we can continue providing the best healthcare possible for our patients.
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COVID-19: The improving situation
Professor Azeem Majeed from Imperial College in London talks through the current situation. New infections are much reduced and he discusses the track and trace programme that is now working, though not as well as we might like. Everyday practice is not back to normal just yet.
Read MoreFive principles for pandemic preparedness
Professor Michael Kidd is a GP and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Australia. He talks through five principles for dealing with the COVID-19 crisis and pandemic preparedness.
Read MoreDelays in referral for colorectal cancer worsen prognosis
Dr Chanpreet Arhi tells us about research in over 7000 patients that shows delays in referral, including for red flag symptoms, resulted in an increase in all-cause mortality.
Read MoreHelping COVID-19 patients after ITU admissions
We talk to Dr Zudin Puthucheary, an ITU specialist, and Dr Eve Corner, a physiotherapist about the challenges faced by patients who get discharged from ITU.
Read MoreCOVID-19 and racism in the USA
Prof Bill Phillips discusses the two crises in USA, COVID-19 and racism, and the role of family doctors. In Seattle, around 7000 doctors and nurses demonstrated peacefully as part of the White Coats for Black Lives movement.
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Recent articles
Workforce perceptions on integrated care systems: Is now the time to invite reflection?
Might a headlong rush to implement ICSs erode the trust that those who have to work in and implement ICSs have for those who drive this agenda? When there is such fragility and strain across an entire service, a natural pause in proceedings at this point may over the longer term, create lasting success.
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BLM, population health and policing
The effect of being stopped and searched by the police can be psychologically traumatic and leave one feeling scared, powerless and humiliated. I thought about my patients. A lot of patients I look after are black and I wondered about how negative interactions with police could affect their psychological health and wellbeing.
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Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy — not just ‘morning sickness’
New research published in the BJGP from Professor Roger Gadsby and his team at the University of Warwick has highlighted how ‘morning sickness’ is not an appropriate term for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. Professor Gadsby suggests we need to “dump this unhelpful term morning sickness” and stop trivialising the condition.
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In Appreciation
An appreciation of Michael Boland
Michael Boland, who has died age 71 from Alzheimer’s disease, played a leading role in the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Irish College of General Practitioners and the World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA).
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Opinion
Push your buttons
Race and abuse in the NHS: I’m sorry we can’t see you…
“Look sorry, right, no offence but we need a white doctor.” Dad looked at the wall as he spoke. It was almost as if something was compelling him. I really didn’t know what to say. I felt myself flushing, the prickle in the back of your head when you feel you have done something wrong. What now?
Clinical
Help with the day job
Contextual safeguarding: what GPs need to know
Contextual safeguarding is a relatively new concept, which is primarily intended for adolescents. Recognising that young people are often exploited and abused outside their family environment, contextual safeguarding focuses on influencing and shaping those areas.
Innovation
Bright Ideas too
A video to help patients get the most out of 10 minutes
Ed Schwarz has just completed his GP training as an educational scholar in Cornwall and is now a...
Research
Get some evidence
Putting methotrexate prescribing research into practice
New research published in the BJGP from Dr Ben Goldacre's team in Oxford found that 23% of GPs still prescribed different strength methotrexate tablets (10mg and 2.5mg) to the same person in the past year — against the safety advice. The clear message for practice from the research is that GPs should check their prescribing and ensure people are switched away from 10mg methotrexate tablets.
Long Reads
Take a deeper dive
BJGP Long Read: A valedictory note on my retirement
Claire Stillman is a recently retired GP who spent 30 years in Scottish general practice, the last...
International
Distant horizons
GP in crisis: how does European family medicine compare?
Mary McCarthy is a GP in Shrewsbury., She is on the GPC and is interested in comparative health...
Arts
Expand your life
Poetry in practice
Two GPs reflect on the impact poetry has had on their practice and how it fits into their lives.
Trainees and students
Here is how we prepare the next generation of GPs for remote consulting
We anticipate that after the pandemic, the modus operandi of general practice will be changed, for the better. Once the dust has settled, the lessons learnt from remote consultations should be communicated to the next generation.
News
Announcements etc
Podcast interview with BJGP Editor, Professor Roger Jones
Rajiv Chandegra is a GP, passionate about holding impactful conversations. He interviews Professor...
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