"Once upon a time, the UK Government seemed powerful and great, much like the Wizard of Oz. But just like in the Oz story, when the curtain was pulled back, the reality wasn’t as impressive. Instead, the hierarchy and dysfunction seem to resemble more that of a public school than the government of a great and powerful nation."
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'To find the Easter egg in a movie you often have to wade through the credits, which lengthen in proportion to the CGI special effects and lavish locations...' Some Easter reflections and highlights.
There is still so much stigma and invisibility around pregnancy loss. Patients are often encouraged to “move on.” Clinicians are often too afraid of saying the wrong thing—so they say nothing at all.
Dave Mummery offers a dystopian vision of integrated neighbourhood teams two years from now (let's avoid this version). Soundtrack included.
Dave Mummery offers a dystopian vision of integrated neighbourhood teams two years from now (let's avoid this version). Soundtrack included.
Elke Hausmann proposes a way of looking at Long Covid and ME that might engender a better understanding in GPs for patients living with these devastating and life changing conditions.
The introduction of the new DES from April 2025 has again been heralded as an opportunity for primary care to take control and lead on improving the range of services available to patients. James Bennett reflects.
"... to my surprise, I’ve become the sort of doctor that has been in the same clinic for 20 years. I’ve never been bored, I’ve often been anxious, and I’ve been privileged to witness some of the most amazing and some of the
The Health Foundation has recently identified that the public’s first big priority across the NHS is to make it easier to get an appointment at their GP practice. Nada Khan explores what meaningful access looks like in general practice.
There is much debate in media about whether specific conditions are illnesses, and whether or how they should be treated. Peter Toon considers how these debates inform why we define a condition as illness rather than another type of problem, and the
Clovis Faggion Junior explores the economic motivations behind the continued application of enteral feeding in patients with advanced dementia, proposing that various stakeholders may have financial or logistical incentives to sustain this practice despite limited medical benefits.
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Yonder is a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature ...
In this episode, we look back at the 2025 BJGP Research Conference.
In this episode, we discuss diagnosis of vulval lichen sclerosus in general practice.
In this episode, we discuss differential attainment in the MRCGP exams.
Elke Hausmann proposes a way of looking at Long Covid and ME that might engender a better understanding in GPs for patients living with these devastating and life changing conditions.
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O'Sullivan and others fail to recognise the likelihood that most Long Covid patients will have already tried psychological and behavioural approaches ... the idea that there might be issues that, if addressed, could cure you, is the only thing we
Re-reading my review, I can tell that I was very careful even then not to present this approach as a 'cure' for Long Covid, but as a promising approach to manage symptoms better while waiting for a cure ... However,
"People living with long COVID symptoms should be encouraged to seek support from primary care, and primary care clinicians must be responsive to patient need." - Carolyn A Chew-Graham and colleagues provide a summary and analysis of long COVID patient
"Nexus is a powerful, brilliantly acted film [...] about the impact of COVID-19 on young people's mental health, eating-related coping strategies, and the power of social connection. I recommend sharing it with colleagues, patients, and their families."
We consider teaching medical ethics in conflict zones to be an act of solidarity and a profound commitment to addressing global health inequities. By nurturing ethical reasoning and fostering collaboration, initiatives like this play a crucial role in rebuilding resilient healthcare systems
Three years of war have tested the very limits of Ukraine’s healthcare system. Yet, they have also revealed an extraordinary capacity for resilience, adaptation, and innovation. As the war continues, investing in primary care remains essential—not only for health but for hope.
Family medicine, by its very nature, often serves as a crucial counterpoint to the potential overreach of the purely biomedical model. Yuya Yokota reflects on the benefits of applied phenomenology to the GP consultation.
The theme for World Family Doctor Day on May 19, 2024, was “Healthy Planet, Healthy People”. To mark this, the World Organisation of Family Doctors’ (WONCA) Working Party on Planetary Health surveyed its 133 member organizations (MOs) across 111 countries. Terry Temple and colleagues discuss the implications.
In October and November 2024, Brian Lambert spent six weeks volunteering as a ‘medic’ at the Mavrovouni refugee camp on Lesvos, working for the Dutch charity the Boat Refugee Foundation (BRF).
There is still so much stigma and invisibility around pregnancy loss. Patients are often encouraged to “move on.” Clinicians are often too afraid of saying the wrong thing—so they say nothing at all.
Clovis Faggion Junior explores the economic motivations behind the continued application of enteral feeding in patients with advanced dementia, proposing that various stakeholders may have financial or logistical incentives to sustain this practice despite limited medical benefits.
Elke Hausmann proposes a way of looking at Long Covid and ME that might engender a better understanding in GPs for patients living with these devastating and life changing conditions.
The Health Foundation has recently identified that the public’s first big priority across the NHS is to make it easier to get an appointment at their GP practice. Nada Khan explores what meaningful access looks like in general practice.
O'Sullivan and others fail to recognise the likelihood that most Long Covid patients will have already tried psychological and behavioural approaches ... the idea that there might be issues that, if addressed, could cure you, is the only thing we have left.
Despite the legal and professional requirements to treat individuals with SpLDs without disadvantage, alongside evidence supporting earlier diagnosis & supportive strategies, the Committee of General Practice Education Directors (COGPED) still do not recommend screening of GP Registrars (GPRs) at the commencement of training. Adrian Hucks
Perhaps it is my patient population, my personality or perhaps it is true of all General Practice, but I notice that nearly all my consultations touch on mental health in some way. Whilst reading the book, I have managed to accept the familiar unnatural feel
Aldabra Stifiuc-Andronic and colleagues reflect on the health implications of the cosmetics industry and public awareness of cosmetic ingredients.
One of the first questions my GP supervisor asked was “What did you notice on the way here?” ... Her question appeared simple at first but revealed, what I thought to be, the greatest skill in being a GP; the art of noticing. Janani Lambotharan
My first go at introducing stories into my own teaching was through the work of Rita Charon. But when I tried to introduce some of these concepts to my teaching, I was less successful. Family therapist and GP John Launer offers an alternative way for
In this episode, we look back at the 2025 BJGP Research Conference.
In this episode, we discuss diagnosis of vulval lichen sclerosus in general practice.
In this episode, we discuss differential attainment in the MRCGP exams.
Diagnosis ... provides structure to a narrative of dysfunction, or a picture of disarray, and imposes official order, sorting out the real from the imagined, the valid from the feigned, the significant from the insignificant ... In Life and Times this month
The door is barely opened. ‘I’ve a bone to pick with you’, wheezes Mick through the widening gap ...
Yonder is a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature.
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