BJGP Life – Page 30

Antidepressant withdrawal syndrome and its management

In April 2020, NICE published new guidance on how to help patients to safely stop antidepressant use. To help GPs to implement this guidance in their practice, Stevie Lewis from the International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal and Mark Horowitz have published

18 May 2022

6 mins read

4

Podcast·Videos

Episode 072: The NICE traffic light system to assess sick children is not suitable for use as a clinical tool in general practice

Amy Clark and Dr Kathryn Hughes tell us about research into the NICE traffic light system for assessing sick children.

17 May 2022

1 min read

Coronavirus·International·News·Opinion

Battlefronts in Ukraine: Russian invasion and COVID-19

Richard Armitage discusses the interaction of battlefront conditions and COVID-19 in Ukraine

16 May 2022

2 mins read

Random·Stories

Wigan Pier, Saint George and streptomycin

John Brooks discusses the experiences, the writings, the politics and the health of George Orwell

15 May 2022

3 mins read

International·Opinion

Open letter to BJGP Life: A response to RCGP Chair’s ‘Just Saying’ on refugees to the UK being deported to Rwanda

In an open letter to BJGP Life, Roghieh Dehghan and members of the Medact migrant solidarity group argue that deporting refugees to Rwanda is an uncomplicated moral wrong and note the frequent silence of healthcare leadership when these wrongs are mooted by

13 May 2022

2 mins read

1

Opinion·Undergraduate

Tackling the GP recruitment crisis using student selected components

Paul McNamara 'never wanted to be a GP' but now argues that undergraduate self selected components in general practice could help with recruitment and retention.

12 May 2022

4 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Opinion

Patient and carer perceptions and advice on the integration of paramedics into the GP practice workforce

Whilst efforts are being made to develop the paramedic role within primary care, what is often missing from research and policy informing practice is the voice of patients. An NIHR patient and public group discuss this and offer practical advice for primary

11 May 2022

3 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Early View·Opinion

Rethinking generalist healthcare: opportunities from challenges

Joanne Reeve explores three misconceptions about medical generalist and highlights the work of the WISEGP and CATALYST programmes.

10 May 2022

3 mins read

International·News·Opinion

War in Ukraine and the inverse care law: refugees, socioeconomic status, and burden of disease

Richard Armitage uses the inverse care law to discuss the health inequalities affecting Ukrainian civilians who have been unable to flee the country.

9 May 2022

4 mins read

1

Opinion

Naming things

Ben Hoban reflects on the power of naming a thing in medicine. But with great power comes great responsibility...

8 May 2022

2 mins read

Book review·Opinion

Book review : The five health frontiers, a new radical blueprint

Robert MacGibbon reviews a new radical blueprint for health which examines ‘five frontiers of health’; social justice, economic, social care, sustainability and a public health new deal.

7 May 2022

2 mins read

Opinion

A rose by any other name: Would re-branding help general practice?

Paul McNamara and Tanvi Cheetirala argue that UK general practice is suffering as a profession and as a 'brand.' But will re-branding or specialist status help?

6 May 2022

4 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Clinical

Fibromyalgia and chronic pain: Are we asking about (and auditing) psychological trauma or traumatic events?

Karen Nicholson highlights possible connections between psychological trauma fibromyalgia and chronic pain syndromes - and suggests an audit

5 May 2022

4 mins read

3

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Opinion

Wisdom of a wise GP

Rafia Aftab shares practical wisdom about doing things 'just right' gained on the Catalyst Programme

4 May 2022

4 mins read

Podcast·Videos

Episode 071: The GP workforce crisis – how are outcomes associated with different professionals?

Dr Jon Gibson talks us through research that explores how staff from diverse healthcare backgrounds in the primary care workforce are associated with system outcomes.

3 May 2022

1 min read

International·News·Opinion

War in Ukraine: internally displaced people and primary healthcare

Richard Armitage is usually a GP in Nottingham but is currently providing primary care to internally displaced people in the east of Ukraine. He discusses issues for primary care in the region.

2 May 2022

3 mins read

1

BJGP Long Read·International·Opinion

Continuity and the tension between patient-safety and person-centredness

Koki Kato reflects on the tension between patient safety and patient centered-ness with a hypothetical case that will be familiar to many. Does it have to be one or the other?

1 May 2022

4 mins read

Arts·Bright Ideas and Innovation·Stories

The right write rite

Are you a healthcare professional looking for a creative community of writers? Neil Wilson introduces the Society of Medical Writers

30 April 2022

2 mins read

Clinical·International·Opinion

Providing responsive primary care for Ukrainian refugees

Aaron Poppleton, Dennis Ougrin, and Yana Maksymets give a responsive overview of the health needs of Ukrainian refugees and provide a list of useful resources for GPs

29 April 2022

4 mins read

News·Opinion

Taking stock of the GP workforce crisis in the UK – a call to action

Nada Khan investigates research into the causes of the UK GP workforce crisis and finds plenty of issues to address.

27 April 2022

5 mins read

4

Podcast·Videos

Episode 070: PRINCIPLE trial findings on the use of colchicine for COVID-19 in the community

Professor Chris Butler tells us about the PRINCIPLE trial and the use of colchicine for COVID-19 in the community

26 April 2022

1 min read

BJGP Long Read·International

Primary care in Ukraine – an international fellowship perspective

Orest Mulka and Philip Evans discuss the development of general practice in Ukraine and the role of international collaboration in the development of primary care

25 April 2022

4 mins read

1

Book review

Book review: The Painful Truth: The New Science of Why We Hurt and How We Can Heal by Monty Lyman

Hannah Milton, GP, reviews Monty Lyman's The Painful Truth: The New Science of Why We Hurt and How We Can Heal.

24 April 2022

3 mins read

BJGP Long Read·Coronavirus·Opinion

Recognising the value of a bunch of tulips in general practice

Emma Ladds reflects on being 'at home' as a GP, in response to a bunch of tulips and an article in a national newspaper

23 April 2022

7 mins read

International·Opinion

International community of practice

Koki Kato reflects on learning from an RCGP 'training the trainers' course in Japan, and finds a community of practice.

22 April 2022

2 mins read

News·Opinion

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and primary care – our final warning

It’s our ‘final warning’; the world is failing to limit the impacts of climate change and primary care can help. Nada Khan highlights resources, aided by our planetary primary care column.

21 April 2022

3 mins read

News

Access to health care for migrants: why restrictive policies are failing

The Nationality and Borders Bill has the potential to further jeopardise the health and wellbeing of migrants and asylum seekers in the UK. Hannah Fox and Durga Sivasathiaseelan from Doctors of the World outline why it is essential such a Bill should

18 April 2022

8 mins read

Opinion·Stories·Undergraduate

Finding primary care in the surgical ICU

Aldis H. Petriceks finds a sense of primary care at an unsuccessful resuscitation in the surgical ICU

17 April 2022

3 mins read

BJGP Long Read·Opinion

Reflections and reminiscences

Madge McClary remembers how things were at the beginning of the NHS and reflects on how they are now... especially automated phone systems...

16 April 2022

8 mins read

Coronavirus·News

Emergency contraception and COVID-19 lockdowns in England

Richard Armitage observes that demand for emergency contraception in England post lockdown has public health implications

15 April 2022

2 mins read

Clinical·News·Opinion

Hormone replacement therapy – why are we running short?

Nada Khan considers how to approach HRT shortages in general practice

14 April 2022

3 mins read

2

BJGP

Editor’s Notes #004: The repeated failures of maternity care

Assistant Editor Nada Khan discusses the Ockenden Report -safe and effective maternal and postnatal care involves general practice.

13 April 2022

1 min read

1

Podcast·Videos

Episode 069: The rise in prescribing for anxiety in primary care

Dr Charlotte Archer comes on the podcast to tell us about their study looking at prescribing for anxiety in the UK 2003-2018.

12 April 2022

1 min read

Opinion

Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: an ‘invisible’ illness that benefits from a relationship-based care approach

Debates between doctors and patients about treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) have become particularly polarised in recent years. Damien Ridge and colleagues argue that a relationship-based care approach is vital to support people with CFS/ME.

11 April 2022

4 mins read

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Clinical·News·Opinion

Supporting primary healthcare in Ukrainian migrants

Nada Khan discusses practical aspects of supporting migrants from Ukraine in UK primary care.

8 April 2022

3 mins read

AiT·Arts·Opinion

This is Going to Hurt: Reflections for medical training

Yathu Maheswaran reflects on what TV 'This is going to hurt' might teach medical trainees

7 April 2022

3 mins read

Podcast·Videos

Episode 068: GP wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr Laura Jefferson joins us to talk about findings from a systematic review of GP welling during Covid-19.

5 April 2022

1 min read

Clinical·Opinion

Bereavement care: a toolkit for finding connection and compassion in consultation

Drs Laura Heath and Sheena Sharma present their bereavement toolkit, designed to aid healthcare practitioners navigate this potentially difficult space by providing real-world consultation ‘tools’.

4 April 2022

7 mins read

Opinion

Doing nothing is also an option

Rabia Aftab suggests that the option of ‘doing nothing’ should be shared with patients, but is this nothing actually quite a powerful something?

3 April 2022

2 mins read

Book review

Book review: Frontline -saving lives in war, disaster and disease, by Tony Redmond

Andrew Papanikitas finds that 'Frontline' is not the ‘One bloody thing after another,’ of sensationalism for shock value. It is a reflective account full of haunting ethical choices.

2 April 2022

2 mins read

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