BJGP Life – Page 35

‘Carry on doctor!’: creating psychological support and wellbeing opportunities for doctors

It is only in recent years that the physical and emotional burden faced by those in the medical profession has been raised. What can be done at both a structural and individual level to aid the wellbeing of medical staff? Dr Feryad

23 March 2022

8 mins read

4

Podcast·Videos

Episode 066: Do we need greater stratification of routine blood test monitoring in people on DMARDs?

Professor Trish Greenhalgh talks about important research on why GPs rarely use video consultations - though they would like to have the option in some cases.

22 March 2022

1 min read

Opinion

Where is the sales pitch for NHS primary care careers?

Joel Brown examines the sales pitch for a career in private general practice, and is left feeling proud of working for the NHS

21 March 2022

2 mins read

Arts

TV review: This is Going to Hurt

Giles Dawnay reviews the TV adaption of Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt.

20 March 2022

3 mins read

1

Arts·Opinion

Understanding family life at the margins: Reflections on Satyajit Ray’s ‘Apu’ trilogy

John Launer reflects that Pather Panchali is a masterpiece in its own right but there are particular reasons why GPs might want to find time to watch it. Few other movies show such a profound understanding of family life among people living

19 March 2022

2 mins read

Coronavirus·International·Opinion

The glories of centralisation –might smaller be more beautiful?

Peter Toon reflects on registering overseas vaccinations in the UK and asks if there are lessons for the NHS as a whole

18 March 2022

5 mins read

Coronavirus·International·Opinion

Vaccinate the world

Kath Brown argues that although Covid has exposed our long-standing domestic drivers of poor health, we simply cannot ignore global health inequalities during a global pandemic. Vaccinating the world also in all of our interests.

17 March 2022

4 mins read

Opinion

Rescued by a Reception Revolution?

What could we learn by comparing a GP to driver in the Grand Prix? Could your surgery be transformed by a Reception Revolution?

16 March 2022

3 mins read

Podcast·Videos

Episode 065: Why do GPs rarely do video consultations?

Professor Trish Greenhalgh talks about important research on why GPs rarely use video consultations - though they would like to have the option in some cases.

15 March 2022

1 min read

Opinion

A love/hate relationship with electronic access to primary care

Christopher Lowe argues we all need to keep sight of the overall aim of technology: to improve efficiency for both patient and clinician.

14 March 2022

3 mins read

Book review·Opinion

Book review: Humanity’s Conundrum by David Zigmond

Chris Dowrick reviews 'Humanity's conundrum' by David Zigmond. It is easy to become jaded and tired and to lose sight of the therapeutic purpose underlying all of our clinical encounters. Zigmond reminds us to stop, to listen and to respond.

13 March 2022

3 mins read

BJGP Long Read·Opinion

Random acts of joy — Fingernails

'Perhaps a psychoanalyst would coax out of me that growing my nails is an act of quiet liberation; I can decide how long I want my nails to be, I can decide what I want to next choose for myself. taking control

12 March 2022

4 mins read

BJGP Long Read

Women at the heart of general practice: the curator’s view

Briony Hudson gives a curator's view of the RCGP 'Women at the heart of General Practice' exhibition, now open online and in person at 30 Euston Square

7 March 2022

7 mins read

BJGP Long Read·Opinion

Breaking the silence around ‘the menopause’

Vasumathy Sivarajasingam argues that we need to talk about, and manage, the menopause much better, and reminds us about key aspects that make a huge difference to women's health

6 March 2022

4 mins read

2

Book review·International

Book Review: ‘Go, went, gone’ by Jenny Erpenbeck

Paquita De Zulueta reviews 'Go, went, gone' by Jenny Erpenbeck, a novel tackling themes of asylum and involuntary displacement

5 March 2022

3 mins read

Coronavirus·Opinion

Leading in a pandemic: Flogging dead horses

Satpal Shekhawat reflects on the problems of an exhausted primary care workforce facing no let-up in workload. Is there a leadership-based solution?

4 March 2022

2 mins read

Podcast·Videos

Episode 064: Burnout among general practitioners across the world is often at high levels

We talk to Dr Christo Karuna who goes through a new systematic review and meta-analysis on the global burden of burnout amongst general practitioners.

1 March 2022

1 min read

BJGP Long Read·Bright Ideas and Innovation·Coronavirus·International

“Tell me about that colleague”: Long Covid, narrative medicine, and a remarkable conversation

Maria Victoria Bovo and John Launer give an account of a remarkable conversation they had in December 2021 during an online workshop in narrative medicine, about Long-COVID and a colleague.

28 February 2022

7 mins read

1

Book review

Book review: The Deepest Well: Healing the long-term effects of childhood adversity

Hannah Milton reviews a book which argues that childhood adversity leads to other illnesses and that interventions for parents and children are needed as early as possible.

27 February 2022

2 mins read

Opinion

Gender markers, patient records, and population screening programmes: a threat to trans patient care quality

Patients in the UK are able to change the gender marker on their NHS patient record at any time on request, irreversibly removing previous gender identity from their medical record. Does removal of this information pose a challenge to high-quality care for

25 February 2022

3 mins read

BJGP Long Read·Bright Ideas and Innovation

Primary care staff at the ‘Deep end’: Experiences from Lincolnshire’s East Coast

In November 2021 the First Coastal Primary Care Network (FCPCN) hosted an event to understand 'Deep End' practice. This short article intends to inform readers as well as providing a record of the day’s events.

24 February 2022

6 mins read

Podcast·Videos

Episode 063: Large prospective cohort study shows no association between breast pain alone and breast cancer

In this episode, Mr Ashu Gandhi talks through the findings from a large prospective cohort study showing that there was no association between breast pain alone and breast cancer.

22 February 2022

1 min read

Opinion

General practice training should incorporate more management and business training

Primary care clinicians need to be confident business and healthcare management leaders soon after qualification. It's about time this becomes an educational priority to those with the power to shape the educational future of general practice.

21 February 2022

2 mins read

3

Podcast·Videos

Episode 062: Managing emotional distress in people of South Asian origin with long-term conditions

We are joined by Dr Hassan Awan who runs through the findings from a qualitative systematic review that offers insight into how to help people with emotional distress, anxiety and depression from South Asian ethnicities.

15 February 2022

1 min read

Coronavirus·International·Opinion

Reflections on COVID-19 PCR and the inconvenience of international air-travel

Basem Saab and colleagues from the American University of Beirut illustrate the complexity of COVID-19 requirements and air-travel, for which patients may attend their family doctor for advice and documentation.

13 February 2022

6 mins read

Coronavirus·Opinion

Medical students are PEE’D-off with the pandemic

Jason Heath, Sangeetha Sornalingam, and Max Cooper highlight the problems the #newnormal is causing to medical education and argue that recognition of this effect is needed before there is lasting damage to the future of the medial profession

12 February 2022

2 mins read

Opinion

Can you spot a bully?

What comes to mind when you hear the word bully? Most likely the stereotype of an older child picking on a younger child. But it's important to think of other forms, like the bullying that occurs in our workplaces. Joel Brown explores

11 February 2022

2 mins read

Book review

Book Review: ‘Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty’ by Patrick Radden Keefe

RCGP Past President, Terry Kemple, reviews Keefe's 'Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty'.

10 February 2022

3 mins read

BJGP Long Read

Children forsaken: A brief introduction to the history of child abuse

Steven Walker gives a sobering introduction the history of child abuse

9 February 2022

3 mins read

1

Podcast·Videos

Episode 061: Continuity of care for people with dementia is linked to significant clinical benefits

In this episode we talk to Dr Joāo Delgado about a recent Exeter study that shows higher continuity of care with a GP is associated with important clinical outcomes in people with dementia.

8 February 2022

1 min read

Stories

“Choosing Wisely…” A parable of the NHS

Samar Razaq shares a parable of travellers in search of health and in fear of disease

5 February 2022

5 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Opinion

Is a problem-solving approach to patient consultations part of the problem?

As a practising GP, I have come to see myself as a fixer of problems. But does this problem-oriented approach to consultation squander the opportunity we have when we engage our patients in that narrow window? What if we were to re-configure

4 February 2022

2 mins read

1

BJGP Long Read·Coronavirus·Opinion

Our children are sitting ducks Corrected Article with FullFact link

Louise Hyde argues that we could be doing a lot more to protect children from COVID in the UK

3 February 2022

4 mins read

15

Coronavirus·Opinion

Why GPs must not lose their role in supporting people back to work

Gwenllian Wynne-Jones and Carolyn Chew-Graham outline the societal and personal impacts of supporting people back to work, and the effective role of primary care in the UK

2 February 2022

4 mins read

Podcast·Videos

Episode 060: The unintended consequences of online consultations

We are joined by Professor Jeremy Horwood who tells us more about a qualitative study into the unintended consequences of online consultations.

1 February 2022

1 min read

BJGP Long Read·Bright Ideas and Innovation

How to start a medical YouTube channel

Michael Poplawski shares five hot tips for starting a medical YouTube channel

29 January 2022

9 mins read

3

Opinion

Is the modern GP a Jack of all trades, master of none?

The breadth of the scope of clinical care in general practice has often left the rather tragically lingering stereotype that GPs are the medical variety Jack of all trades and master of none. Joel Brown, family physician, combats this stereotype and offers

28 January 2022

4 mins read

Opinion

The human connection – are we missing a key in unlocking primary prevention?

Maybe the human connection be used as a strength when it comes to health motivation. Mariam Sohail is inspired by a new father.

27 January 2022

1 min read

BJGP Long Read·Opinion

The Scottish National Care Service – Structural reforms are a challenge for general practice

Lloyd Hughes looks at plans for an integrated Scottish National Care Service and considers the strategic challenges for general practice it poses.

26 January 2022

6 mins read

Podcast·Videos

Episode 059: Using urine collection devices to reduce urine sample contamination – results from a single-blind randomised controlled trial

We talk to Dr Gail Hayward about a randomised controlled trial that has shown no reduced contamination with urine collection devices in urine samples of women with uncomplicated UTIs.

25 January 2022

1 min read

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