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BJGP Life

BJGP Life

The BJGP is the world-leading primary care journal. At BJGP Life we add multi-media comment and opinion for the primary care community.

Long COVID – supporting people through the quagmire

"Long Covid" presents as a constellation of symptoms that are debilitating, persistent and unexplained, often limiting patients' day-to-day activities. David Thompson and his colleagues describe a novel approach - the Optimal Health Programme - which they are now trialing for this condition.
17 September 2021
3 mins read

Revisiting Good Medical Practice

Why is the General Medical Council's ‘Good Medical Practice' like eating plate after plate of chips? No, it's not the first line of a joke - let Bhupinder Goraya explain all.
14 September 2021
4 mins read
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Book review: Saving Social Care by Neil Eastwood

The government has just announced a health and social care levy which is expected to raise £14bn a year. Of this, £1.8bn a year will go to social care. But will money alone fix the problems? Helen Burns reviews Saving Social Care
13 September 2021
3 mins read

Book review: Patients’ Emancipation: Towards Equality

Charlotte Williamson has been chair of the patient liaison group for the Royal College of General Practitioners, and is an expert in giving friendly but challenging feedback to our profession, making sure the patient's voice is heard. Roger Jones reviews her important
6 September 2021
3 mins read

Join or die

John Frey updates us on the state of family medicine in the US as doctors have reacted to the Covid pandemic. A lot of it sounds familiar..........
2 September 2021
4 mins read

Every contact leaves a trace

In consultations there is an emotional “exchange” between the doctor and the patient. Usually the patient comes to see us in a state of anxiety, ill health, sometimes frustration and anger and then projects this onto the GP. The GP will then
1 September 2021
3 mins read

Book Review: My Dark Vanessa

My Dark Vanessa is not an easy read, but any book that tackles the subject of abuse, sexual exploitation, victimhood, and coercive control is bound to be challenging ...
23 August 2021
1 min read
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Book review: Compassionate Leadership

John Gillies reviews a textbook on Compassionate Leadership, with the subtitle ‘sustaining wisdom, humanity and presence in health and social care.’ It might just be a book whose time has come.
18 August 2021
5 mins read
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Book review: Dr Samways writes to the Editor

Nigel Masters reviews "Dr Samways writes to the Editor: The Life and Times of an Exceptional Physician" by Tom Treasure. Samways was a remarkable 19th century General Practitioner who still holds lessons for us today.
16 August 2021
2 mins read

Relaying financial aid to Myanmar

BJGP Life has sought to keep us all informed about the medical and humanitarian crisis following on from the coup in Myanmar. Jim Brockbank tells us about a current initiative to get financial aid to Myanmar.
13 August 2021
2 mins read

Those who can, teach

Positive experiences on GP placements make undergraduates more likely to pursue GP training later on. Jack Amiry found that GPs who enjoy teaching have numerous opportunities to get involved.
11 August 2021
3 mins read

Un(en)titled

She is young to have so many layers to her suffering. I know about the fragile life she leads on the edge of homelessness ...
10 August 2021
1 min read
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Football, racism and the NHS

It takes great commitment, responsibility and dedication to save lives at the coal-face of the NHS. Yet we are seeing sharp increases in the abuse, violence and discrimination of our NHS staff. Carter Singh reflects on the way that the Euro 2020
3 August 2021
3 mins read

Looking beyond the obvious

During this pandemic we have sometimes been so overwhelmed by the obvious information that we overlook what is hidden in plain sight. Samar Razaq advises us to avoid premature enumeration.
28 July 2021
3 mins read
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