BJGP Life – Page 37

Doctors Get Cancer Too: Book Review

All of us are likely to be a patient one day and yet doctors often consider themselves immune to cancer. Sarah Invine reviews "Doctors get cancer too" by Philippa Kaye.

13 March 2021

3 mins read

Opinion

Presenting with an Ague

Fake news and consipracy theories are nothing new. Stuart Hannabuss introduces us to the seventeenth century physician and cleric Sir Thomas Browne, who was doing his best to debunk them even then.

12 March 2021

7 mins read

Clinical

How we proactively identify and support our victims of domestic abuse in our practice

Vasumathy Sivarajasingam describes how we can proactively identify and support victims of domestic abuse.

11 March 2021

9 mins read

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International

COVID-19 in a cash strapped and poorly governed country – a year later

Covid is like a stress test for national governance. Jihane Naous and Basem Saab update their previous report from Lebanon, where they're not doing so well.

10 March 2021

4 mins read

Opinion

Covid has shown us that we need compassion at the heart of politics

Matt Hawkins argues that our modern political system is constructed on a falsehood: the belief that care, empathy, and compassion have little or nothing to add to the cut and thrust of politics. Surely, though, Covid has taught us that this simply

10 March 2021

2 mins read

Opinion

What is Wise GP? Championing the intellectual and scholarly challenge of general practice.

The "Wise GP" website aims to provide a set of resources that can be used by GPs, GP trainees, medical students and the general public that show the complexity in general practice and some of what GP scholarship involves. It sounds like

9 March 2021

4 mins read

Opinion

Revisiting communication skills in the light of a daughter’s illness and death

Amanda Wharton, a retired GP, shares the lessons she learned from the death of her daughter. This will be one of the most important articles you will read this year.

9 March 2021

8 mins read

Clinical·Submitted

Using coaching techniques to improve the patient and clinician experience

A crash course in the methodology behind health coaching studies, covering: presense, goal definition, self-awareness, practical application, and the growth mindset. Known to benefit both the consultation process and the clinician, health coaching has the potential to improve outcomes for patient choice

8 March 2021

6 mins read

Book review

Review of Elite Migrants: South Asian Doctors in the UK

In recent times racism and xenophobia have blighted British life. Julian Simpson reviews "Elite Migrants", a book that reminds us of the true place of migrants: at the heart of some of the most essential aspects of our nation's life.

6 March 2021

3 mins read

Opinion

Counselling and Trust

Doctors and counsellors may have very different roles, but also a huge overlap of their relationship with their patients or clients. Dr Stuart Hannabuss, an honorary humanist university chaplain, talks us through some of the pitfalls and opportunities.

5 March 2021

5 mins read

Opinion

Medically Optimised: Healthcare Language and Dehumanisation

Clinicians and healthcare systems allow subtle forms of dehumanisation to enter clinical practice, so that people are treated as objects within the system. Judith Dawson appeal to us to watch our language!

4 March 2021

4 mins read

Coronavirus

A call for inclusive language around discourse regarding vaccine hesitancy in minority ethnic communities

A recent report by SAGE suggests high rates of vaccine hesitancy in Black, Pakistani and Bangladeshi groups. The reasons underlying a higher degree of vaccine hesitancy in such communities are complex and varied. Julia Darko helps us to understand and navigate the

4 March 2021

2 mins read

Coronavirus

Cancer and Covid: Psychological considerations.

Patients being treated for cancer during the Covid-19 pandemic face a double challenge. Feryad Hussain talks us through the issues and suggests the best ways to help.

3 March 2021

9 mins read

Coronavirus

The impact of COVID-19 on rheumatology referrals from general practice in England

COVID-19 is bad enough. And we know there will be a mountain of clearing up to do later. Richard Armitage tells us about the impact of the pandemic on rheumatology referrals from general practice in England.

3 March 2021

2 mins read

Undergraduate

The Julian Tudor Hart general practice prize for undergraduate students at St George’s University of London

2021 is the 50th anniversary of the publication in the Lancet of Julian Tudor Hart’s seminal article; 'The inverse care law’. Melvyn Jones tells us about the general practice prize for undergraduate students at St George’s University of London named in Tudor

2 March 2021

3 mins read

Clinical

Asking about suicide and self harm: moving beyond clinician discomfort

"I ask them - but I'm not asking them in a way that invites a 'yes'" - It can be difficult to broach the subject of self-harm or suicidal thoughts during a consultation. After altering her practice since reading Ford et al's

1 March 2021

3 mins read

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Opinion

Medical school preparation courses promote equality of opportunity

Getting a place in medical school should be a matter of meritocracy. One’s socioeconomic background or personal connections should not affect it; there should be a level playing field. But how do we achieve this? Ishaq Miah, Farzeen Mahmood, Mahin Amir, Sagal

26 February 2021

3 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation

A lockdown opportunity to bring lifestyle medicine into the mainstream

Shireen Kassam and Laura Freeman have previously described the medical advantages of a plant based diet. Here they tell us about their own journey to start Plant Based Health Online, a commumity interest company that puts profits back into improving the health

25 February 2021

5 mins read

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Bright Ideas and Innovation

Movement as Medicine for Mind and Body – a project by Clarendon Lodge Medical Practice

The Clarendon Lodge Medical Practice had demonstrated the health benefits of regular exercise in a big way. Here's how.....

25 February 2021

3 mins read

Opinion

Telephone consultations do not form lasting memories.

Telephone encounters may be more efficient and safer during the pandemic but but Judith Reeder argues that they are inferior to the interaction that occurs when you are able to share words and emotions face to face.

24 February 2021

2 mins read

Coronavirus

Long-COVID in Children – Parents and families’ perspectives need to be heard

There is a growing realisation that Long-COVID can also occur in children, with numerous physical symptoms and emotional consequences. NHS England now recognises that Long COVID in children needs urgent evaluation, and as GPs we need to help children and their parents

23 February 2021

4 mins read

Clinical

Non-biopsy diagnosis of coeliac disease: increased diagnosis and how dietitians can help

With the incidence rate of coeliac disease in the UK increasing four-fold between 1990 and 2011, it is essential that patients with coeliac disease continue to receive appropriate support and management during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, Yvonne Jeanes et al. outline how

22 February 2021

4 mins read

Arts

Film review: Bending the Arc

We might feel we have had a terrible year. Most of the world have had it much worse. Nathaniel Aspray reviews an inspirational film about the origins and early years of Partners In Health, an internationally renowned health charity.

20 February 2021

2 mins read

Coronavirus

A reflection on Vaccination

Louise Dubras reflects on Covid vaccination. We give more than a vaccine. We give hope. We also give a healing encounter, a touch that starts their return to being in the world.

19 February 2021

2 mins read

Opinion

Before I go

Ashley Liston, having been a GP for 34 years, chose to postpone his retirement to work in wave one of the pandemic. He tells about the lessons he has learned about working in new teams and his hopes for the future of

18 February 2021

4 mins read

Coronavirus

Despite Coronavirus, General Practice is still the best job in the world.

Perhaps Primary Care will after all become the restorers of ‘normality’. Whatever happens, we will still be here. We will still be listening; still validating lives. Emma Ladds reminds us why, despite Coronavirus, General Practice is still the best job in the

18 February 2021

3 mins read

Podcast·Videos

Episode 020: Domestic abuse among female doctors

We talk to GP, Dr Emily Donovan, about new research into the experience of domestic abuse by female doctors.

17 February 2021

1 min read

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BJGP Long Read

First Aid or Last Aid During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Helping Carers with Deciding Right.

Have some patients been receiving the wrong type of ‘aid’ when they became seriously unwell in the COVID-19 pandemic? Peter Nightingale explains the concept of "last aid" for dying patients.

17 February 2021

7 mins read

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AiT·Clinical

A different kind of ‘safety net’ for the new members of our primary care workforce

With COVID-19 forcing a shift to predominantly remote consulting, how do we ensure that physician associates are fully supported in their role in primary care? The Sheffield Physician Associate (PA) Preceptorship scheme may be one way, offering a formalised support package for

16 February 2021

4 mins read

Opinion

M.E.L.T.E.D. An acronym for self-help for mental wellbeing.

According to Euripides, "the sea washes away all men's illnesses". However Tadhg Crowley gives some less marine but more pragmatic advice as to how we can maintain our own mental wellbeing.

15 February 2021

2 mins read

Clinical

Diabetes: Is it time to flatten the curve?

Half of patients with elevated blood sugars, with an HbA1c greater than 42, are not clinically obese. As well as the usual measures Sarah Blake asks whether we need to pay more attention to post prandial blood sugar spikes - is it

12 February 2021

2 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation

Point-of-Care Ultrasonography: Toward thoughtful integration of a new technology.

Point-of-Care Ultrasonography is an exciting new technology for primary care. It offers real potential, but Michael Tanael and Shari-Jean Hafner warn us to consider the balance of evidence and to proceed with caution.

11 February 2021

3 mins read

Clinical

Physical health checks for people with severe mental illness in England during COVID-19

People living with severe and prolonged mental illness in England die 15-20 years earlier than the general population. Richard Armitage alerts us to the fact that there has been a marked decrease in the proportion of such patients who have had a

10 February 2021

2 mins read

Clinical

Antipsychotic Medication Reviews in Primary Care – Searching for best practice.

How should antipsychotic medication be reviewed when patients no longer have access to a psychiatrist? In the UK, little guidance is available. Lisa Grünwald and her colleagues are reflecting on the issues and asking for our help.

10 February 2021

4 mins read

AiT

An innovative post in Clinical Genetics and General Practice

With the mainstreaming of genomics, GPs are likely to encounter genetic conditions more frequently. Samuel Edwards, a GPST1, shares their insights and skills gained while completing an innovative post in Clinical Genetics and General Practice.

9 February 2021

3 mins read

Coronavirus

Everyone matters

Peter Aird has been vaccinating the frail elderly against Covid-19. He reflects that if we view the old or clinically vulnerable as of less value than the young and strong, then we open the door to a world where the aged and

8 February 2021

3 mins read

Book review

Book Review: Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

There’s some persuasive anatomical evidence to support the theory that we evolved to be runners. Maybe more of us should try it? Victoria Hodges review a classic.

6 February 2021

3 mins read

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Coronavirus

Emerging Epidemics

What will the state of the nation's health be when Covid is over? Fatima Nadeem warns us that it is not looking good, and gives us some practical suggestions.

5 February 2021

3 mins read

Coronavirus

ENDEMIC IN PANDEMIC

What will you do if ALL of your admin, reception and managing team are absent due to being possible COVID contacts? Rubia Usman survived, and tells us how she did it.

5 February 2021

3 mins read

Opinion

The Importance of Addressing Loneliness- A Lesson from a Pandemic

The COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted the detrimental effects of long-term loneliness. Niha Hussain gives us a useful mnemonic to help us to ask about support networks when taking a history, and continue to help us to direct patients to use a wider

4 February 2021

3 mins read

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