BJGP Life – Page 37

The impact on general practice of prescribing assisted dying drugs

Following the BMA vote to withdraw opposition to physician assisted suicide the possibility of doctors being expected to be involved in hastening their patients' deaths looks closer. Claud Regnard and his colleagues discuss some of the practical issues involved.

28 September 2021

3 mins read

Opinion·Research

The GP crisis: demonised and demoralised

Frustrated. Exhausted. Burnt out. If we don’t support those working in primary care, the NHS as we know it will no longer exist.

27 September 2021

6 mins read

1

Coronavirus

Take care: pandemic times!

Armna Ali reflects on her experience as a GP during Covid...... and what happened when the clapping stopped......

24 September 2021

2 mins read

2

Book review

Book review: Racist Tones | Reflections on 2 Tone, racism and medicine

"Whereas 2 Tone bands were kicking out neo-Nazis from their gigs decades ago, anecdotal reports of obsequious adjustments accommodating the racist demands of some patients continue to occur within the NHS today, despite an official zero-tolerance approach to racism." Sati Heer-Stavert reflects

23 September 2021

3 mins read

BJGP Long Read

The chaos of Covid in Myanmar

It’s hard to understand the actions of a leadership that attacks doctors and nurses at the peak of a pandemic, but that is what is happening in Myanmar ...

22 September 2021

9 mins read

Podcast·Videos

Episode 045: Social prescribing and link workers in Deep End practices in Glasgow

Professor Stewart Mercer talks about how the implementation of social prescribing via a link worker programme has worked in Deep End practices in Glasgow and offers his expert thoughts on the evidence base in this area, the inverse care law and addressing

21 September 2021

1 min read

BJGP Long Read

“We wouldn’t let a dog suffer like this”: What can doctors learn from veterinarians’ experience of euthanasia?

As euthanasia is an uncomplicated and humane way of disposing of a sick animal, why should it not be available as a treatment option for human patients who are suffering? A vet and a doctor working in palliative medicine discuss a little

20 September 2021

6 mins read

2

Coronavirus

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

Podcast·Videos

Episode 044: Insights into safety-netting advice in general practice

This study gives insights into how GPs document safety-netting advice and how it compares to what actually happened in the consultation.

14 September 2021

1 min read

Opinion

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

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

Book review: Inflamed: deep medicine and the anatomy of injustice

Those who come from poorer backgrounds get unwell earlier and die almost a decade before those from richer backgrounds. Dipesh Gopal reviews "Inflamed: deep medicine and the anatomy of injustice" by Rupa Marya and Raj Patel.

8 September 2021

3 mins read

Videos

Ondansetron for paediatric gastroenteritis

Anouk Weghorst takes us through the findings from a RCT studying the use of ondansetron in primary care in children with gastroenteritis.

7 September 2021

1 min read

Podcast·Videos

Episode 043: Ondansetron for vomiting in paediatric gastroenteritis

We discuss a new randomised controlled trial exploring the use of ondansetron for vomiting in children with gastroenteritis.

7 September 2021

1 min read

Opinion

A new art gallery in Bournemouth provides an exhibition entitled “Big Medicine”

Time for a bit of mind bending together with a trip to the seaside? Nigel Masters reviews an exhibition entitled "Big Medicine" in the new art gallery in Bournemouth.

7 September 2021

2 mins read

1

Book review

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

International

The dilemma of civil disobedience at a time of Covid

My country was trying to cultivate the tree of democracy and freedom when on the 1 February 2021 the military coup took us back to the dark days of military rule ...

3 September 2021

3 mins read

1

International

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

Opinion

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

Podcast·Videos

Episode 042: Managing lower urinary tract symptoms in primary care

LUTS are common and Professor Adrian Edwards talks through research on the experiences of GPs and patients.

31 August 2021

1 min read

Coronavirus

Nightingale House: our care home COVID-19 journey

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a particularly heavy toll on care homes in the UK. Two GPs share their own personal experiences working in this environment over the past year, and dive deep into the data.

27 August 2021

4 mins read

BJGP Long Read

A lion in winter: an old doctor’s experience of contemporary NHS care

Following David Zigmond's previous article he received a letter from a retired GP which has prompted this further reflection.

26 August 2021

6 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation

Primary care and public health integration: opportunities for increased community health advocacy

There is an important need for innovative alliances in the realms of public health and primary care, but how can we achieve this? Julia Darko gives us some key ideas.

25 August 2021

5 mins read

Podcast·Videos

Episode 041: The complexity of diagnosing endometriosis in primary care

Dr Sharon Dixon talks through research on diagnosing endometriosis in primary care.

24 August 2021

1 min read

Book review

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

1

BJGP Long Read

Rewilding general practice

Has general practice lost its way? Lyn Jenkins is a retired colleague who advocated the "rewilding" of general practice.

20 August 2021

6 mins read

2

Book review

Book review: The Inflatable Cushion and other Stories: Real life reflections from general practice

Alena Chong reviews John Launer's latest book .... and is inspired to shower colleagues and patients with limitless compassion, calmness, loving-kindness and appreciative joy.

19 August 2021

3 mins read

Book review

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

1

Podcast·Videos

Episode 040: What is the experience of general practice for young people who self-harm?

We speak to Dr Faraz Mughal about young people who self-harm and how we can improve primary care services for them.

17 August 2021

1 min read

Clinical

The metamorphosis of disease presentation

Making a diagnosis is like detecting the correct clues to solve a crime. But Samar Razaq reminds us that in general practice the crime scene seems to keep on changing......

17 August 2021

7 mins read

Book review

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

International

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

BJGP Long Read

How to develop creativity in thinking and discover new things

Creativity is the ability to make creative decisions and have creative ideas. Aliana Sharma has a few bright ideas.....

12 August 2021

4 mins read

Opinion

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

Podcast·Videos

Episode 039: What are the benefits and limitations of a continuous consultation peer-review system?

We speak to Dr Ian Bennett-Briton about a system of continuous risk-based peer review and how GPs found it.

10 August 2021

1 min read

Opinion

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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Undergraduate

Improving hand hygiene in general practice

Although the necessity of hand hygiene is well known, regular monitoring of technique compliance is required. Darshana Jeyaruban reflects on the result of her audit.

9 August 2021

2 mins read

Book review

Book review: Spike. The Virus vs The People

Richard Baker reviews the first authoritative account of the UK government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

6 August 2021

3 mins read

Clinical

Paediatric respiratory viral infections post COVID restrictions; Be prepared

Data suggests that the interventions put in place to control the pandemic may have reduced the childhood population’s resistance to normal endemic diseases leading to a ‘build-up of susceptibility’. Roshni Mistry and James Hibberd warn us to be prepared for a possible

5 August 2021

1 min read

BJGP Long Read

Confidentiality, privacy and general practice. GPDPR and the brave new world of ‘big data’.

The UK’s NHS data has been valued at £10bn. Paquita de Zulueta discusses the current plans to sell off our medical details.

4 August 2021

10 mins read

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