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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.

Medicine in the time of Coronavirus

We have all had to endure social distancing for nearly a year now. Peter Aird urges us over the coming months to look to leave social distancing behind – in all its forms. Let’s look to sit down with, and care for,
14 April 2021
10 mins read
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Special series: General Practice after Covid-19

BJGP Life put out a call for articles on the theme of “General Practice after Covid-19“. During the rest of April we will be publishing the best of them. These articles advocate many different paths, some mutually contradictory, so do read them
12 April 2021
1 min read

Reflections from the Yoga Mat

Jane Roberts finds that a day of clinical work can feel like having your head pummelled in a washing machine. She tells us about how she deals with stress by her practice of yoga.
9 April 2021
3 mins read

Beyond burnout

Rosie Marshall shares her very personal journey though burnout. She concludes that only through recognising and validating our humanity and our lack of resilience are we likely to seek appropriate support or begin to effectively change underlying systems.
8 April 2021
3 mins read
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Wales: a farewell to coal

Modern Wales was built on the production of coal, though with it brought great losses: harsh working conditions, industrial pollution, and tragic disasters, such as that which occurred at Aberfan. With the Welsh government's proposal to ban coal, Rhodri Evans provides a
6 April 2021
5 mins read
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A Shot of Hope

John Travers reminds us that we are taking part in a miracle. "That is how a dragon is felled, one tiny jab at a time."
2 April 2021
3 mins read

Vaccination and memory: a perspective from Brighton

We live in extraordinary and historic times. Maxwell Cooper reminds us that we must ensure that the phenomenal achievements of general practice during this pandemic in delivering vaccination - alongside patient care - are never forgotten.
1 April 2021
2 mins read

Book review: Love Lives Here

Those suffering gender dysphoria may easily be caught up and crushed by controversy, only adding to their suffering. Peter Misselbrook reviews a book that that tells the story of one family's journey, and asks whether we may be part of the problem
27 March 2021
2 mins read

Call for articles: General Practice after Covid-19

BJGP Life is putting out a call for articles on the theme of “General Practice after Covid-19“. We will be accepting articles on this theme over the rest of this month. It is time to build our future. We, and your colleagues, are waiting
24 March 2021
1 min read

An infodemic during the Pandemic

The current pandemic has brought with it an "infodemic" of misinformation. A crisis is the time to show resilience, rely on collective wisdom, and refrain from a panic response. As a society we need to create more room for reason and access
22 March 2021
8 mins read

Confronting the urinalysis tyrant

As GPs we know a lot about recurrent urinary tract infections. James Malone-Lee is Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University College London. His research suggests that most of what we think we know is wrong. Here he explains the evidence.
19 March 2021
5 mins read
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Never-ending stories

What lies behind the patient who repeats their stories in every consultation? As the story repeats, the clinician can sometimes feel that no ground is being gained. But behind the surface of retelling may lie deep and hidden traumas.
15 March 2021
3 mins read

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
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