Opinion – Page 18

Open letter to BJGP Life: A response to RCGP Chair’s ‘Just Saying’ on refugees to the UK being deported to Rwanda

In an open letter to BJGP Life, Roghieh Dehghan and members of the Medact migrant solidarity group argue that deporting refugees to Rwanda is an uncomplicated moral wrong and note the frequent silence of healthcare leadership when these wrongs are mooted by

13 May 2022

2 mins read

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Opinion·Undergraduate

Tackling the GP recruitment crisis using student selected components

Paul McNamara 'never wanted to be a GP' but now argues that undergraduate self selected components in general practice could help with recruitment and retention.

12 May 2022

4 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Opinion

Patient and carer perceptions and advice on the integration of paramedics into the GP practice workforce

Whilst efforts are being made to develop the paramedic role within primary care, what is often missing from research and policy informing practice is the voice of patients. An NIHR patient and public group discuss this and offer practical advice for primary

11 May 2022

3 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Early View·Opinion

Rethinking generalist healthcare: opportunities from challenges

Joanne Reeve explores three misconceptions about medical generalist and highlights the work of the WISEGP and CATALYST programmes.

10 May 2022

3 mins read

International·News·Opinion

War in Ukraine and the inverse care law: refugees, socioeconomic status, and burden of disease

Richard Armitage uses the inverse care law to discuss the health inequalities affecting Ukrainian civilians who have been unable to flee the country.

9 May 2022

4 mins read

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Opinion

Naming things

Ben Hoban reflects on the power of naming a thing in medicine. But with great power comes great responsibility...

8 May 2022

2 mins read

Book review·Opinion

Book review : The five health frontiers, a new radical blueprint

Robert MacGibbon reviews a new radical blueprint for health which examines ‘five frontiers of health’; social justice, economic, social care, sustainability and a public health new deal.

7 May 2022

2 mins read

Opinion

A rose by any other name: Would re-branding help general practice?

Paul McNamara and Tanvi Cheetirala argue that UK general practice is suffering as a profession and as a 'brand.' But will re-branding or specialist status help?

6 May 2022

4 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Opinion

Wisdom of a wise GP

Rafia Aftab shares practical wisdom about doing things 'just right' gained on the Catalyst Programme

4 May 2022

4 mins read

International·News·Opinion

War in Ukraine: internally displaced people and primary healthcare

Richard Armitage is usually a GP in Nottingham but is currently providing primary care to internally displaced people in the east of Ukraine. He discusses issues for primary care in the region.

2 May 2022

3 mins read

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BJGP Long Read·International·Opinion

Continuity and the tension between patient-safety and person-centredness

Koki Kato reflects on the tension between patient safety and patient centered-ness with a hypothetical case that will be familiar to many. Does it have to be one or the other?

1 May 2022

4 mins read

Clinical·International·Opinion

Providing responsive primary care for Ukrainian refugees

Aaron Poppleton, Dennis Ougrin, and Yana Maksymets give a responsive overview of the health needs of Ukrainian refugees and provide a list of useful resources for GPs

29 April 2022

4 mins read

News·Opinion

Taking stock of the GP workforce crisis in the UK – a call to action

Nada Khan investigates research into the causes of the UK GP workforce crisis and finds plenty of issues to address.

27 April 2022

5 mins read

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BJGP Long Read·Coronavirus·Opinion

Recognising the value of a bunch of tulips in general practice

Emma Ladds reflects on being 'at home' as a GP, in response to a bunch of tulips and an article in a national newspaper

23 April 2022

7 mins read

International·Opinion

International community of practice

Koki Kato reflects on learning from an RCGP 'training the trainers' course in Japan, and finds a community of practice.

22 April 2022

2 mins read

News·Opinion

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and primary care – our final warning

It’s our ‘final warning’; the world is failing to limit the impacts of climate change and primary care can help. Nada Khan highlights resources, aided by our planetary primary care column.

21 April 2022

3 mins read

Opinion

The ‘inverse climate law’: a call for health equity and climate justice

Drs Farah Bede and Emma Radcliffe describe an ‘inverse climate law’, where those at greatest risk of the climate crisis lack resources and are least resilient to it due to pre-existing societal inequality.

20 April 2022

4 mins read

Opinion·Stories·Undergraduate

Finding primary care in the surgical ICU

Aldis H. Petriceks finds a sense of primary care at an unsuccessful resuscitation in the surgical ICU

17 April 2022

3 mins read

BJGP Long Read·Opinion

Reflections and reminiscences

Madge McClary remembers how things were at the beginning of the NHS and reflects on how they are now... especially automated phone systems...

16 April 2022

8 mins read

Clinical·News·Opinion

Hormone replacement therapy – why are we running short?

Nada Khan considers how to approach HRT shortages in general practice

14 April 2022

3 mins read

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Opinion

Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: an ‘invisible’ illness that benefits from a relationship-based care approach

Debates between doctors and patients about treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) have become particularly polarised in recent years. Damien Ridge and colleagues argue that a relationship-based care approach is vital to support people with CFS/ME.

11 April 2022

4 mins read

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BJGP Long Read·Opinion·Stories

A visit to the dentist…

For Arthur Kaufman, a visit to the dentist inspired a literary journey in creative writing. Could you be inspired to do better?

10 April 2022

4 mins read

Clinical·News·Opinion

Supporting primary healthcare in Ukrainian migrants

Nada Khan discusses practical aspects of supporting migrants from Ukraine in UK primary care.

8 April 2022

3 mins read

AiT·Arts·Opinion

This is Going to Hurt: Reflections for medical training

Yathu Maheswaran reflects on what TV 'This is going to hurt' might teach medical trainees

7 April 2022

3 mins read

Coronavirus·Opinion

Should there be preferential healthcare for healthcare workers?

Vasumathy Sivarajasingam argues that improving healthcare for healthcare workers might improve the overall healthcare service as well as the welfare and morale of those who work for it

6 April 2022

3 mins read

Clinical·Opinion

Bereavement care: a toolkit for finding connection and compassion in consultation

Drs Laura Heath and Sheena Sharma present their bereavement toolkit, designed to aid healthcare practitioners navigate this potentially difficult space by providing real-world consultation ‘tools’.

4 April 2022

7 mins read

Opinion

Doing nothing is also an option

Rabia Aftab suggests that the option of ‘doing nothing’ should be shared with patients, but is this nothing actually quite a powerful something?

3 April 2022

2 mins read

Opinion

On evidence-based orthodoxy and therapeutic nihilism

Samar Razaq reflects on expectations of treatment when an illness is not well understood and medical evidence is lacking or unclear

1 April 2022

3 mins read

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BJGP Long Read·Opinion

What does the future hold for the relationship between a patient and their GP in the UK? (Kieran Sweeney Prize runner-up)

Giles Dawnay considers practitioner, patient, culture and politics in his reflections on the present and relationship between GP and patient

31 March 2022

10 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Opinion

Kieran Sweeney Prize winner: What does the future hold for the relationship between a patient and their GP in the UK?

"Through partnership rather than paternalism, the future patient–GP relationship will embrace the change of the world yet to come." — Nathaniel Roocroft, winner of this year's Kieran Sweeney Prize, sets out a future vision of general practice.

30 March 2022

9 mins read

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BJGP Long Read·Opinion

Therapeutic relating across the colour lines

Narinder Bansal and colleagues argue that clinicians should be sensitive to how experiences of poor listening and relating can replicate and trigger wider experiences of marginalisation.

28 March 2022

4 mins read

Opinion

A dinosaur’s lament

Arthur Kaufman reflects on the good old days for medical writers

27 March 2022

3 mins read

BJGP Long Read·Opinion

The stoic GP

Stoic philosophy was based on the recognition that we cannot escape what is destined for us. An acceptance of inevitability has a number of implications for working as a GP. Austin O'Carroll wrestles with fate.

26 March 2022

5 mins read

Opinion

Insufficient sleep: time to wake up to an urgent public health problem

Richard Armitage argues that insufficient sleep should be regarded as a serious problem requiring the urgent attention of public health and primary care practitioners.

25 March 2022

4 mins read

Opinion

But will it work in Barnsley?

Ed Warren asks if the north of England needs its own consultation model. Or will 'levelling up' be sufficient?

24 March 2022

3 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Opinion

‘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

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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·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

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