Research – BJGP Life

Yonder: Scale, shared care, AI scribes, trust in supervision

Alex Burrell examines the benefits of scale, deficiencies in shared care, the inferiority of humans compared with AI scribes, and trust in supervision of medical students.

19 January 2026

3 mins read

Research

Yonder: Social prescribing, asking about drug allergies, commercial primary care pricing, and HbA1c variability

Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature

29 December 2025

3 mins read

Research

Christmas Yonder: Wishbones, gifts from patients, and Christmas Ozempic advertising

"For this column, I used 'Christmas' as the key search term to see what was out there. I’ve chosen three articles, two of which are in the BMJ festive issue tongue-in-cheek style, and one with a more sinister bend."

1 December 2025

3 mins read

Research

Yonder: Principlistic equality, rejected referrals, ruptured AAAs in out of hours, and Kickstart patient movement

Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the main stream biomedical literature.

13 October 2025

2 mins read

News·Research

Research Paper of the Year 2024: impact on the patient, the practitioner, the practice, and policy

Carolyn Chew-Graham and Samina Begum discuss the winners of the RCGP Research Paper of the Year 2024!

10 October 2025

6 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Clinical·Research

Bridging the gap: the role of a GP with an extended role in streamlining skin cancer referrals

"Urgent suspected skin cancer referrals continue to rise year on year, stretching both general practice and secondary care. Teledermatology has become a vital tool in managing this demand, enabling rapid triage through the submission of clinical and dermoscopic images. Yet its effectiveness

29 September 2025

2 mins read

Research

Yonder: Access and quality of life, vaccine hesitancy, SABAs and acute cardiovascular events, and air quality

Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature

15 September 2025

2 mins read

BJGP Long Read·Opinion·Research

Yonder: physicians’ end of life care preferences, diagnostic labels, electronic health record interoperability, opioid prescriptions

This months selection includes: physicians' end of life care preferences, diagnostic labels, electronic health record interoperability, opioid prescriptions

11 August 2025

3 mins read

Opinion·Research

The absurdity of GP funding in Wales

"The premise of this formula (Carr-Hill) is very reasonable and fair. Sadly, it doesn’t always work, partly due to at least two anomalies in the formula. To understand this, we’ve had to employ a fair degree of nerdery as the formula is

28 July 2025

3 mins read

Clinical·Opinion·Research

Yonder: menstrual cups and IUD displacement, deprived area GP retention, endometriosis diagnosis, patient assertiveness

Alex Burrell looks at papers on menstrual cups and IUD displacement, deprived area GP retention, endometriosis diagnosis, and patient assertiveness.

7 July 2025

3 mins read

Clinical·Opinion·Research

Is it time to retire the digital rectal exam?

"The British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) has called for the exam to be omitted from primary care’s assessment of prostate cancer. Asking, ‘Is it time to retire the DRE?’ allows for reconsideration of patient assessment with a view to improving patient

30 June 2025

5 mins read

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Clinical·News·Research

Holy smoke: the overlooked cancer risk of e-cigarettes

"Bladder cancer wasn’t even on my patient’s radar. So when the diagnosis came, he was understandably devastated. He wasn’t a smoker — just a regular vaper, convinced it was the ‘safer’ alternative. When he read about potential links between vaping and bladder

20 June 2025

7 mins read

Research

Yonder: Integrating health care and early years support, technostress, breast cancer screening and substance use disorder, group CBT for insomnia

Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature

9 June 2025

3 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Opinion·Research

Revealing the downsides: the harms of AI to human health

"This article will remind readers of the benefits of these technologies to health care and public health, before drawing attention to the harms of AI to human wellbeing."

21 May 2025

6 mins read

2

Research

Yonder: Urgent care triage, pre-pregnancy care, heat islands, and e-scooters

Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature

12 May 2025

3 mins read

Research

Yonder: Extended access, GP retention, registrar wellbeing interventions, and contacts post-paediatric admission

Yonder is a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature ...

14 April 2025

3 mins read

1

Research

Yonder: Screening for atrial fibrillation, antibiotics in care homes, hand, foot, and mouth disease, and asthma triple therapy

Yonder is a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature.

17 March 2025

3 mins read

Research·Stories

Three sides to Edward Jenner: GP, scientist, and writer

"Edward Jenner remains the most famous GP in the UK and is still very relevant today. He had multiple talents; here, I focus on three: GP, scientist, and writer."

20 February 2025

5 mins read

Research

Yonder: Impact of workload, sleep apnoea and dementia, ethics of lateness, and registrar professional identity

Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature

12 February 2025

3 mins read

Research

Yonder: Antidepressant follow-up, NHS app use, sore throats in community pharmacy, and dementia and anticholinergics

Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature

15 January 2025

3 mins read

BJGP Long Read·Bright Ideas and Innovation·Research

An empathy definition at last: exposing the narcissism of small differences

By recognizing the fundamental similarities in our approaches, we can move beyond semantic battles and focus on what truly matters: genuine connection, active listening, and meaningful support for patients.

2 January 2025

4 mins read

BJGP·Research

Yonder: Prescribing and deprivation, delayed antibiotic prescriptions, pre-hospital antibiotics in sepsis, and differential attainment

Yonder is a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories beyond the mainstream biomedical literature.

18 December 2024

3 mins read

BJGP·Research

Yonder: Obesity care, maternal body mass index and childhood infections, frozen shoulder and diabetes, and locums

Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature

11 November 2024

3 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Research

Multisensory research outputs: lessons from a community project

GPs across the country will be no strangers to the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on health. In areas of deprivation already suffering from health inequalities, we wanted to understand the additional burden from the recent cost-of-living crisis and how this affected

21 October 2024

2 mins read

BJGP·Research

Yonder: improving connections, AI in reflective practice, lung cancer diagnosis, and euthanasia aftercare

Yonder is a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature.

14 October 2024

3 mins read

BJGP Long Read·Research

The potential role of Alzheimer’s disease plasma biomarkers in primary care

Putting aside the questions of who will do this additional work... and where the money to enable it will come from, there appears to be a potential role for AD plasma biomarkers in primary care...

10 October 2024

4 mins read

BJGP Long Read·Research

RCGP Research Paper of the Year – lessons for the next generation

The winning papers reporting research utilising a range of methods, highlight a range of clinical problems (insomnia and IBS) and highlight important system phenomena (patient safety and continuity), providing learning for the next generation of doctors, including GPs.

4 October 2024

6 mins read

BJGP·Research

Yonder: Sit-stand desks, gallstones, student interest in general practice, and family healthcare patterns

Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature.

16 September 2024

3 mins read

Clinical·Research

Yonder: prescribing cascades, teacher wait time, online services for mental health conditions, community DVT pathways

Yonder looks at prescribing cascades, teacher wait time, online services for mental health conditions, community DVT pathways

12 August 2024

3 mins read

BJGP·Research

Yonder: Rural generalists, mental health of refugees, end-of-career GP reflections, and lung ultrasonography

Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature

22 July 2024

2 mins read

BJGP·Research

Yonder: hidden work, inhaler use, step counts, appendicitis and colorectal cancer

Yonder: Hidden work, inhaler use, step counts, and appendicitis and colorectal cancer

24 June 2024

3 mins read

1

Bright Ideas and Innovation·Opinion·Research

GP wellbeing: arts-based workshops offer a fresh approach

I think in the past I might have sneered at the idea of spending a few hours with performing artists when we had a busy job to get on with, and a never-ending to-do list to work through. But just ploughing on

1 June 2024

4 mins read

BJGP Long Read·Research·Stories

General Practice and Universities in Britain Part 4: General practice as a discipline with its own philosophy

Establishing general practice first as an independent subject or specialism, and then as a university discipline has been a major challenge over many decades. Where we are at present doesn’t appear to be working. Howie, Freeman, and heath reflect on what we

11 May 2024

6 mins read

BJGP Long Read·Research·Stories

General Practice and Universities in Britain – Part 1: General practice as an academic discipline

John Howie, George Freeman and Heather Heath introduce an archive that traces the development of General Practice as a university-based academic discipline in the UK

20 April 2024

6 mins read

Bright Ideas and Innovation·GP Journal Club·Research

Yonder: thank you Ahmed Rashid, email consultations, ethics rounds, and medical elective fees

Alex Burrell thanks Ahmed Rashid, and takes in papers on email consultations, ethics rounds, and medical elective fees

26 March 2024

3 mins read

Opinion·Research

Yonder: Farewell

"I remain fascinated by, and grateful for, the excellent research that sheds light on all aspects of our work and the lives of our patients. As I hang up my pen, I take this opportunity to tip my hat to all those

28 February 2024

2 mins read

3

Research

Pressure on GPs in England: appointments, workforce, and patient complexity

The total number of monthly appointments in general practice increased by over 30% between December 2017 and October 2023. Over this same period, the number of fully qualified FTEs fell by 5%. Richard Armitage analyses the numbers ...

31 December 2023

2 mins read

Clinical·Research

Yonder: Care coordination, anal cancer prevention, lay online communication, and positive body image

Ahmed Rashid curates a selection of useful and interesting papers. This month: Care coordination, anal cancer prevention, lay online communication, and positive body image.

29 December 2023

2 mins read

Research

Are video/online appointments becoming more popular among patients?

Between May and August 2023, video/online appointments increased four-fold. Richard Armitage delves into the data ...

26 December 2023

4 mins read

Research

Mitigating safety incidents in remote consultations: insights from new research

A new study in BMJ Quality and Safety by Rebecca Payne and colleagues set out to learn why safety incidents occur in remote encounters and how they can be prevented. Here, Richard Armitage presents a concise summary with his own thoughts and

18 December 2023

4 mins read

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