Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature
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
Yonder is a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature.
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...
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.
Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature.
Yonder looks at prescribing cascades, teacher wait time, online services for mental health conditions, community DVT pathways
Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature
Yonder: Hidden work, inhaler use, step counts, and appendicitis and colorectal cancer
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
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
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
Alex Burrell thanks Ahmed Rashid, and takes in papers on email consultations, ethics rounds, and medical elective fees
"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
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 ...
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.
Between May and August 2023, video/online appointments increased four-fold. Richard Armitage delves into the data ...
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
Researchers conducted a study that looked at the feasibility of recruiting those with an AF diagnosis who had recently experienced a bleed to collect QoL data. Here, they provide reflections on the experience of recruiting patients to the study over lockdown via
Richard Armitage pits three AIs against each other to see which performs the best when subjected to MRCGP-style examination questions ...
Chris Bird and colleagues held a workshop in March 2023 with parents, paediatric nurses, GPs, paediatricians, and engineers to identify problems associated with measuring oxygen saturations in infants and young children in primary care. Here they present their findings ...
Pregnancy for deaf women, prison mental healthcare, sexual health non-attendance, and compassion
What can patients who recall their experience of death during a cardiac arrest tell us about consciousness? Armando Henrique Norman explores
Why do people consult medial opinion? Alex Burrell looks at a classic paper on the the 5 triggers to seeking medical advice.
Submissions are invited for the 2022/2023 Rose Prize for the best submission in the history of UK general practice/primary care. Deadline for final submission is November 1 2023
"There is a lack of ADHD training for GPs, and GPs are often lacking accurate knowledge and confidence when dealing with ADHD in their practice. In light of this, we received 3-year funding from the ESRC to co-develop and evaluate tailored online
New research by Kathryn B Cunningham and colleagues presents three key elements concerning the process of connection in indirect route social prescribing schemes (those involving link workers). Here, the authors summarise their findings ...
The winning submission of the Royal Society of Medicine John Fry Prize by Salwa Ahmad.
The winners are in for the Research Paper of the Year award 2021! Carolyn A Chew-Graham and Helen Leach present the winners and stand outs from this year's awards, with reflection on the importance of primary care research for GP trainees working
Tips for early cancer diagnosis, social barriers to healthcare access and the association between continuity and patient survival are among an exciting top ten BJGP research papers from 2021. Congratulations to Top 10 authors and all BJGP contributors in 2021!
General practice is ideally placed to introduce changes to become more environmentally sustainable. Dr Vasumathy Sivarajasingam shows, with primary and secondary research, that increased awareness of inhaler recycling among patients and better signposting from primary care staff may be sorely needed.
patients and public are now more involved in research via PPI groups. But PPI members tend to be white, middle-class and retired. The National Institute for Health Research has published recommendations re diversity and inclusion in PPI groups. Danielle Nimmons and colleagues
Frustrated. Exhausted. Burnt out. If we don’t support those working in primary care, the NHS as we know it will no longer exist.
We all know that research is not for "normal GPs" - we are all too busy. But are we right? Beatrice Shelley and colleagues say that being a practising GP and an active researcher are not as incompatible as one may think
Evidence suggests that exercise is the most likely intervention to help people living with pain. Encouraging people with pain to exercise has always been considered a challenge. Chris Davis describes an innovative project that shows us how this can be done.
The RCGP's annual Research Paper of the Year (RPY) award gives recognition to researchers who have undertaken and published an exceptional piece of research relating to general practice or primary care. Here, Carolyn Chew-Graham, Chair of the RPY, presents the three winning
Advances in medicine have led to major improvements in end-of-life care. But when a patient dies should doctors be aware of any factors in funeral care that can help the relatives? Dr Sarah Jones, a doctor turned Funeral Director, and Dr Julie
We know that cycling makes for a healthier commute for all, but GPs need evidence to help them allay patient's concerns if we are to incorporate active travel into our standard health promotion toolkit. Bethan Jones gives us the evidence.
It has been well reported that those in the community and end-of-life care have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, but little attention has been given to GPs and district nurses working in end-of-life care and the positive stories they have
The Welsh government is introducing prescriptive guidelines regarding access to GPs. Susan Goodfellow and Gareth Thomas examine their wisdom, and explore possible alternatives.