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BJGP/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
6 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
13 mins read
1
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
6 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
7 mins read
1
BJGP/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
6 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
12 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
6 mins read
BJGP/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
6 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
9 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
6 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
7 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
6 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
7 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
8 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
13 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
6 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
7 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
6 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
6 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
8 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
14 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
13 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
6 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
5 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
4 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
5 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
10 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
10 mins read
1
Research

Experiences of recruiting anticoagulated patients who have recently experienced a bleed from primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

23 November 2023
13 mins read
Bright Ideas and Innovation/Research

Three AIs sit the GP SelfTest

Richard Armitage pits three AIs against each other to see which performs the best when subjected to MRCGP-style examination questions ...

6 November 2023
10 mins read
Clinical/Research

‘What are the sats?’ Challenges to measurement of oxygen saturation in infants and young children in community settings

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 ...

2 November 2023
5 mins read
Bright Ideas and Innovation/Opinion/Research

Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature (October 2023)

Pregnancy for deaf women, prison mental healthcare, sexual health non-attendance, and compassion

28 September 2023
5 mins read
BJGP Long Read/Research

Recalled Experience of Death: awareness beyond the brain

What can patients who recall their experience of death during a cardiac arrest tell us about consciousness? Armando Henrique Norman explores

10 September 2023
7 mins read
2
AiT/BJGP Long Read/Research

Do Zola’s triggers need re-evaluating for 21st century primary care?

Why do people consult medial opinion? Alex Burrell looks at a classic paper on the the 5 triggers to seeking medical advice.

28 August 2023
5 mins read
News/Research

Call for submissions! The Rose Prize for the history of UK General Practice

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

5 August 2023
6 mins read
Clinical/Research

Why GPs should do online learning on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

"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

5 July 2023
10 mins read
Opinion/Research

Progressing social prescribing: a recommendation for schemes involving link workers

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 ...

16 December 2022
7 mins read
Arts/Opinion/Research/Undergraduate

Primary care since John Fry: a research odyssey (The Royal Society of Medicine John Fry Prize winner)

The winning submission of the Royal Society of Medicine John Fry Prize by Salwa Ahmad.

9 November 2022
25 mins read
Clinical/News/Research

Research Paper of the Year 2021: relevant to training and beyond

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

6 July 2022
12 mins read
Research

BJGP Top 10 research — the most read articles published in 2021 

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!

21 January 2022
1 min read
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