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We are the BJGP - the British Journal of General Practice. We publish primary care research + comment to serve the international community. Editor: @euanlawson.social here on Bluesky. BJGP: bjgp.org | BJGPLife: bjgplife.com

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BJGP @bjgp.org · 19h
BJGPLife: Reluctant Poets of the Bowel bjgplife.com/relucta... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 30/09/2026
BJGPLife: Fast food and fast healthcare bjgplife.com/fast-fo... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 29/09/2026
BJGPLife: Episode 241: Does GP income meet expectations? The impact on job satisfaction bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 29/09/2026
Higher actual income is associated with job satisfaction, but there was little evidence of its association with intentions to quit. doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #BJGP #PrimaryCare #GPJobSatisfaction
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 28/09/2026
BJGPLife: When resilience becomes moral injury bjgplife.com/when-re... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 25/09/2026
BJGPLife: Social justice and golden rules bjgplife.com/social-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 24/09/2026
BJGPLife: When care feels solitary bjgplife.com/when-ca... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 24/09/2026
“… the treatment of male UTIs wouldn’t be one I’d be hugely comfortable with.” Management of urinary tract infections in primary care was perceived as routine, but complex and uncertain when patient X (men, children, older adults, or those with recurrences) presented doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 23/09/2026
BJGPLife: Seeing the system clearly: Why neighbourhood working needs a ‘Diagnostic first’ approach bjgplife.com/seeing-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 22/09/2026
This research found reduced mortality in those who attended an #NHSHealthCheck compared with those who did not doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #BJGP #GeneralPractice #CardiovascularHealth
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 22/09/2026
BJGPLife: Episode 240: The NHS Health Check and mortality: do they help people live longer? bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 21/09/2026
BJGPLife: Whilst I am here bjgplife.com/whilst-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 19/09/2026
BJGPLife: Reassurance: The missing sixth checkpoint in the consultation? bjgplife.com/reassur... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 18/09/2026
BJGPLife: Primary care access: it’s the workforce that opens the front door bjgplife.com/primary... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 17/09/2026
BJGPLife: Staying on track bjgplife.com/staying... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 16/09/2026
BJGPLife: The computer will see you now bjgplife.com/the-com... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 15/09/2026
Using #AI to transcribe #GP consultations. Analysis of arguments for and against using #AIScribes to input information into #ElectronicHealthRecords doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #PatientSafety #BJGP #PrimaryCare #research #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 14/09/2026
BJGPLife: Yonder: Livestreaming clinical education, complaints, weather and mental health, and HPV and cervical cancer screening bjgplife.com/yondero... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 12/09/2026
BJGPLife: Teaching medicine with art: a show and tell bjgplife.com/teachin... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 11/09/2026
BJGPLife: Cervical screening inequality: can self-sampling close the gap? bjgplife.com/cervica... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 10/09/2026
BJGPLife: Keeping patients safe from suicide in general practice: every GP can make a difference bjgplife.com/keeping... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 09/09/2026
BJGPLife: For those whose primary is to care bjgplife.com/for-tho... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 08/09/2026
BJGPLife: Changing cannabis: What GPs need to know about modern potency and young adult use bjgplife.com/changin... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 08/09/2026
Six point-of-care tests for out-of-hours #PrimaryCare were identified as essential through European expert consensus using a modified Delphi approach. Twelve tests were classified as optional, and 10 were deemed unnecessary doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #GeneralPractice #OOH #POCT
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 07/09/2026
BJGPLife: Building trellises and growing vines bjgplife.com/buildin... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 05/09/2026
BJGPLife: Threadbare bjgplife.com/threadb... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 04/09/2026
BJGPLife: Oblivion, Ageing, Disability, and the Quiet Architecture of Erasure bjgplife.com/oblivio... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 03/09/2026
Avoidable mortality The July 2026 LeDeR national report has important implications for GPs treating people with learning disabilities and autistic people. doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #BJGP #PrimaryCare #Research #LeDeR #AvoidableMortality #LearningDisabilities #Autism
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 03/09/2026
BJGPLife: The acceptable stimulant bjgplife.com/the-acc... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 02/09/2026
BJGPLife: Time to stop condoning the drink: Why GPs should abandon alcohol neutrality bjgplife.com/time-to... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 01/09/2026
BJGPLife: The face before the case: Levinas and the family physician bjgplife.com/the-fac... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 31/08/2026
BJGPLife: Pebbles bjgplife.com/pebbles... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 29/08/2026
BJGPLife: The meaning of joy bjgplife.com/the-mea... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 28/08/2026
Eczema in people with skin of colour 📖 Read the research: doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... Figure 1. Themes generated from interviews. #BJGP #PrimaryCare #research #Eczema #Acne #Psoriasis #SkinOfColour #Dermatology #Diversity #HealthInequalities #CulturalCompetence #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 28/08/2026
🎬 Eczema in people with skin of colour A study exploring the experiences and complexities of living with an inflammatory dermatosis specifically in people with skin of colour 📖 doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #BJGP #PrimaryCare #research #Dermatology #SkinOfColour #Diversity #Eczema #GeneralPractice
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 28/08/2026
Read BJGP's issue on Inequality & Invisibility: dermatology and skin of colour, NHS-HC: survival benefits, LeDeR: avoidable mortality, and denying access. Plus, GP income, thriving women GPs, Scottish Referral Guidelines, childbirth-related PTSD, ethnicity and palliative care, and AI in GP training.
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 28/08/2026
BJGPLife: To see the universe through the eyes of another bjgplife.com/eyesofa... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 27/08/2026
Read succinct guidance for GPs treating #ADHD and managing side effects (see Table 1); troubleshooting challenges and potential solutions (Box 1); and referring patients back to secondary care. doi.org/10.3399/bjgp... #Medication #MentalHealth #Neurodiversity #BJGP #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 27/08/2026
BJGPLife: Medicine and the media: Why my uncle’s 1985 message matters more than ever bjgplife.com/medicin... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 27/08/2026
Higher actual income had a statistically significant association with increased job satisfaction for GPs in England. Higher expected income was associated with both lower job satisfaction and higher intention to quit doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 26/08/2026
BJGPLife: Cancer does not walk in straight lines bjgplife.com/cancer-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 25/08/2026
BJGPLife: The fit note does not belong in general practice, but the cure must not be worse than the disease bjgplife.com/the-fit... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 25/08/2026
#PrimaryCare professionals have universal awareness of how to diagnose chronic kidney disease but low awareness of risk stratification and concerns around overmedicalisation, patient anxiety & communication. Four key themes were identified doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @uos-primarycare.bsky.social #CKD
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 24/08/2026
BJGPLife: Reading the meter bjgplife.com/reading... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 22/08/2026
BJGPLife: Generalism in clinical practice and education, edited by Sophie Park and Kay Leedham-Green bjgplife.com/general... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 21/08/2026
BJGPLife: Chronic subdural haematoma: reflections from a super-aged society bjgplife.com/chronic... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 20/08/2026
BJGPLife: Boiling Point bjgplife.com/boiling... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 19/08/2026
BJGPLife: Desire Paths in Patient Care bjgplife.com/desire-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 18/08/2026
BJGPLife: Nine to Five bjgplife.com/nine-to... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 17/08/2026
BJGPLife: Yonder: Violence prevention in primary care, patient perspectives on asthma management, GP curricula in medical schools, and hepatitis C bjgplife.com/yonders... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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