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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🆕 In their Health Policy paper, Serena Chong and colleagues describe their refinement of a scoping tool to identify #antimicrobialresistance relevant interventions delivered via #primaryhealthcare Read the full paper ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #primarycare #medsky
Table shows the 21 focus areas of the antimicrobial resistance-primary health care approach scoping tool, grouped into the three primary health care components and delineated across the three countries included in the study (Kazakhstan, Sweden, and Thailand).
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🆕 Elizabeth Manias provides her perspective on the new research published by Ángel González de la Fuente and colleagues. Read the full Comment ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #primarycare #primaryhealthcare #familymedicine #medsky #generalpractice
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Enabling person-centred care among adults living with chronic conditions
Individuals living with chronic conditions interact with many health-care providers across diverse settings and services and are often at risk of receiving fragmented care.1 Two characteristics of person-centred care that can help to address these challenges are relational continuity and care coordination. Relational continuity refers to an ongoing therapeutic relationship between individuals and primary care professionals,2 and care coordination involves the intentional organisation of care activities and information exchange.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🆕 Ángel González de la Fuente and colleagues report their investigation of relational continuity, care coordination, and experience of person-centred #primarycare among adults with chronic conditions using OECD PaRIS data Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #emdsky
Figure 2 from the Article, showing a heat map of predicted person-centred care across the combined care coordination x relational continuity intensity framework
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🆕 Nancy Dale and colleagues report the CRIMSON trial, investigating the effectiveness on mortality of an evidence-based decision support tool versus standardised malnutrition treatment in acutely #malnourished children Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #primarycare #medsky
Table that shows the primary and secondary outcomes of the trial, including mortality and hospital admission data.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🆕In their Article, Steven Gilmore and colleagues investigated the occurrence of #prescribing cascades and their effects on problematic #polypharmacy in a cohort of community-dwelling older adults Read the full Article here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #primarycare #medsky #familymedicine
Image shows a flow diagram that is the figure in the paper, showing identification of prescribing cascades
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
❤️ This #WorldHeartDay, listen to the most recent episode of The Lancet Primary Care in conversation with, in which we speak with authors of a recent Comment on the Check my Beat cardiac screening programme 🎧Available now: 🍏 Apple: bit.ly/40Pel76 🎵 Spotify: bit.ly/4aQ8QuZ ⚡Podbean lnkd.in/eGRB_bma
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🆕 In their Comment, L Paloma Rojas-Saunero and colleagues discuss the use of target trial emulation studies in the #primarycare space Read the full Comment ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Target trial emulation in primary care: promise, practice, and appropriate use
Randomised trials remain the gold standard for questions of comparative effectiveness and implementation. However, they can be difficult to conduct in primary care due to the complex, multidomain natu...
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🆕Gong Feng and colleagues for the GPS-MASLD Alliance present their Delphi consensus and recommendations to support management of #MASLD in #primarycare Read the full Review ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #openaccess #primaryhealthcare #generalpractice #medsky #familymedicine #liverdisease
Figure 3 from the Review, showing the primary care-centred practice workflow for assessment and follow-up of MASLD, based on the FIB-4 index. Details step 1, with initial assessments, and step 2, with repeat assessments.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🎉Our new issue is out now and free to read for all! Explore and download the issue on our journal homepage: hubs.li/Q03yqV6c0 #openaccess #primarycare #primaryhealthcare #familymedicine #generalpractice #medsky Image credit: Inti St Clair
Cover of The Lancet Primary Care August 2026 issue, featuring a photograph of an older black woman working at a laptop while in her living room. Cover image credit:  Inti St Clair
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🆕In their Article, Mia Holley and colleagues report their emulated target trial investigating the effects of weight-based #levothyroxine dosing on long-term cardiovascular, bone, and mortality outcomes in older adults with #hypothyroidism Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Figure 2 part A, forest plots showing hazards of cardiovascular events by levothyroxine dose group on the basis of total bodyweight and lean bodyweight
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🆕 In their Viewpoint, Ramzi Ajjan and colleagues propose practical algorithms for use of #continuousglucosemonitoring metrics in the management of #insulin for people with #type2diabetes treated in #primarycare Read the full Viewpoint ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Figure 1 from the Viewpoint, detailing the insulin initiation, titration, and treatment-intensification algorithm for individuals with type 2 diabetes using continuous glucose monitoring targets.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🎧 Listen to this month's episode of The Lancet Primary Care in conversation with, where we talk with Paul Little and Rosie Essery about their latest publication Available now wherever you get your podcasts: 🍏 Apple: bit.ly/40Pel76 🎵 Spotify: bit.ly/4aQ8QuZ ⚡Podbean lancetprcare.podbean.com
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The Lancet Primary Care in conversation with
Medicine Podcast · Explore the latest primary care research and topics with The Lancet Primary Care In conversation with. Journal editors speak to community members, primary care professionals, academ...
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🆕 In their three-arm randomised controlled trial, Paul Little and colleagues investigated whether a #digitalintervention resulted in improvement in #cognitivehealth in older adults with #cognitiveimpairment at 12 months Read the full Article here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Research in context panel describing the evidence before this study, the added value of this study, and the implications of all the available evidence
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
⏰Register this week to save on fees and join world-renowned speakers at the #LancetSummit to explore critical topics in #diabetes research, prevention, and care. 👉 Book your place by Sep 4, 2026 to save on fees at thelancetsummit.com/diabetes-pre...
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The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health @lancetobgyn-wh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of maternal mortality & long-term morbidity. But, pregnancy-related cardiovascular complications are under-recognised and variably managed. Read the Series on Cardiovascular Disease & Pregnancy: www.thelancet.com/series-do/ca... @thelancet.com #ESCcongress2026
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Cardiovascular disease and pregnancy
Cardiovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide and a major driver of long-term morbidity.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🆕 In their Health Policy paper, Juliet Usher-Smith and colleagues report their recommendations based on expert workshops to overcome technical barriers to real-time #riskprediction in #primarycare Read the full Health Policy paper ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #medsky #femilymedicine
Panel 1 from the Health Policy paper, describing the 15 recommendations to overcome the technical barriers for real-time risk prediction in UK primary care
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🆕In their cross-sectional study, Sean Urwin and colleagues investigate the differences in unmet primary care needs and #primarycare usage, by intensity of care provided, among unpaid #carers Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #medsky #familymedicine #generalpractice
Figures 1 and 2 from the Article. Plots showing unpaid carer probability of unmet needs at most recent primary care appointment and probability of general practice appointment within the past 3 months, by intensity of caregiving in hours.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🆕 In their Article, Yiling Zhou and colleagues report their cohort study investigating whether #ADHD is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events ( #MACE) and mortality among adults initiating treatment for# hypertension. Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Research in context panel describing the evidence before this study, the added value of this study, and the implications of all the available evidence
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 15/08/2026
Early booking for the #LancetSummit is open until Sep 4, 2026. Register now to save on fees and join leading experts to discuss the latest advances in #diabetes research, prevention, and care. 👉 View the preliminary programme and register at: spkl.io/633217Mvn1
The Lancet Summit: shaping the future of diabetes prevention.  Image credit: Ixefra / Getty Images
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A novel form of therapist-led online CBT helps people with depression, major trial finds. The approach combines the use of interactive online resources with 1:1 messaging with an accredited CBT therapist. The results have been published in @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social. 👉 tinyurl.com/yyphp2br
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2026: Novel delivery of therapist-led online CBT helps people with depression | Centre for Academic Primary Care | University of Bristol
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🆕 In their Comment, Tim Thorne and Paul Welfordsson highlight the need for routine discussions on healthy lifestyle habits in #primarycare Read the full Comment here www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #medsky #familymedicine #primaryhealthcare #generalpractice Image credit: Grant Squibb
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🎧In The Lancet Primary Care in conversation with... the journal editors reflect on 1 year of the journal, including personal highlights, experiences, and goals for the future. Listen now ➡️ 🍏 Apple: : bit.ly/40Pel76 🎵 Spotify: bit.ly/4aQ8QuZ ⚡Podbean lancetprcare.podbean.com
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The Lancet Primary Care in conversation with
Medicine Podcast · Explore the latest primary care research and topics with The Lancet Primary Care In conversation with. Journal editors speak to community members, primary care professionals, academ...
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🆕 David Jankelow and colleagues discuss the Check my Beat screening programme in South Africa, targeting taxi drivers, who are often at increased risk for #cardiovasculardisease, using a novel and personalised campaign Read the full Comment ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
📢 Our new issue is out now and free to read for all! Featuring research on detection of #hypertension, #mentalhealth interventions in early fatherhood, point-of-care testing for #sicklecell disease, and #eatingdisorder referral Explore the issue now ➡️ hubs.li/Q03yqV6c0 #openaccess #medsky
The cover of The Lancet Primary Care July 2026 issue, featuring a photograph of a young father holding his baby close and kissing his forehead. Credit:  Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🆕 Lucy Osei Ababio and colleagues report their feasibility study assessing the integration of point-of-care testing for #sicklecell disease into #primarycare systems in northern Ghana Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #primaryhealthcare #medsky #familymedicine
Abstract of the Article, as available online
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
An estimated 15.6 million Brazilians aged 5–29 (about 1 in 5 (!!!)) met criteria for a mental disorder in 2023. Anxiety ranked first among all 375 conditions modelled by the GBD study, already at ages 5 to 9. 📖in full: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Mental disorders and self-harm among Brazilian children, adolescents, and young adults: prevalence, disability, and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study
The available sources indicate high prevalence and burden, underscoring the need for urgent action to safeguard the mental health of young Brazilians.
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 05/08/2026
Three in four eating disorder patients are not referred for specialist care, UK study suggests body weight may be a factor. Find out more in @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social: spkl.io/633267zsbC
Research in context panel for a paper published in The Lancet Primary Care, entitled \"Weight status and pathways to eating disorder referral from primary care in England and Northern Ireland: a cross-sectional analysis of routine care data\". Copyright: 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🆕 In their Article, Chloe Gao and colleagues report their cross-sectional analysis investigating weight status and pathways to #eatingdisorder #referral from #primarycare Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #medsky #familymedicine #generalpractice #primaryhealthcare
Research in context panel describing the evidence before this study, the added value of this study, and the implications of all the available evidence
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The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🎉Our 10th anniversary issue is out now, featuring a collection of Comments looking back over the past decade in key areas of gastroenterology & hepatology + our usual range of content covering topics incl #IBD, #LynchSyndrome, #MASH + more! www.thelancet.com/gastrohep #GastroSky #MedSky #LiverSky
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🆕 In their Viewpoint, Anna Sagan and colleagues describe four key implementation strategies for the scaling up of #mentalhealth services within #primaryhealthcare across the WHO European region Read the full Viewpoint ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #medsky #primarycare #familymedicine
Graphic figure showing the four strategies to scale up mental health services within the primary health care approach in the WHO European region.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🆕 In their Comment, Thiago Dias Sarti and colleagues describe Brazil’s new #autism care pathway, the key role of #primaryhealthcare (PHC), and the work that still needs to be done Read the full Comment ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #medsky #primarycare #familymedicine Image credit: Maskot
Photograph of happy doctor talking to girl sitting with mother on examination table. Image credit: Maskot.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🆕In their Article, Rohit Bhatia and colleagues report their RCT investigating the effectiveness of #hypertension detection via home-based self-monitoring of #bloodpressure in a rural community in India Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Table 2 from the Article, showing results for the primary outcome of hypertension detection between the intervention and control groups.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🆕 In their Comment, Esteban Zavaleta and colleagues discuss the importance of governance to the incorporation of community #pharmacies into #primarycare in the context of central America Read the full Comment ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #medsky #primaryhealthcare Image credit: Morsa Images
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 23/07/2026
🔔 Discover The Lancet Surgery & Anaesthesiology, a new journal with a sharp clinical focus, dedicated to advancing science across the full extent of #surgery, #anaesthesiology, and #perioperative specialties, across the age spectrum, and across the globe: spkl.io/633237JQbc
Illustration of a female in green scrubs, cap, and blue surgical mask, surrounded by four smaller illustrations showing surgical instruments and operating room scenes. Copyright: Grace Russell.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
📢Our new issue is now live and free to read for all! We feature research on #depression treatment, associations between #tachyarrhythmia and #gout flares, and #GP consultations among women after #stillbirth or neonatal death. ➡️Explore the issue hubs.li/Q03yqV6c0 Cover image: Siri Stafford
Alt text: The cover of The Lancet Primary Care June issue. Includes a photograph of a female doctor talking with a male patient, making eye contact and smiling; the male patient has their back to the camera.  Cover image by Siri Stafford.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
📣 The Lancet #PrimaryCare is now indexed in Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Crossref.  We are committed to supporting you on every stage of your publication journey. Learn more about our scope, impact, and global reach: hubs.li/Q04k_hkZ0 #FamilyMedicine #OpenAccess
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🆕 Rebecca Giallo and colleagues report their RCT assessing the effectiveness of a facilitated group-based peer support intervention compared with a brief phone intervention in reducing psychological distress in early fatherhood Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #primarycare
Graph, figure 2 from the article, showing the change in mean K10 score from screening to 10 weeks and 24 weeks for the Working Out Dads and active control group. Although there was a significant difference at 10 weeks, there was no difference at 24 weeks (the primary outcome timepoint).
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
❓ Do you author or review for a Lancet journal? Updating your Editorial Manager profile with your expertise in health equity & discrimination in health helps editors find the right reviewers for every submission. Update today: tinyurl.com/yrxfvsbm
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Attending #IAGG2026? Lauren Southwell, Senior Editor, invites you to reach out with enquiries. Explore our scope, reach & impact, commitment to publishing excellence, & more: hubs.li/Q03BL8ZP0
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🆕 In their Article, Pensée Wu and colleagues report their observational study of #generalpractitioner consultations and hospital admissions among women who have experienced stillbirth or neonatal death Read the full Article here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #primarycare #medsky #openaccess
Research in context panel describing the evidence before this study, the added value of this study, and the implications of all the available evidence
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🆕 In their systematic review, Judith Edwards and colleagues investigated the factors that enable and impede the implementation of #digitalhealth interventions in #primarycare in high-income countries Read the full Review ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #medsky #openaccess #familymedicine
Figure 3 from the Review, showing a heatmap illustrating the geographical contribution of evidence to emergent narrative themes and CFIR domain (CFIR=Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research)
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The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Join us at the WONCA Europe Conference in Paris on July 1st for the launch of the The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission on the role of primary care in the response to the global liver syndemic! #LiverSky #PrimaryCare #HealthCare #Medicine
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🆕 In their Article, Jon Emery and colleagues report the results of the PRESIDE trial, investigating use of pharmacogenomic testing to guide antidepressant prescribing in #primarycare Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #primaryhealthcare #familymedicine #medsky #depression
Table 2 from the Article, showing the mean change in depressive symptoms, measured using PHQ-9, from baseline between the intervention and control groups.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🆕 Jialing Jin and colleagues report their scoping review of policies and interventions that ai to improve equitable access to #primarycare Read the full Review here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #primaryhealthcare #healthequity #familymedicine #medsky #generalpractice
Figure 3 from the Review, depicting policies and interventions across the framework, split into macro, meso, and micro levels
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🆕 In their Article, Debbie Tallon and colleagues report their RCT investigating integrated therapist and online #CBT versus usual care for the treatment of depression in #primarycare Read the full Article here ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #medsky #openaccess #primaryhealthcare
Table 2 from the Article, summarising the primary and secondary outcome results.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🆕This week we published three diverse Comments on 💬The importance of mainstreaming interventions for neglected tropical diseases within #primaryhealthcare; 💬Potential integration of a One Health approach in #primarycare in Somalia; 💬And the need to build resilient #generalpractice systems
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
📢Less than 2 weeks left of our Article Processing Charge offer! Submit your manuscript before June 30th and, if accepted, your APC will be reduced to 50% #primarycare #primaryhealthcare #familymedicine #medsky #generalpractice #openaccess
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Our new issue is now live and free to read for all! Featuring research on antihypertensive treatment, interventions for antibiotic prescribing, expectations of care quality, and more ➡️Explore the issue hubs.li/Q03yqV6c0 #primarycare #communitycare #primaryhealthcare #familymedicine #openaccess
The cover of the May issue of The Lancet Primary Care, featuring a photograph of children in school uniforms playing in the school playground and having fun. Image credit: Gideon Mendel.
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🆕 In their Article, Edoardo Cipolletta and colleagues analyse associations between tachyarrhythmia and gout flare using data from people with gout in England and Sweden Read the full Article ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #primarycare #primaryhealthcare #medsky #familymedicine
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The Lancet Primary Care @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🆕 In their Comment, Yevgenii Grechukha and colleagues describe the changing landscape of #immunisation services in #Ukraine amid the war, and the importance of sustaining these services through #primaryhealthcare for population health Read the full Comment ➡️ www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Photograph shows a doctor cleaning someone’s arm, to ready them for vaccination. Image credit: Halfpoint Images
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