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Nada Khan

@nadakhan.bsky.social
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Exeter-based GP, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in General Practice at the University of Exeter, Associate Editor of the BJGP, and Clinical Lead at the CPRD. More importantly to me: Mum, and surfer.

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BJGP @bjgp.org · 24/03/2026
Listen to highlights from the BJGP's Research & Publishing Conference with @nadakhan.bsky.social www.bjgplife.com/229 #BJGPRC #PrimaryCareResearch #ResearchImpact #HealthcareInnovation #BJGP #PrimaryCare #research #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine
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Looking back at the BJGP Research Conference 2026
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 19/02/2026
YT: youtu.be/imm-HmbBils Watch the visualised podcast with #BJGP Associate Editors @nadakhan.bsky.social, @drtomround.bsky.social, and @sammerriel.bsky.social on the #BJGPTop10 most read research published in 2025. #BJGP #BJGPRC #PrimaryCare #research #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine
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Visualised podcast – BJGP Top 10
Visualised podcast – BJGP Top 10 In this video, BJGP Associate Editors, Drs Nada Khan, Tom Round and Sam Merriel, discuss the BJGP's Top 10 research most re...
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 03/02/2026
Listen to the audio interview with Dr Laura Jefferson on persistent GP turnover www.bjgplife.com/222 #workforce #JobSatisfaction #PersonalSatisfaction #PrimaryCare #BJGP #research #HealthcareWorkforce #GPRecruitment #StaffShortages #GeneralPractice
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 03/02/2026
YT: youtu.be/tJEmNpV3DcU The study found that 8% of GPs worked in persistent high turnover practices. doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #workforce #JobSatisfaction #PrimaryCare #BJGP #research #HealthcareWorkforce #GPRecruitment #StaffShortages #GeneralPractice
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Persistent GP turnover
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 26/01/2026
YT: youtube.com/shorts/L... Congratulations to the #BJGPTop10, and to ALL of the research teams who published papers in the BJGP in 2024. #PrimaryCare #BJGP #research bjgp.org
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 20/01/2026
BJGPLife: Episode 220: Safety incidents in prison healthcare: Lessons from critical illness bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 20/01/2026
Listen to the audio interview with Dr Isobel J McFadzean on critical illness in prisons www.bjgplife.com/220 #PrisonHealthcare #CriticalIllness #PatientSafety #EmergencyCare #SafetyIncidents #BJGP #PrimaryCare #research #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 20/01/2026
YT: youtu.be/jvJrqzevlMs Critically ill prisoners need improved safety of care according to new #research doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrisonHealthcare #CriticalIllness #PatientSafety #EmergencyCare #SafetyIncidents #BJGP #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine
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Critical illness in prisons
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Andrew Papanikitas @gentlemedic.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Is good will becoming a cover for exploitation or just not sustainable? @nadakhan.bsky.social unpack the debate @bjgp.bsky.social bjgplife.com/maybe-its-ti... fyi @drtomround.bsky.social @sammerriel.bsky.social @timsenior.bsky.social @joannelreeve.bsky.social
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Maybe it’s time to reframe ‘goodwill’ in general practice? – BJGP Life
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 28/11/2025
🔗 bjgp.org/content/75/... Read the latest issue on Menopause: equitable menopause care, and diverse community experiences. Also this month: first-trimester antidepressant use and miscarriage, cervical screening, and sexual assault conversations #PrimaryCare #Menopause #WomensHealth #GeneralPractice
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Andrew Papanikitas @gentlemedic.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
FYI @bjgp.bsky.social @bjgpopen.bsky.social @euanlawson.social @drtomround.bsky.social @timsenior.bsky.social @nadakhan.bsky.social
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 07/10/2025
YT: youtu.be/rRpDWAAN598    GP receptionists: read how online services are evolving the #GPreceptionist role doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @steph-stockwell.bsky.social @h-atherton.bsky.social‬ @randeurope.org‬ @uos-primarycare.bsky.social #PrimaryCare #GP
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Evolution of the GP receptionist role
Read the research: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0677 In this 1-minute video Dr Stephanie Stockwell explains: TRANSCRIPT During these observations, I not...
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 07/10/2025
BJGPLife: Episode 214: Receptionists reimagined: How online services are transforming the GP front desk bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Writing for @bjgp.bsky.social​​ colleagues focus on the 10-Year Health Plan's shift from hospital to community and consider its implications for general practice, drawing on existing evidence to explore the good, the bad and the potentially ugly. Read more ⬇️
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From hospital to community? The good, the bad, and the ugly of the 10-year plan to move care to the community
Labour’s 10-year health plan for England, published on 3 July, set out three strategic shifts — from hospital to community, sickness to prevention, and analogue to digital. This editorial focuses on the first — shifting care from hospital to community — and considers its implications for ge...
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 03/10/2025
Present your research at the BJGP Conference! Submit your abstract by Sunday 12 October 2025 ➡️ bjgp.org/conference #BJGPRC 2026 will take place at the DoubleTree Hilton Bristol City Centre on 20 March 2026. See you there!
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Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences @oxprimarycare.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Our guest lecture series continued today with discussions on continuity of care in general practice from the pioneering St Leonard's Practice team, @stleonardsresearch.bsky.social. Huge thanks to Prof Sir Denis Pereira Gray, Prof Philip Evans, @nadakhan.bsky.social & @katesidawaylee.bsky.social 🙌

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BJGP @bjgp.org · 23/09/2025
BJGPLife: Episode 212: Inside the BJGP and editorial insights: Euan Lawson on the future of publishing and how to get published bjgplife.com/episode... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Improving access to GPs remains the public's top priority for the NHS, and a central concern for policymakers. @luisaptg.bsky.social​ explores whether changes to the GP contract and the new general practice patient charter will really spell the end of the ‘8am scramble’ ⬇️ bit.ly/4mbcyS4
'The changes to the GP contract and new patient charter are a step forward, but without clear expectations and ongoing investment into general practice, these changes risk fuelling further dissatisfaction, on all sides.' Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 16/09/2025
Listen to the audio interview with Dr Jo Burgin on #perimenopause in women presenting with #MentalHealth symptoms www.bjgplife.com/211 #menopause #HRT #PrimaryCare #GP #FamilyDoctor #GPSky #MedSky
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Bridging the gap: GPs, patients, and mental health in perimenopause
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 16/09/2025
YT: youtu.be/n5yOQCMcgkE This study shows key barriers to identifying #perimenopause in women presenting with #MentalHealth symptoms and suggests changes clinicians could make to their consultations to address this doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #menopause #HRT #PrimaryCare #GP #FamilyDoctor #MedSky
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Perimenopause and mental health symptoms
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 09/09/2025
Listen to the audio interview with Dr Diarmuid Quinlan on #acne management with #isotretinoin  bjgplife.com/210     #dermatology #prescribing #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice #FamilyDoctor 
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Balancing safety and access: The GP’s role in isotretinoin management - BJGP Interviews
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 09/09/2025
Isotretinoin is an effective treatment for severe #acne, but what clinical competencies are required for prescribing oral #isotretinoin for acne in #PrimaryCare? This scoping review identifies what's needed youtu.be/bZJOP6iD5B0 Read the research: doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...  #dermatology #prescribing
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Acne management with isotretinoin
Read the research: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0135 In this 1-minute video Dr Diarmuid Quinlan explains: TRANSCRIPT Acne is a common chronic disorder, ...
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 30/07/2025
Save the date! The BJGP Research & Publishing Conference 2026 will be coming to Bristol on 20th March 2026. Stay tuned for more details! #BJGPRC
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 21/07/2025
Long-term nitrofurantoin use: risks and alternatives in general practice Awareness of drug-induced pulmonary disease and hepatotoxicity from Nitrofurantoin use, leading to severe morbidity, is crucial for detection and discontinuation. doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Wha do patients really want from access to general practice? Listen here for our @bjgp.bsky.social podcast with Prof Helen Atherton taking a look at what matters to patients #primarycare bjgplife.com/episode-209-...
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Episode 209: What do patients really want? Rethinking general practice access
In this episode, we speak to Professor Helen Atherton about access to general practice.
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Managing ADHD medications - a guide for GPs. See here for our recent @bjgp.bsky.social podcast with Dr Sara Noden and Dr Nishi Yarger. Some great tips for practice 👉 bjgplife.com/episode-208-...
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Episode 208: ADHD medication – practical tips for GPs on how to recognise common side effects and what to do
In this episode, we're discussing how to manage ADHD medication side effects in general practice.
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
#Job opportunity: NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Intensive Care Medicine or General Practice (Multimorbidity and Long-term conditions). GPs with or about to complete a PhD are invited to apply. Details & apply: bit.ly/4n7FYm7 Enquiries to: rachel.johnson@bristol.ac.uk Closes: 8 July 2025
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Great to speak to Dr Cini Bhanu on the @bjgp.bsky.social podcast about the risk of postural hypotension associated with antidepressant use. Some great tips for practice - listen below! bjgplife.com/episode-207-... @sineadmcd89.bsky.social
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Episode 207: Risk of postural hypotension associated with antidepressants in older adults – what to think about when prescribing
In this episode, we talk to Dr Cini Bhanu about postural hypotension amongst people taking antidepressant medication.
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 03/06/2025
Listen to the audio interview with Dr James Scuffell on patterns in #GP appointment systems bjgplife.com/206 #PrimaryCare #GPappointments #PrimaryCareResearch
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The ‘new kid on the block’ – same day versus routine care appointment systems in general practice - BJGP Interviews
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 03/06/2025
GP appointment delivery varies across populations – this study used appointment data from over 3000 #GP practices to identify two prevailing appointment systems doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare #GPappointments #PrimaryCareResearch
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Great to speak to Dr Steve Bradley for the @bjgp.bsky.social podcast about use of chest x-rays for lung cancer diagnosis in general practice. Listen to the podcast here 👉 bjgplife.com/episode-205-... #primarycare
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Episode 205: More chest x-rays lead to earlier lung cancer diagnoses and better cancer survival – what we can be doing differently in practice
In this episode, we talk to Dr Steve Bradley about use of chest x-ray and lung cancer diagnosis.
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 20/05/2025
Listen to the audio interview with Prof. Martijn C Schut and Prof. Henk CPM van Weert on #AI for #LungCancer detection bjgplife.com/204 #cancer #oncology #PrimaryCare
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Using artificial intelligence techniques for early diagnosis of lung cancer in general practice - BJGP Interviews
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 20/05/2025
An #AI algorithm can identify patients at risk of lung cancer 4 months earlier than current practice. See how at doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #cancer #LungCancer #oncology #PrimaryCare
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Dr Hassan Awan @drhassanawan.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Social determinants of distress in South Asian men with LTCs Intersections of ethnicity, poverty, prejudice & chronic illness shape distress—and how can GPs respond with better ‘CARE’? doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #MentalHealth #SocialDeterminants #SouthAsianHealth #LTCs #PrimaryCare
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Social determinants of distress in South Asian men with long-term conditions: a qualitative study in primary care
Background People with long-term physical conditions are more likely to experience distress, depression, or anxiety. Physical–mental comorbidity is associated with lower quality of life, poorer clinic...
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Cancer symptoms are often missed or misattributed during pregnancy leading to delays in diagnosis. I speak to Dr Afrodita Marcu on her paper in the @bjgp.bsky.social looking at cancer diagnosis in pregnancy in the latest episode of the BJGP podcast: bjgplife.com/episode-203-... #primarycare
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Episode 203: ‘See the symptom, not the pregnancy’- a look at cancer diagnosis during pregnancy
In this episode, we talk to Dr Afrodita Marcu about cancer diagnosis in pregnancy.
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Have you wondered what to do about prescribing testosterone in general practice? See here for my recent @bjgp.bsky.social podcast with Dr Stephen Gibbons and Dr Clare Spencer on starting, and monitoring testosterone prescribing in practice bjgplife.com/episode-202-... @sapc.ac.uk
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Episode 202: Prescribing testosterone in hypoactive sexual desire disorder – how to initiate it, and how to monitor it in general practice
In this episode, we discuss testosterone treatment in HSDD.
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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"? Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
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Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Not OK, not respectful. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... I am worried, and concerned about our trans patients who will face this humiliation along with the ongoing confusion about safety as a result of the supreme court ruling.
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British Transport Police amends strip-searching policy after supreme court gender ruling
Male officers would carry out searches on trans women, BTP says, as it ‘reviews implications of ruling’
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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Looking forward to reading this critique of positionality statements from @nikkinewhouse.bsky.social and colleagues. Findings show they are often a box-ticking exercise (fancy that!) Authors argue they can be valuable but not as markers of methodological rigour. discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Access to general practice - it’s about more than just the number of appointments. Read here at @bjgp.bsky.social BJGP Life where I take a look at some of the influences on access and patient perceptions bjgplife.com/access-to-ge... @gentlemedic.bsky.social
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Access to general practice
The Health Foundation has recently identified that the public’s first big priority across the NHS is to make it easier to get an appointment at their GP practice. Nada Khan explores what meaningful
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Come and join us at @apexcomms.bsky.social! We are hiring for a post-doctoral research fellow to work on a realist evaluation of continuity of care in UK general practice 👉 jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 01/04/2025
Highlights from the BJGP Research & Publishing Conference. Full review in the linked podcast #BJGPRC #PrimaryCare @nadakhan.bsky.social bjgp.org/conference
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 01/04/2025
BJGPLife: Episode 201: Looking back at the BJGP Research Conference 2025 bjgplife.com/episode...
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
We talk all things vulval lichen sclerosus with Dr Louise Clarke here for the 200th @bjgp.bsky.social podcast 🎉 Listen here for clinical tips for #primarycare 👉 bjgplife.com/episode-200-...
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Episode 200: The challenges to diagnosing vulval lichen sclerosus and how to get it right
In this episode, we discuss diagnosis of vulval lichen sclerosus in general practice.
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 21/03/2025
Workshop: Peer Review: past, present, future - Drs Nada Khan, Samuel Merriel, Thomas Round The BJGP Associate Editors team in an interactive discussion — how to do a review, what to expect as a submitting author, and the future challenges associated with peer review for academic journals. #BJGPRC
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
We are launching the Continuity of Care special interest group (SIG) at the annual Society of Academic Primary Care @sapc.ac.uk meeting in Cardiff this July! If you're interested in #continuityofcare and would like to join us to discuss research, projects and collaborate, do get in touch!
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 14/03/2025
BJGPLife: The Kieran Sweeney Prize 2025 (A national UK prize for medical writing by GPs) bjgplife.com/the-kie...
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
#Job: We're looking for a Research Associate/Senior Research Associate in #MedicalStatistics, with interests in #PrimaryCare & health services research, to work on BRISMED - a large RCT looking at the effectiveness of a toolkit for medicines review. Details: bit.ly/3DyoxZW Closes: 20 March 2025
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
As #generalpractice takes an increasingly 'digital first' approach, it's important to know how practices are facilitating access to these services - I talk to Helen Atherton here on the @bjgp.bsky.social podcast about the impact on practices and patients bjgplife.com/episode-198-...
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Episode 198: The increasing digitalisation of general practice systems – how it’s impacting patients and what we can do about it
In this episode, we talk to Professor Helen Atherton about the increasing push for a digital-first approach in general practice.
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Nada Khan @nadakhan.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
My thoughts on why compassionate care and moral distress in #primarycare matters. What's the cost to clinicians and to patients? Read here 👉https://bjgplife.com/moral-distress-and-compassion-fatigue-the-cost-and-value-of-caring/ @apexcomms.bsky.social @bjgp.bsky.social
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