Best The British Journal of General Practice Podcasts (2024)

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How to work with patients to prevent long-term use of opioids in general practice 15:03

5h ago15:03

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In this episode, we talk to Lisa Davies, a PhD candidate based at Utrecht University. Title of paper: Patients’ perspectives about the role of primary healthcare providers in long-term opioid therapy: a qualitative study in Dutch primary care Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0547 Previous research has shown the pivotal role of primar…

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Risk of Parkinson’s in patients with new onset anxiety – implications for practice 11:24

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In this episode, we talk to Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, a Senior Research Fellow within the Department of Primary Care and Population Health at University College London. Title of paper: Risk of Parkinson’s disease in people with New Onset Anxiety over 50 years - Incidence and Associated Features Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0423 P…

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Sarcoma: diagnosing this rare type of bone cancer in general practice 10:34

4d ago10:34

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Meena Rafiq, Academic GP and Clinical Research Fellow within the Institute of Epidemiology and Health at University of Melbourne. Title of paper: Clinical activity in general practice before sarcoma diagnosis: an Australian cohort study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0610 Sarcoma is challenging to dia…

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Anal incontinence after childbirth: how to support women in general practice 15:11

11d ago15:11

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Abi Eccles, Assistant Professor within Warwick Applied Health at Warwick Medical School. Title of paper: The GP’s role in supporting women with anal incontinence after childbirth injury Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0356 Anal incontinence after childbirth injury has profound impacts on women’s lives …

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Consultations patterns in general practice before suicide 15:56

19d ago15:56

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Ed Tyrell, a GP and Clinical Assistant Professor within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham. Title of paper: Primary care consultation patterns before suicide: a nationally representative case–control study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0509 Although increased …

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How patient expectations play a key role in experiences of stopping antidepressants in practice 15:09

1M ago15:09

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In this episode, we talk to Carina Benthin, a psychologist and PhD student based at Helmut-Schmidt University. Title of paper: What helps and what hinders antidepressant discontinuation? Qualitative analysis of patients’ experiences and expectations Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0020 Long-term antidepressant use is increasing, inc…

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Exploring the 4DSQ as a tool to help patients and clinicians in mental health consultations 14:06

1M ago14:06

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Adam Geraghty, Associate Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Medicine within the School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education at the University of Southampton. Title of paper: Distinguishing emotional distress from mental disorder: A qualitative exploration of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Ques…

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Celebrating the work of Dr Ben Bowers and Dr Steve Bradley, winners of the 2024 RCGP/SAPC Early Career Researcher Awards 18:57

2M ago18:57

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In this episode, we’re going to recognise some exceptional researchers here in the UK. We talk to Dr Ben Bowers and Dr Steve Bradley, this year’s winners of the Royal College of GPs and Society for Academic Primary Care early career researcher award. For more information about the award, see below two interviews with Ben and Steve on the RCGP websi…

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A focus on sleep health – and what patients think of psychological interventions for insomnia 15:11

2M ago15:11

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Erin Oldenhof, Research Coordinator and a benzodiazepine withdrawal counsellor at Reconnexion, a non-profit organisation that offers teratmenta nd support for insomnia, depression and anxiety. We’re also joined by Dr Petra Staiger, Associate Professor within the School of Psychology at Deakin University in Melbourne. …

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Referral decisions for younger people with suspected cancer and the system barriers in general practice 15:36

2M ago15:36

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Erica di Martino, a Research Fellow based within the School of Medicine at the University of Leeds. Title of paper: Understanding General Practitioners’ referral decisions for younger patients with symptoms of cancer: a qualitative interview study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0304 Some cancers are b…

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Perspectives from patients and GPs on how to provide better care for young people with ADHD 15:18

2M ago15:18

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In this episode, we talk to Becky Gudka, a Graduate Research Assistant based at the University of Exeter, about a study she’s published here in the BJGP titled, ‘Primary care provision for young people with ADHD: A multi-perspective qualitative study’. We’re also joined by her study co-author, Dr Anna Price, a Senior Research Fellow also at the Uni…

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Asthma deaths in children in the UK: a call to action to prevent deaths in the future 16:49

3M ago16:49

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In this episode, we’re taking a slightly different slant to talk to Dr Mark Levy, a GP based in London who led the National Review of Asthma Deaths and is a member of the Dissemination Working Group of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). We’re talking to Mark as part of acknowledging World Asthma Day, which this year falls on 7 of May. Title o…

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How better funding and resources can help Primary Care Networks reduce health inequalities 15:58

3M ago15:58

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Lynsey Warwick-Giles, a Research Associate based within the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: Can Primary Care Networks contribute to the national goal of reducing health inequalities? A mixed method study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.20…

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The impact of continuity on mortality in four common and chronic diseases in general practice 13:02

3M ago13:02

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Sahar Pahlavanyali, a doctor and PhD candidate based at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Bergen in Norway. Title of paper: Continuity and breaches in GP care and their associations with mortality for patients with chronic disease: an observational study using Norwegian regis…

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The challenges and impacts of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) in general practice 17:06

3M ago17:06

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Zoe Anchors, a Research Fellow based at the Centre for Health and Clinical Research at the University of the West of England. Title of paper: A qualitative investigation of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme in primary care’ Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0433 The government has delivered on it…

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Improving access to general practice for people with multiple disadvantage 15:17

4M ago15:17

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Lucy Potter, a GP and a doctoral research fellow based at the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol. Title of paper: Improving access to general practice for and with people with severe and multiple disadvantage Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0244 This study builds on previous …

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BJGP Easter break 0:39

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We are taking a break from the BJGP podcast this week for Easter, but we’ll be back on 9 April 2024.By The British Journal of General Practice

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Addressing child weight issues in the consultation – what could we be doing better in general practice? 16:31

4M ago16:31

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In this episode, we talk to Professor Miranda Pallan, a public health doctor who is Professor of Child and Adolescent Public Health at the University of Birmingham. Title of paper: Supporting healthcare professionals to address child weight with parents: a qualitative study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0238 Healthcare professiona…

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The shift to online consultations – what is the patient perspective? 15:52

4M ago15:52

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Susan Moschogianis, a Research Associate based at the Health Services Research and Primary Care team at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: Patient experiences of an online consultation system: qualitative study in primary care post-COVID-19 Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0076 Online consult…

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How can we provide better care for older patients with multiple disadvantage? 15:30

4M ago15:30

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In this episode, we talk to Laiba Hussain, a THIS Institute Research Fellow and PhD Candidate at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford. Title of paper: Developing user personas to capture intersecting dimensions of disadvantage in marginalised older patients: a qualitative study Available at: https://do…

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How can we better manage patients after a hospital admission for asthma? 14:00

5M ago14:00

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Shamil Haroon, Associate Clinical Professor and Honorary Consultant in Public Health Medicine at the University of Birmingham, and Dr Prasad Nagakumar, a Paediatric Respiratory Consultant. Title of paper: Post-hospitalisation asthma management in primary care: a retrospective cohort study Available at: https://doi.org…

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Joining the dots – how do patients and clinicians experience continuity in extended access clinics? 15:59

5M ago15:59

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In this episode, we talk to Patrick Burch, a GP and a THIS Institute PhD fellow at the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: An observational study of how clinicians, patients and the health care system create the experience of joined up, continuous primary care in the absence of relat…

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What prescription medicines patients share and why 11:53

5M ago11:53

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Shoba Dawson, a Senior Research Fellow within the School of Medicine and Population Health at the University of Sheffield . Title of paper: Understanding non-recreational prescription medication sharing behaviours: A systematic review Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0189 Sharing of prescription medicin…

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Signals before a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and opportunities for earlier diagnosis by GPs 15:06

5M ago15:06

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Cathy Morgan, a Research Fellow within the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration at the University of Manchester, and Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham, GP and Professor of General Practice Research at Keele University. Title of paper: Identifying prior signals of bipolar disorder using primary car…

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BJGP’s top 10 most read papers of 2023 32:11

6M ago32:11

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Joining me today are the Editor in Chief of the BJGP and my two fellow associate editors, Sam Merriel and Tom Round. This week we’re taking the time to reflect back on some of the most read research here at the BJGP, looking at the top 10 papers of 2023. BJGP Top 10 research This collection of Top 10 research most read and published in 2023 brings …

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Satisfaction with remote consultations and why education matters 13:41

6M ago13:41

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In this episode, we talk to Professor Kate Brain, who is a Professor of Health Psychology, within the School of Medicine at Cardiff University. Title of paper: Satisfaction with remote consultations in primary care during COVID-19: a population survey of UK adults Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0092 Remote consultations became more…

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A paradox of access and how we can address the increasing demand in general practice 15:44

6M ago15:44

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Jennifer Voorhees, who is a GP in Tameside and an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer based at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: A paradox of access problems in general practice: a qualitative participatory case study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0276 Access to general practice is an importa…

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Providing proactive and holistic palliative care in general practice – exploring the patient perspective 12:09

6M ago12:09

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In this episode, we talk to Isabel Leach, who is a final year medical student at the University of Sheffield. Title of paper: Understanding patient views and experiences of the IDENTIfication of PALLiative care needs (IDENTI-Pall): a qualitative interview study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0071 Understanding into patient views an…

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Coeliac disease and its diagnosis in primary care – what is the patient experience? 14:31

7M ago14:31

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Alice Harper, an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow based at the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol. Title of paper: Understanding the patient experience of coeliac disease diagnosis: a qualitative interview study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0299 Previous qualitative studies o…

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Christmas break 1:01

7M ago1:01

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A quick note to say we're taking a break over Christmas but we'll be back with another BJGP Interview on 9 January 2024.By The British Journal of General Practice

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The BJGP Christmas stocking filler podcast 45:54

7M ago45:54

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In this Christmas edition of the BJGP podcast we discuss Christmas stocking filler books. We're joined by Ben Hoban, Nada Khan, Euan Lawson and Andrew Papanikitas and talk through four books for the holiday season.By The British Journal of General Practice

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Investigating the signals in primary care prescribing before a diagnosis of bladder or renal cancer 11:29

7M ago11:29

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Garth Funston, who is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Primary Care Cancer Research within the Wolfson Institute of Population Health at Queen Mary University of London. Title of paper: Pre-diagnostic prescription patterns in bladder and renal cancer: a longitudinal linked data study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399…

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Strategies for better diagnosis of COPD in primary care – patient coordinators and the GOLD questions 13:08

8M ago13:08

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In this episode, we talk to Professor Stephane Jouneau, Professor in Pulmonology and Dr Anthony Chapron, a GP and Associate Professor from the University of Rennes in France. Title of paper: Early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: a randomised controlled trial Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0565 In…

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How to safely taper off antidepressants – developing resources for patient use 14:29

8M ago14:29

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In this episode, we talk to Professor Katharine Wallis, Head of the General Practice Clinical Unit at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. We caught up with her whilst she was in the UK to discuss the paper that she and first author Suzanne McDonald have published here in the BJGP. Title of paper: Acceptability and optimisation of r…

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What are the trends around private prescribing of opioids in England and why does it matter? 13:52

8M ago13:52

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Georgia Richards, who is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Oxford. Paper: Private prescribing of controlled opioids in England, 2014-2021: a retrospective observational study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0146 There are concerns over the long-term, high-…

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Moral distress in family physicians – the impact of societal inequities on doctors 14:20

8M ago14:20

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Monica Molinaro, who is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Health Sciences Education at McGill University in Canada. Title of paper: You’re doing everything you possibly could do, and you know it’s not enough”: Family physician narratives of moral distress Available: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0193 The …

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Raising awareness of interconception care: what can we be doing to help women between pregnancies? 12:45

9M ago12:45

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Sharon James, a Research Fellow and Project Manager based at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University in Australia. Title of paper: lnterconception care in Australian general practice: a qualitative study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0624 Interconception care (ICC) pr…

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Disparities in Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) uptake – ethnicity and deprivation matter 14:41

9M ago14:41

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In this episode, we talk to Mr James Bailey, a Colorectal Research Fellow from the Nottingham Colorectal Service. Paper: Sociodemographic Variations in the Uptake of Faecal Immunochemical Tests in Primary Care Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0033 FIT is increasingly used to triage patients with symptoms suggestive of colorectal canc…

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Does continuity of care matter? A view from the BJGP and Sir Denis Pereira Gray from the RCGP conference 15:47

9M ago15:47

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In this episode, we’re doing something a bit different. Last week, the BJGP team attended the annual Royal College of GPs conference up in Glasgow, and presented a workshop looking at continuity of care. In this podcast, we’re going to pull together some of what we spoke about at that workshop, which highlighted some of the exceptional research tha…

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A focus on young people with ulcerative colitis – do they take their treatment and what can GPs do to help? 14:20

9M ago14:20

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Nish Jayasooriya, Research Fellow and specialist registrar in gastroenterology and hepatology. Paper: Adherence to 5-aminosalicylic acid maintenance treatment in young people with ulcerative colitis: a retrospective cohort study in primary care Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0006 Adolescents and young…

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Domestic abuse during the Covid pandemic – patient experiences and how GPs can help 15:04

10M ago15:04

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Lizzie Emsley and Dr Eszter Szilassy from the University of Bristol. Paper: General practice as a place to receive help for domestic abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study in England and Wales Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0528 General practice is an important place for pat…

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Hearing the voice of primary care – what are women’s health needs in practice? 15:12

10M ago15:12

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Francine Toye and Dr Sharon Dixon, both working at Oxford on this project. Title of paper: Understanding primary care perspectives on supporting women’s health needs: a qualitative study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0141 The Women’s Health Strategy for England highlighted a need to understand and de…

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Bloods tests in primary care – Why test and what can we learn from looking at current practice? 15:54

10M ago15:54

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Jessica Watson, who is a GP and NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in general practice based at the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol. Paper: ‘Why test study: a UK-wide audit using the Primary Care Academic CollaboraTive to explore the reasons for primary care testing’. Available at: https://d…

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How can we integrate brief conversations about alcohol reduction into practice? Lessons from an Australian intervention 16:11

10M ago16:11

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Liz Sturgiss, who is an Associate Professor of Primary Care Research at the School of Primary and Allied Health Care at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Paper: Multifaceted intervention to increase the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in primary care: a mixed-methods process analysis Available at: htt…

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A look at how musculoskeletal consultations and prescribing changed during the Covid pandemic 11:30

11M ago11:30

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In this episode, we talk to Dr Victoria Welsh and Dr Claire Burton, who are both GPs and lecturers in primary care at the Centre for Musculoskeletal Health Research at Keele University. Title of paper: Trends in musculoskeletal consultations and prescribing: an electronic primary care records study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.06…

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Patients and gut feelings, and how to take these into account in the general practice consultation 12:48

11M ago12:48

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In this episode, we talk to Margje van de Wiel from the Department of Work and Social Psychology, at Maastricht University in The Netherlands. Title of paper: ‘How do patients in general practice voice their gut feelings and value them?’ Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0427 We know that primary care professionals acknowledge the use…

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BJGP podcasts on summer break - and a pitch for the BJGP Research Conference 1:34

11M ago1:34

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We're taking a two week summer break, but why not hear more about the BJGP Research Conference which is being held on 22 March 2024. Learn more about the conference at https://bjgp.org/conference.By The British Journal of General Practice

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It’s not all about the money – exploring the motivations of Danish GPs 15:18

11M ago15:18

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In this episode, we talk to Line Pedersen and Anne Sophie Oxholm from the Research Unit for General Practice at the University of Southern Denmark. Title of paper: Mapping general practitioners’ motivation: It is not all about the money. A nation-wide cross-sectional survey study from Denmark Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0563 Und…

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Micro-teams in primary care – opportunities and implications for continuity and for patients 12:57

12M ago12:57

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In this episode, we talk to Charlie Coombs who is a medical student and School for Primary Care Research intern working at University College London. Title of paper: Opportunities, challenges and implications of primary care micro-teams for patients and healthcare professionals: an international systematic review Available at: https://doi.org/10.33…

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