BJGP Interviews

Nov 19 2024 196 ep. 14 mins 275
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Listen to BJGP Interviews for the latest updates on primary care and general practice research. Hear from researchers and clinicians who will update and guide you to the best practice. We all want to deliver better care to patients and improve health through better research and its translation into practice and policy. The BJGP is a leading international journal of primary care with the aim to serve the primary care community. Whether you are a general practitioner or a nurse, a researcher, we publish a full range of research studies from RCTs to the best qualitative literature on primary care. In addition, we publish editorials, articles on the clinical practice, and in-depth analysis of the topics that matter. We are inclusive and determined to serve the primary care community. BJGP Interviews brings all these articles to you through conversations with world-leading experts. The BJGP is the journal of the UK's Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). The RCGP grant full editorial independence to the BJGP and the views published in the BJGP do not necessarily represent those of the College. For all the latest research, editorials and clinical practice articles visit BJGP.org (https://www.bjgp.org). If you want all the podcast shownotes plus the latest comment and opinion on primary care and general practice then visit BJGP Life (https://www.bjgplife.com).

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What's it like working in the Deep End Network in Northern Ireland? It's challenging, but ultimately rewarding

Nov 19 2024 16 mins  
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Dan Butler, a portfolio GP completing his PhD at Queen’s University Belfast. Title of paper: “Challenging but ultimately rewarding”: A qualitative analysis of Deep End GPs’ experiencesAvailable at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0167GPs working in the highest need, socioeconomically deprived areas, the “Deep End”, face additional ch

Looking at how people access (and can’t access) general practice – lessons to take into action

Nov 12 2024 18 mins  
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Carol Sinnott, a GP and a Senior Clinical Research Associate based at The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute. Title of paper: Understanding access to general practice through the lens of candidacy: a critical review of the literatureAvailable at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0033Dominant conceptualisations of access to health care are o

Predicting psychosis in general practice - opportunities for earlier diagnosis using PRisk

Nov 05 2024 12 mins  
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Sarah Sullivan, a Senior Research Fellow based within the Centre for Academic Mental Health at the University of Bristol. Title of paper: External validation of a prognostic model to improve prediction of psychosis in primary careAvailable at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0017This paper reports the external validation of the only psychosis ri

What’s behind decisions to do a diagnostic test in a child in general practice? Lessons from the Netherlands

Oct 29 2024 12 mins  
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Sophie Ansems, a GP and PhD candidate, and Dr Lianne Mulder, both based at the Department of Primary and Long-term Care at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Title of paper: General practitioners’ perspectives on diagnostic testing in children with persistent non-specific symptomsAvailable at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0683I

Why current clinical scoring systems don’t work when assessing acutely ill children in general practice

Oct 22 2024 15 mins  
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Amy Clark and Dr Kathryn Hughes. Amy is a resident doctor in North West Anglia Foundation Trust, and Kathryn who is a GP and a Senior Clinical Lecturer based at PRIME Centre Wales within Cardiff University. Title of paper: Assessing acutely ill children in general practice using the National PEWS and LqSOFA clinical scores: a retrospective co

The triple whammy effect: Why people from ethnic minorities may not get adequate care for Long Covid

Oct 15 2024 15 mins  
Today, we’re speaking to Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham, Professor of General Practice Research at Keele University. Title of paper: People from ethnic minorities seeking help for Long Covid: a qualitative study.Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0631People from ethnic minority groups are less likely to present to primary healthcare for Long Covid. This study exp

Healthcare avoidance during Covid - the increased mortality risk and the reasons why

Oct 08 2024 11 mins  
Today, we’re speaking to Marije Splinter, an epidemiologist and sociologist based at the Department of Epidemiology at Erasmus University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. Title of paper: Healthcare avoidance during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and all-cause mortality: a longitudinal community-based studyAvailable at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0637Durin

Prescribing beta-blockers for patients with anxiety - GP views on increasing use in practice

Oct 01 2024 14 mins  
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Charlotte Archer, Research fellow in primary care mental health based at the University of Bristol.Title of paper: GPs’ views of prescribing beta- blockers for people with anxiety disorders: a qualitative studyAvailable at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0091Beta-blockers are licensed for managing the symptoms of anxiety, and new prescriptions f

What predicts unplanned hospital admissions in older adults, and what can we do about it?

Sep 24 2024 12 mins  
Today, we speak to Dr Jet Klunder, a GP trainee and a PhD candidate based at the Department of General Practice at Amsterdam University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. Title of paper: Predicting unplanned admissions to hospital in older adults using routinely recorded general practice data: development and validation of a prediction modelAvailable at: https://doi.org/10.339

The first 100 days after childbirth - what do women need in general practice?

Sep 17 2024 15 mins  
In this episode, we talk to Dr Holly Smith, Research Fellow in Perinatal Mental Health based at the Department of Primary Care and Population Health at University College London. Title of paper: The first 100 days after childbirth: cross-sectional study of maternal clinical events and health needs from primary careAvailable at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0634The first 1