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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.bsky.social · Aug 28

🗓️ BJGP Research & Publishing Conference 2026 | Friday 20 March 2026 | Bristol

Submit an abstract: Your research can highlight your research findings or share preliminary insights
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Deadline: Sunday, 12 October 2025
#BJGPRC #CallForPapers #AbstractSubmission #PrimaryCare

BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 9h

BJGPLife: Research Paper of the Year 2024: impact on the patient, the practitioner, the practice, and policy
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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 11h

📢 Final call to submit your abstract for BJGP Research & Publishing Conference 2026. Share your research results or preliminary findings by Sunday 12 October.

Conference: bjgp.org/conference
Submit your abstract: app.oxfordabstracts....

#BJGPRC #Callforabstracts #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice

BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 1d

Delirium: studies relying on routine healthcare data show the lowest prevalence rates, which suggests #Delirium is often missed or not registered in older adults living at home doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice

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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 1d

BJGPLife: Tackling the problem of quality in peer review
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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 1d

For #PrimaryCare obesity management GPs view GLP-1RA integration as a valuable therapeutic option but have concerns about effective implementation.

Adequate resources and ensuring that GLP-1RAs are integrated into a holistic strategy for addressing obesity are essential doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 2d

Increased GP training and awareness of mood symptoms associated with #Perimenopause, along with patient education, could lead to a more proactive and tailored approach to improve management of these #MentalHealth symptoms in #PrimaryCare doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @capcbristol.bsky.social

BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 2d

BJGPLife: Are we judging GP registrars on their outfits?
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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 2d

"We're all just doing our own thing and fumbling our way through ..."

Interviews with #PrimaryCare practitioners highlighted the complexity in managing people experiencing #Distress, which is distinct from #Depression and #Anxiety doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @uos-primarycare.bsky.social

BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 3d

BJGP Research & Publishing Conference 2026: 📆 5 days to submit your research and present at next year’s flagship research and publishing conference. Submit an abstract by Midnight on Sunday 12 October.
Submit Abstract: app.oxfordabstracts....
#BJGPRC #CallForAbstracts #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice

BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 3d

BJGPLife: Episode 214: Receptionists reimagined: How online services are transforming the GP front desk
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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 3d

Listen to the audio interview with @steph-stockwell.bsky.social on the evolution of the GP receptionist role bjgplife.com/214 @h-atherton.bsky.social‬ @randeurope.org‬ @uos-primarycare.bsky.social‬ #GPreceptionists #receptionists #PrimaryCare #GP

Receptionists reimagined: How online services are transforming the GP front desk - BJGP Interviews

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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 3d

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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

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.bsky.social · 4d

BJGPLife: The anxiety engine
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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 6d

BJGPLife: Book review: The RCGP Curriculum: Being a General Practitioner and The RCGP Curriculum: Topic Guides
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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 7d

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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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 7d

BJGPLife: Mutual mentorship: A hidden strength in general practice
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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 7d

10 days left to share your work - Don't miss out! Present at next year’s flagship research and publishing conference. Submit an abstract by Midnight, Sunday 12 October
Find out more: bjgp.org/conference
Submit: app.oxfordabstracts....
#BJGPRC #CallForAbstracts #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice

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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 9d

BJGPLife: Complexity, demand, and those little white spots
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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 10d

Listen to the audio interview with Dr Sophie McGrath on #menopause symptoms from #BreastCancer treatment
www.bjgplife.com/213
#HRT#PrimaryCare

Menopausal symptoms from hormone receptor positive breast cancer treatment

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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 10d

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Discontinuation of potentially lifesaving endocrine therapy occurs in 30% of patients with hormone-receptor positive #BreastCancer due to #menopause like symptoms. This analysis provides symptom and treatment management options
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Menopausal symptoms from breast cancer treatment

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RCGP InnovAiT Journal @rcgp-innovait.bsky.social · 10d

October 2025 InnovAiT: GP training special rcgpinnovait.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/o...

October 2025 InnovAiT: GP training special

The October issue of InnovAiT focuses on GP training. Crafting success: personal development plans in GP training What to learn after exams: a comprehensive guide for GP registrars Remote consulti…

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 11d

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.

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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.bsky.social · 10d

BJGPLife: Episode 213: Menopausal symptoms from hormone receptor positive breast cancer treatment
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 11d

BJGPLife: Bridging the gap: the role of a GP with an extended role in streamlining skin cancer referrals
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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · 13d

BJGPLife: Book review: Dr. Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us — and How AI Could Save Lives
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine