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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · 16d

On my way to Bournemouth for @LibDems conference where I will be meeting with MPs, advisors and stakeholders to promote the crucial role of GPs in the NHS and how we can build a sustainable future for general practice #LDConf @rcgp.bsky.social

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The BMA @bma.org.uk · Aug 28

"Now is the time to ensure that the people who turn ambition into impact—the clinical academics—are not left behind."

Read more on medical academics and the NHS 10 year plan, from our medical academic staff committee: www.bmj.com/content/390/...

The UK is rapidly losing medical academics and without them the NHS 10 year plan is at risk

The upcoming NHS workforce plan is an opportunity to turn this shortage around, write David Strain and Jonathan Gibb In July 2025, the UK government launched two ambitious strategies with a shared v...

www.bmj.com

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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · Jul 15

Discontinuity of care was higher among younger adults, subgroups of males, urban residents, lower socioeconomic groups, those of "other" ethnicity, those who were unemployed, and patients with higher morbidity in this Danish cohort study doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare @trkristensen.bsky.social

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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · Jul 16

Small improvements in personal GP continuity, achievable in most practices, resulted in reductions in hospital admissions and emergency department visits ‪doi.org/10.3399/bjgp... @liu.se.bsky.social #PrimaryCare #Continuity #GeneralPractice

Personal GP continuity improves healthcare outcomes in primary care populations: a systematic review | British Journal of General Practice

doi.org

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · May 31

Shared a summary of our research on workforce retention in Pulse Today:
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/views/guest-...
Despite ongoing recruitment efforts, we're still losing fully qualified GPs at a worrying rate. Workforce data, including vacancy data, is crucial for addressing the retention crisis.

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Apr 3

Goodmorning #TeamGP and all

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Mar 30

At the Congrès de la Médecine Générale in Paris presenting with @becksfisher.bsky.social and John Ford. We covered GP retention, workforce data, unequal GP distribution, lack of job opportunities. #sustainableGPcareers #addressingbottlenecks @rcgp.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Mar 27

Goodmorning #TeamGP and all

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Mar 26

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Mar 25

Thank you!

Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Mar 25

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Mar 20

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Mar 19

#Pulse365 conference, catching up with colleagues after closing speech on Workforce in general practice. With James Waldron and @jkaffash.bsky.social

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Mar 19

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Mar 18

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Mar 17

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Mar 12

#TeamGP The Leng review of physician and anaesthesia associates has launched a survey of healthcare professionals. This will be open until the 30th March. It is important that we have good representation from general practice: consultations.dhsc.gov.uk/67b88983cde4...
@rcgp.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

Survey - Independent review of physician associates and anaesthesia associates: survey of healthcare professionals

consultations.dhsc.gov.uk

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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · Mar 7

Recognising International Medical Graduates who may benefit from tailored support: PMQ in English language linked with significantly better chance of passing MRCGP; prequalification assessments help identify IMGs who may benefit from support @victoriatb.bsky.social
www.wisegp.co.uk/teaching-and...

MRCGP exam

WiseGP - Championing the clinical scholarship supporting the Knowledge Work of person-centred General Practice.

www.wisegp.co.uk

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Mar 3

Goodmorning #TeamGP and all

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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · Feb 13

“People just left because they just couldn’t cope with the stress.”

Digitalised work offers some benefits, but, in the current pressurised climate of UK general practice, drives workplace stress, suffering, and strain on working relationships doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare

Technostress, technosuffering, and relational strain: a multi-method qualitative study of how remote and digital work affects staff in UK general practice | British Journal of General Practice

doi.org

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BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · Feb 26

Patients mostly accept online test result access but want to know ‘what happens next’.

Reliance on the NHS App for test communication is insufficient. Patient-centred communication methods are important for patient safety & clarity in delivering test results, & GP workload doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

Communicating blood test results in primary care: a mixed-methods systematic review | British Journal of General Practice

doi.org

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Feb 25

Our study is officially published! For the first time, we have explored the association between the language of primary medical qualification and exam attainment, analysing data from over 28,000 candidates.
bjgp.org/content/earl... @bjgp.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @rcgp.bsky.social

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Feb 25

Our study is officially published! For the first time, we have explored the association between the language of primary medical qualification and exam attainment, analysing data from over 28,000 candidates.
bjgp.org/content/earl... @bjgp.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @rcgp.bsky.social

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Niro Siriwardena @nsiriwardena.bsky.social · Feb 25

Language of primary medical qualification and differential MRCGP exam attainment: IMGs trained in countries with non-English as first language had lower odds of exam pass and exam scores across all exam components @victoriatb.bsky.social @bjgp.bsky.social
bjgp.org/content/earl...

Language of primary medical qualification and differential MRCGP exam attainment: an observational study

Background International medical graduates (IMGs) comprise more than half of GP registrars but are more likely to fail postgraduate assessments than UK graduates. Aim To assess whether there is an as...

bjgp.org

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Victoria Tzortziou Brown @victoriatb.bsky.social · Feb 25

Goodmorning #TeamGP and all

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