BJGP Interviews

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Pete Edwards, a GP and NIHR Research Fellow based at the University of Bristol. Pete has published a research article in the February issue of the BJGP titled,’ Safety-netting advice documentation in out-of-hours primary care: a retrospective cohort from 2013 to 2020’ along with an editorial about safety netting that we’re going to discuss today. Title of paper: Sa...

Today, we’re speaking to Professor Anne Slowther, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Ethics based at the University of Warwick. Title of paper: Experiences of using the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) in English general practice: a qualitative study among key primary health and social care professionals, patients, and their relatives Available at: https://doi.org/10...

In this episode, we talk to Professor Paul Little, Professor in Primary Care Research at the University of Southampton. Title of paper: A randomised controlled trial of a digital intervention (Renewed) to support symptom management, wellbeing and quality of life in cancer survivors Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0262 There are increasing numbers of cancer survivors who have finish...

It’s that time of the year again! This episode, we have a round table discussion with the editorial team of Sam Merriel, Tom Round and Nada Khan. This collection of the BJGP’s top 10 research most read and published in 2024 brings together high-profile primary care research and clinical innovation. And here are the top 10 most read papers of 2024: 10. Patient experiences of an online con...

The BJGP podcast is back for a new season! Today, we’re speaking to Professor Joanne Reeve, who is a GP and Professor of Primary Care Research at Hull York Medical School. Joanne has published an editorial in the recent January edition of the BJGP titled, ‘Standing up for general practice’, and today we’re going to speak about this article and what it means to be a GP.  Title of paper: S...

We’re taking a break over Christmas and new year, but we’ll be back at the end of January 2025 with a new BJGP podcast. Look forward to seeing you then!

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Rebecca Payne and Professor Trish Greenhalgh. Rebecca is a GP and an NIHR In Practice Fellow, and works alongside Trish at the Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences at the University of Oxford.  Title of paper: What are the challenges to quality in modern, hybrid general practice? A multi-site longitudinal study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3...

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’ experiences Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0167 GPs working in the highest need, socioeconomically deprived areas, the “Deep End”, face additional challenges. This paper looks...

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 literature Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0033 Dominant conceptualisations of access to health care are often framed in...

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 care Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0017 This paper reports the external validation of the only psychosis risk prediction a...

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 symptoms Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0683 It is known that G...

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 cohort study Availa...

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.2023.0631 People from ethnic minority groups are less likely to present to primary healthcare for Long Covid. This study explored the lived...

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 study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0637 During the COVID-19...

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 study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0091 Beta-blockers are licensed for managing the symptoms of anxiety, and new prescriptions for patients with an...

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 model Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.03...

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 care Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0634 The first 100 days after...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Michelle Rickett, a Research Associate on the NIHR funded EXTEND study based at the School of Medicine at Keele University.  Title of paper: Collaboration across the primary/specialist interface in early intervention in psychosis services: a qualitative study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0558 Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service users...

In this episode, we talk again with Jen MacLellan, a qualitative researcher based within the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford.  Title of paper: Unpacking complexity: GP perspectives on addressing the contribution of trauma to women’s ill health Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0024 Significant challenges and uncertainties reside in...

We're taking a summer break but will be back with our BJGP interview podcast on Tuesday 3 September.

We're taking a summer break but will be back with our BJGP interview podcast on Tuesday 3 September.

In this episode, we talk to Professor Clare Turnbull, Professor in Cancer Genetics at the Institute for Cancer Research and Honorary Consultant based at the Marsden.  Title of paper: Breast cancer risk assessment for prescription of menopausal hormone therapy in women with a family history of breast cancer: an epidemiological modelling study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.032...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Joe Hutchinson, who is a salaried GP and an academic GP working within the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research at the University of Manchester.  Title of paper: Trends in full-time working in general practice: repeated cross-sectional study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0432 General practice is under increasing pressure, in par...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Anna Wilding, a Research Fellow based at Health Organisation, Policy and Economics at the University of Manchester.  Title of paper: Geographic inequalities in need and provision of social prescribing link workers Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0602 Social prescribing link workers were proposed in the 2019 NHS Long Term Plan to address health in...

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 primary healthcare providers in managing long-term...