BJGP Interviews

In this episode, we talk to Emma Whitfield, who is a PhD student in the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care at University College London. Title of paper: Diagnostic windows in non-neoplastic diseases: a systematic review Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0044 Improving timeliness of diagnosis is imperative across disease types. This review identified that for a range of nonneop...

In this episode, we’re going to do something a bit different and recognise some exceptional researchers here in the UK. We talk to Dr Sarah Bailey and Dr Ben Brown, this year’s winners of the Royal College of GPs and Society for Academic Primary Care early career researcher award. This award, which has a long history of recognising the up and coming superstars of primary care research, r...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Laura Jefferson, who is a Research Fellow within the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York.  Title of paper: ‘Exploring gender differences in uptake of GP partnership roles: a qualitative mixed methods study’ .  Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0544 An unadjusted gender pay gap of 33.5% exists in general practice, reflecting...

In this episode, we talk to Ruth Swann who is a Senior Analyst for Cancer Research UK in partnership with NHS England, about the study she’s published alongside colleagues here in the BJGP.  Title of paper: Comparison between the 2018 and 2014 National Cancer Diagnosis Audits for England Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0268 There is ongoing national monitoring of elements of t...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Alex Hodkinson, who is an NIHR senior research fellow within the NIHR Patient Safety Translational Research Centre at the University of Manchester.  Title of paper: Association of strong opioids and antibiotics prescribing with GP burnout: a retrospective cross-sectional study’.  Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0394 Prescribing has important...

In this episode, we talk to Ameerah Ibrahim and Carmel Hughes about the paper they’ve recently published in the BJGP titled, ‘GPs’ and pharmacists’ views of integrating pharmacists into general practices: a qualitative study’ Title of paper: GPs’ and pharmacists’ views of integrating pharmacists into general practices: a qualitative study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0518 Little...

Today we are talking to Dr Nick Thomas, who is clinical lead for research at the Royal College of General Practice here in the UK. Read more about research here at the RCGP: https://www.rcgp.org.uk/representing-you/research-at-rcgp And for more information about the Research and Surveillance Centre, look here: https://www.rcgp.org.uk/representing-you/research-at-rcgp/research-surveillance-centre I...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Joe Hutchinson, an academic clinical fellow at the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research at the University of Manchester.  Title of paper: Consequences of the closure of General Practices: a retrospective cross-sectional study DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0501 Closures of UK general practices are increasingly common, yet little is known...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Faraz Mughal, who is a practising NHS General Practitioner and NIHR Doctoral Fellow at the School of Medicine at Keele University. Title of paper: Recent GP consultation before death by suicide in middle-aged males: a national consecutive case series study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0589 Preventing suicide in middle-aged males is a global priorit...

In this episode, we talk to Dr James Sheppard, who is an Associate Professor at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford.  Title of paper: Predicting the risk of acute kidney injury: Derivation and validation of STRATIFY-AKI Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0389 Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the more serious adverse events associ...

In this episode, we talk to Gillian Doe and Rachael Evans, both based at the University of Leicester. Title of paper: Diagnostic delays for breathlessness in primary care: a qualitative study to investigate current care and inform future pathways Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0475 Delays to diagnosis for patients presenting with chronic breathlessness are well described. This stu...

In this episode, we talk to Jennifer MacLellan and Sultana Bi about the paper they have recently published here in the BJGP. Title of paper: Primary care practitioners’ experiences of peri/menopause help-seeking among ethnic minority women Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0569 Ethnic minority women may have different experiences of the peri/menopause from their white peers. Ethnic m...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Gail Davidge and Dr Brian McMillan, who are both based at the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: Putting principles into practice: A qualitative exploration of the views and experiences of primary care staff regarding patients having online access to their electronic health record Available at: https:...

In this episode, we talk to Professor Jon Emery, who is the Herman Chair of Primary Care Cancer Research at the University of Melbourne.  Title of paper: The CRISP Trial: RCT of a decision support tool for risk-stratified colorectal cancer screening Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0480 Using risk models that account for family history, lifestyle and medical history could tailo...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Emma Ladds, who is a Primary Care In-Practice Fellow and GP based at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford. Title of paper: ‘How have remote care approaches impacted continuity? A mixed-studies systematic review’ Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0398 The value of continuity in primary care has been repeated...

In this episode, we talk to Maria Mathews, who is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Western University in Canada.  Title of paper: Strengthening the integration of primary care in pandemic response plans: A qualitative interview study of Canadian family physicians Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0350 Previous pandemic plans have largely overlooked the importa...

In this episode, we talk to Professor Lucy Ziegler, Professor of Palliative Care and head of the St Gemma’s Academic Unit of Palliative Care at the University of Leeds. Title of paper: What characterises good home-based end-of-life care: Analysis of 5-year data from a nationwide mortality follow-back survey in England Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0315 Determinants of high qualit...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Simon Beerten, who is a GP and a research fellow from the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at KU Leuven in Belgium.  Title of paper: Trends in the registration of anxiety in Belgian primary care from 2000 to 2021: A registry-based study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0196 Figures on anxiety in general practice are scarce. This study...

In this episode, we talk to Professor Niro Siriwardena, Professor of Primary and Pre-hospital Health care at the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln.  Title of paper: Academic performance of ethnic minority versus White doctors in the MRCGP assessment 2016-2021: cross sectional study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0474 Differential attainment is wide...

In this episode, we talk to Professor Joe Kai, who is a GP and Clinical Professor in the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Nottingham.  Title of paper: Women’s experiences of heavy menstrual bleeding and medical treatment: Qualitative study Paper available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0460 Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is known to significantly affect women’s hea...

In this episode, we talk to Kelly Lloyd, who is a research fellow within the Leeds Institute of Health Sciences at the University of Leeds. Title of paper: A factorial randomised trial investigating factors influencing general practitioners’ willingness to prescribe aspirin for cancer preventive therapy in Lynch syndrome: a registered report Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0610 Nat...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Sarah Tonkin-Crine, an Associate Professor and Health Psychologist based within the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford.  Title of paper: Implementing antibiotic stewardship in high prescribing English general practices: a mixed-methods study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0298 An intervention to suppo...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Bianca Perera, a GP in Tasmania who is undertaking a PhD at Monash University. Title of paper: General practice management of COPD patients following acute exacerbations: a qualitative study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0342 The period immediately following an acute exacerbation of COPD is a high-risk period for recurrence and a critical time to in...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Karin Smit, who is a GP trainee and PhD student at the Department of General Practice at Utrecht University in The Netherlands. Title of paper: Home monitoring by pulse oximetry of primary care patients with COVID-19 - a pilot randomised controlled trial Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0224 During the course of the pandemic, home or remote monitoring...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Sarah Sowden, an Advanced Academic Clinical Fellow and honorary consultant in Public Health at Newcastle University.  Title of paper: Which non-pharmaceutical primary care interventions improve mental health amongst socioeconomically disadvantaged populations? Systematic review Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0343 New models of healthcare and cli...