BJGP Interviews

Today, we’re speaking to Cate McCarter and Amanda Williams. We’re here to discuss the research they’ve recently published here in the BJGP titled, ‘Understanding chronic pelvic pain in women survivors of sexual violence: a qualitative study’. Title of paper: Understanding chronic pelvic pain in women survivors of sexual violence: a qualitative study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2026....

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Rupinder Bajwa, a Research Fellow based in the centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Nottingham. Title of paper: Unpacking barriers to and facilitators for research leadership for Black primary care researchers: a qualitative study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2026.0175 Researchers of Black heritage are underrepresented in primary care rese...

Today, we’re speaking to Professor Miriam Santer, a GP in Dorset and Professor of Primary Care Research based at the University of Southampton. Title of paper: Non-antibiotic interventions to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections in women: overview of systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2026.0055 Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) is very...

Today, we’re speaking to Matt Conroy. Matt is a PhD fellow at the University of Manchester and also works for NHS Greater Manchester (ICB) as the Head of Primary Care Intelligence. Title of paper: Impact of local enhanced incentive schemes on the performance of general practices within the United Kingdom: a systematic review Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0377 Most local commissio...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Megan Foreman, a GP and NIHR Clinical Lecturer based at the University of East Anglia. Title of paper: Diagnosing in the dark: the childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder GP evidence gap Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2026.0269 Transcript This transcript was generated using AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Please be aware it may contain e...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Ben Walker, a post-doctoral associate based at the University of Calgary, who conducted this work while working at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: Relationships of actual and expected levels of income with GP job satisfaction: repeated cross-sectional study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0683 Recruitment and retention of GPs remains an iss...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Jasjot Saund, a public health registrar based in London. Title of paper: Association of the NHS Health Check with all-cause mortality: a longitudinal cohort study in primary care Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0451 The NHS Health Check (NHS-HC) has been shown to improve detection and management of surrogate markers of health, such as blood pressure and...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Emma Ladds, a GP partner and DPhil candidate at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford. We’re here today to discuss the recent article she and her colleagues have written for the journal, titled, ‘Ambient scribes in general practice — help or hindrance?’ Title of paper: Ambient scribes in general practice — help or hindrance?...

In this episode, we look back at the last season of the BJGP podcast and reflect on some of the work we’ve discussed. Transcript This transcript was generated using AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Please be aware it may contain errors or omissions. Speaker A 00:00:00.560 - 00:11:08.620 Hi, and welcome to the BJGP podcast. I'm Nada Khan, one of the associate editors of the Journal. And w...

Today, we’re speaking to Andrew McClarey, who works as a GP and Education co-ordinator Lead for General Practice in the Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors. Title of paper: “Quick wins” vs “eating the frog”: Exploring general practitioners’ prioritisation dilemmas Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0628 Link to tactical decision making games: https://archive.johs...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Tom Purchase, a GP and Health and Care Research Wales NIHR doctoral fellow. Title of paper: Co-generating ideas for safer paediatric care in general practice with parents and stakeholders Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0690 Research has highlighted the important role parents play in in paediatric patient safety, for example, through mitigating safety in...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Garth Funston, a GP and Clinical Senior Lecturer in Primary Care Cancer Research at Queen Mary University of London. Title of paper: Using large language models to identify pre-diagnostic clinical features of ovarian cancer from healthcare records: a population-based case-control study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0366 Most women with ovarian cancer p...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Clare Macdonald, an Academic Clinical Lecturer in General Practice based at the University of Birmingham. Title of paper: Complex social needs and maternal postnatal care: what can primary care do? Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2026.0069 Throughout the discussion we use the terms ‘woman’ and ‘women’, but we know that not all those who give birth will identi...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Eliza Hutchinson, a dermatology registrar and academic clinical fellow based at the Centre for Applied Excellence in Skin and Allergy Research at the University of Bristol. Title of paper: Eczema, acne, and psoriasis in people with skin of colour: a qualitative UK-based study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0720 This study is the first, to the authors’ k...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Tori Ford, a qualitative researcher based at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford. Title of papers: ‘Accumulative Experiences: Navigating Healthcare for Recurrent Vulvovaginal Thrush from Patient and Clinician Perspectives’ and ‘It’s not just thrush, it’s recurrent thrush’: Patient and Clinician Perspectives on Diagnosing R...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Charlotte Morris, a GP and academic based at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: Experiences of primary care for people with dementia from socioeconomically disadvantaged areas: a qualitative study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0407 Existing national guidance recommends primary care-led dementia health care, but little is known about the expe...

Today, we’re speaking to Catharina Savelkoul, a DPhil student in Health Economics based at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford. Title of paper: Factors Influencing UK Medical Students’ Choice of General Practice: A Systematic Review Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0226 The UK faces a projected shortage of approximately 15,000 GPs by 2...

Today, we’re going to back at the recent BJGP Research Conference, which was held just last week on the 20st of March 2025 in Bristol. Transcript This transcript was generated using AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Please be aware it may contain errors or omissions. Speaker A 00:00:00.960 - 00:00:39.550 Hello and welcome to this BJGP podcast. I'm Nada Khan and I'm one of the Associate Ed...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Charlotte Paddison, who is currently non-executive director at Royal Papworth Hospital, and formerly a Senior Fellow and co-lead for Primary Care at the Nuffield Trust. Title of paper: Implications of skill-mix change in general practice: secondary analysis of data from the GP Patient Survey Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0360 To the authors’ knowledge,...

Today, we’re speaking to Marta Berglund, a Research Assistant and PhD candidate at University College London. Title of paper: Pre-diagnostic primary care consultations and imaging in emergency-diagnosed vs referred lung cancer patients Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0369 It has been postulated that emergency diagnoses of cancer (which occurs frequently and confers a poorer prognos...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Mike Holmes, a GP in Yorkshire and Chair of Nimbuscare, a local GP-led multi-neighbourhood provider. Title of paper: Neighbourhood delivery of urgent care in North Yorkshire, UK Available at: https://bjgp.org/content/76/764/133 Neighbourhood-based urgent care, led by GP Multineighbourhood providers, can reduce reliance on hospitals and NHS 111. Delivering urgent care in...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Karol Basta, a Public Health Registrar based in London. Title of paper: Predictors of Childhood Vaccination Uptake and Timeliness in a Diverse Urban Population Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0319 Childhood vaccination rates have declined in the UK, with inequalities in urban, deprived, and ethnically diverse populations. Previous studies have lacked ind...

Today, we’re speaking to Prof Emma Crosbie, Professor of Gynaecological Oncology based at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: Urine human papillomavirus testing for cervical screening in a UK general screening population: a diagnostic test accuracy study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0105 The switch from primary cytology to primary human papillomavirus testing has enabl...

Today, we’re speaking to Professor Richard Baker, emeritus Professor at the University of Leicester. Title of paper: Factors influencing confidence and trust in health professionals: a cross-sectional study of English general practices. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0154 A transactional model of general practice is being introduced to improve access that involves triage and incre...

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Laura Jefferson, Senior Research Fellow based at the University of Manchester. We’re here to discuss her paper recently published here in the BJGP titled, ‘Understanding persistent GP turnover using work and personal characteristics: a retrospective observational study’. Title of paper: Understanding persistent GP turnover using work and personal characteristics: a retr...