BJGP Interviews

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...

In this episode, we talk to Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, a Senior Research Fellow within the Department of Primary Care and Population Health at University College London.  Title of paper: Risk of Parkinson’s disease in people with New Onset Anxiety over 50 years - Incidence and Associated Features Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0423 Presence of anxiety is known to be increased...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Meena Rafiq, Academic GP and Clinical Research Fellow within the Institute of Epidemiology and Health at University of Melbourne.  Title of paper: Clinical activity in general practice before sarcoma diagnosis: an Australian cohort study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0610 Sarcoma is challenging to diagnose with delays associated with poor patie...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Abi Eccles, Assistant Professor within Warwick Applied Health at Warwick Medical School.  Title of paper: The GP’s role in supporting women with anal incontinence after childbirth injury Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0356 Anal incontinence after childbirth injury has profound impacts on women’s lives and many find they cannot access healthcare...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Ed Tyrell, a GP and Clinical Assistant Professor within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham.  Title of paper: Primary care consultation patterns before suicide: a nationally representative case–control study Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0509 Although increased primary care utilisation in the preceding ye...

In this episode, we talk to Carina Benthin, a psychologist and PhD student based at Helmut-Schmidt University.  Title of paper: What helps and what hinders antidepressant discontinuation? Qualitative analysis of patients’ experiences and expectations Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0020 Long-term antidepressant use is increasing, including among those patients who may consider...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Adam Geraghty, Associate Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Medicine within the School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education at the University of Southampton.  Title of paper: Distinguishing emotional distress from mental disorder: A qualitative exploration of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) Available at: https://doi.o...

In this episode, we’re going to recognise some exceptional researchers here in the UK. We talk to Dr Ben Bowers and Dr Steve Bradley, this year’s winners of the Royal College of GPs and Society for Academic Primary Care early career researcher award.  For more information about the award, see below two interviews with Ben and Steve on the RCGP website: Dr Ben Bowers: https://www.rcgp.org...

In this episode, we talk to Dr Erin Oldenhof, Research Coordinator and a benzodiazepine withdrawal counsellor at Reconnexion, a non-profit organisation that offers teratmenta nd support for insomnia, depression and anxiety. We’re also joined by Dr Petra Staiger, Associate Professor within the School of Psychology at Deakin University in Melbourne.  Title of paper: “Let’s talk about sleep...