youtu.be/5sXTgRafL50 Improving diagnoses of recurrent vulvovaginal thrush for patients and clinicians, includes improving communication, pattern recognition, and establishing care pathways collaboration doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @oxprimarycare.bsky.social #WomensHealth #Thrush #BJGP #PrimaryCare

Recurrent thrush

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BJGPLife: I don’t want no scrubs bjgplife.com/i-dont-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Evidence based blood tests for BP Only four blood tests: eGFR, HbA1c, potassium, and sodium, were found to be of benefit for monitoring adults with hypertension. doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #Hypertension #EvidenceBasedMedicine #PrimaryCare #BJGP #BloodTests

BJGPLife: One generation died. The next asked why: the case for measuring Lipoprotein(a) bjgplife.com/one-gen... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Out now, BJGP's Medicines in practice issue: recurrent thrush, ambient scribes, blood tests for BP, medication reviews, gout, and perverse prescribing incentives, Plus the Strait of Hormuz and global antibiotic security bjgp.org/content/76/... #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice #Medicine #Research #BJGP

BJGPLife: Disclosure Day (A Sci-fi thriller shows us that empathy rules OK!) bjgplife.com/disclos... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Effective prioritisation requires the skills, tools, and understanding necessary to confront various dilemmas of providing patient care. This study of experienced GPs highlights themes that can be used to teach prioritisation decision making to GP registrars or CPD doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

BJGPLife: So much universe, and so little time bjgplife.com/univers... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: What we count, and what we miss: a case for measuring GP workload differently bjgplife.com/what-we... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention therapy was underused in this large primary prevention cohort study, even for individuals at high risk of CVD. Of note, #CardiovascularDisease prevention therapy was used more commonly among people with #Multimorbidity doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare

No statistically significant association between ethnicity and primary palliative care recording was found in this observational retrospective cohort study doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @gemma-clarke.bsky.social @jamillahussain1.bsky.social @jonathankoffman.bsky.social #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice

BJGPLife: Enough of complaining at the coffee break – It is time for action! bjgplife.com/enough-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Patients will not remember you for how well you achieved your measurable performance indicators bjgplife.com/patient... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Logos, ethos, pathos: evidence-based medicine through the lens of rhetoric bjgplife.com/logos-e... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: The Quantum Gene, by Brian McKinstry bjgplife.com/the-qua... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: What tango can help us re-discover in medicine bjgplife.com/what-ta... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: General practice is full of tick boxes in 2026 — are the ticks trying to tell us something? bjgplife.com/general... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

The power of #AI to detect uncoded symptoms of #OvarianCancer in electronic health records doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #HealthTech #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #CancerResearch #BJGP #PrimaryCare #Research #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Between FOMO and FOBO: A GP’s Search for “Enough” bjgplife.com/between... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: When the system only sees the end of the story: Nottingham, Jess’s Rule, and the hidden structure of tragedy reviews bjgplife.com/when-th... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Healthcare at street level bjgplife.com/healthc... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: The secret of a long GP career: 51 years in the NHS and 46 years as a GP in my training practice bjgplife.com/the-sec... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Teaching the art of noticing – a poem bjgplife.com/teachin... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Keeping the Question Open: Reflections on the philosophy of general practice in BJGP Life bjgplife.com/keeping... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Could it be that General Practice isn’t running out of appointments, but running out of resolved work? bjgplife.com/could-i... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Social Media, skincare, and the pressure on young girls bjgplife.com/social-... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

BJGPLife: Yonder: Cancer diagnosis in PWLD, MMR vaccine rates and residential mobility, musculoskeletal consultations, and predicting registrar performance bjgplife.com/yondera... #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

COPD: C-reactive protein point-of-care test significantly reduced antibiotic prescribing for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in #PrimaryCare when used alongside clinical assessment doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @mattcalaf.bsky.social #GeneralPractice #COPD #Antibiotics

Gout: Optimising pharmacological management, particularly early urate-lowering therapy initiation, may substantially improve long-term serum urate control in #PrimaryCare #Gout management doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... Figure shows factors associated with suboptimal serum urate control #GeneralPractice

Opioids may provide meaningful #PainRelief for #Osteoarthritis & back pain only in the short term (≤4 weeks) but may become counterproductive beyond 12 weeks’ use. Clinicians should reconsider offering #Opioids to patients whose pain is expected to be chronic doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare