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BJGP Interviews — 209 episodes
Reflecting on the last season of the BJGP podcast
Quick wins or eat the frog? How GPs prioritise their day
Parents as partners - Improving paediatric safety in general practice
From symptoms to signals: Using AI for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer
When mothers need more: Postnatal care and complex social needs
Seeing skin differently: Eczema, acne and psoriasis in skin of colour
‘It’s not just thrush’: Navigating recurrent vulvovaginal thrush in primary care
‘They knew me’: Relationships, continuity and dementia care
Choosing general practice: What shapes medical student decisions?
Looking back at the BJGP Research Conference 2026
Skill mix and patient trust in general practice
What happens in general practice before an emergency lung cancer diagnosis?
Designing neighbourhood urgent care: A general practice perspective
Delayed, declined, or disengaged? Understanding childhood vaccination patterns
From swabs to urine sampling: Rethinking cervical screening in general practice
Trust matters: A practice-level look at patient confidence in health professionals
Belonging, autonomy and burnout: Why GPs leave
BJGP Top 10 research most read and published in 2025
Safety incidents in prison healthcare: Lessons from critical illness
Faecal calprotectin in the over-50s: Rule-out test or red flag?
Antidepressants in pregnancy: A closer look at miscarriage risk
Not one size fits all: Accessing menopause care in the NHS
Counting GPs: When definitions change the workforce picture
Talking GLP-1s: how GPs see their role in obesity management
Receptionists reimagined: How online services are transforming the GP front desk
Menopausal symptoms from hormone receptor positive breast cancer treatment
Inside the BJGP and editorial insights: Euan Lawson on the future of publishing and how to get published
Bridging the gap: GPs, patients, and mental health in perimenopause
Balancing safety and access: The GP’s role in isotretinoin management
What do patients really want? Rethinking general practice access
ADHD medication – practical tips for GPs on how to recognise common side effects and what to do
Risk of postural hypotension associated with antidepressants in older adults – what to think about when prescribing
The ‘new kid on the block’ – same day versus routine care appointment systems in general practice
More chest x-rays lead to earlier lung cancer diagnoses and better cancer survival – what we can be doing differently in practice
Using artificial intelligence techniques for early diagnosis of lung cancer in general practice
‘See the symptom, not the pregnancy’- a look at cancer diagnosis during pregnancy
Prescribing testosterone in hypoactive sexual desire disorder – how to initiate it, and how to monitor it in general practice
Looking back at the BJGP Research Conference 2025
The challenges to diagnosing vulval lichen sclerosus and how to get it right
Differential attainment in the MRCGP exam – the impact of language of study and what this means for the future of RCGP exams
The increasing digitalisation of general practice systems – how it’s impacting patients and what we can do about it
Using the PSA test in general practice – how should we approach testing in asymptomatic men?
How to approach safety netting in general practice
ReSPECT forms in general practice – more than just a DNACPR
Providing digital support for cancer survivors – the Renewed trial
BJGP’s top 10 most read papers of 2024
Standing up for general practice – what it means to be a GP
Christmas break, and a return in 2024 with a new podcast!
Getting ‘bang for your buck’ for good quality general practice, and why hybrid working leads to fragmented and inefficient care
What's it like working in the Deep End Network in Northern Ireland? It's challenging, but ultimately rewarding
Looking at how people access (and can’t access) general practice – lessons to take into action
Predicting psychosis in general practice - opportunities for earlier diagnosis using PRisk
What’s behind decisions to do a diagnostic test in a child in general practice? Lessons from the Netherlands
Why current clinical scoring systems don’t work when assessing acutely ill children in general practice
The triple whammy effect: Why people from ethnic minorities may not get adequate care for Long Covid
Healthcare avoidance during Covid - the increased mortality risk and the reasons why
Prescribing beta-blockers for patients with anxiety - GP views on increasing use in practice
What predicts unplanned hospital admissions in older adults, and what can we do about it?
The first 100 days after childbirth - what do women need in general practice?
Early intervention in psychosis and overcoming the lost connection in general practice
Taking a trauma-informed care approach in women’s health
BJGP interviews summer break
BJGP interviews summer break
How to communicate breast cancer risk in women taking HRT with a family history of breast cancer
The problem with defining GP work in terms of sessions – a study of trends in GP working hours and intensity
Link workers for social prescribing: the inverse care law and identifying areas of higher need
How to work with patients to prevent long-term use of opioids in general practice
Risk of Parkinson’s in patients with new onset anxiety – implications for practice
Sarcoma: diagnosing this rare type of bone cancer in general practice
Anal incontinence after childbirth: how to support women in general practice
Consultations patterns in general practice before suicide
How patient expectations play a key role in experiences of stopping antidepressants in practice
Exploring the 4DSQ as a tool to help patients and clinicians in mental health consultations
Celebrating the work of Dr Ben Bowers and Dr Steve Bradley, winners of the 2024 RCGP/SAPC Early Career Researcher Awards
A focus on sleep health – and what patients think of psychological interventions for insomnia
Referral decisions for younger people with suspected cancer and the system barriers in general practice
Perspectives from patients and GPs on how to provide better care for young people with ADHD
Asthma deaths in children in the UK: a call to action to prevent deaths in the future
How better funding and resources can help Primary Care Networks reduce health inequalities
The impact of continuity on mortality in four common and chronic diseases in general practice
The challenges and impacts of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) in general practice
Improving access to general practice for people with multiple disadvantage
BJGP Easter break
Addressing child weight issues in the consultation – what could we be doing better in general practice?
The shift to online consultations – what is the patient perspective?
How can we provide better care for older patients with multiple disadvantage?
How can we better manage patients after a hospital admission for asthma?
Joining the dots – how do patients and clinicians experience continuity in extended access clinics?
What prescription medicines patients share and why
Signals before a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and opportunities for earlier diagnosis by GPs
BJGP’s top 10 most read papers of 2023
Satisfaction with remote consultations and why education matters
A paradox of access and how we can address the increasing demand in general practice
Providing proactive and holistic palliative care in general practice – exploring the patient perspective
Coeliac disease and its diagnosis in primary care – what is the patient experience?
The BJGP Christmas stocking filler podcast
Christmas break
Investigating the signals in primary care prescribing before a diagnosis of bladder or renal cancer
Strategies for better diagnosis of COPD in primary care – patient coordinators and the GOLD questions
How to safely taper off antidepressants – developing resources for patient use
What are the trends around private prescribing of opioids in England and why does it matter?
Moral distress in family physicians – the impact of societal inequities on doctors
Raising awareness of interconception care: what can we be doing to help women between pregnancies?
Disparities in Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) uptake – ethnicity and deprivation matter
Does continuity of care matter? A view from the BJGP and Sir Denis Pereira Gray from the RCGP conference
A focus on young people with ulcerative colitis – do they take their treatment and what can GPs do to help?
Domestic abuse during the Covid pandemic – patient experiences and how GPs can help
Hearing the voice of primary care – what are women’s health needs in practice?
Bloods tests in primary care – Why test and what can we learn from looking at current practice?
How can we integrate brief conversations about alcohol reduction into practice? Lessons from an Australian intervention
A look at how musculoskeletal consultations and prescribing changed during the Covid pandemic
Patients and gut feelings, and how to take these into account in the general practice consultation
BJGP podcasts on summer break - and a pitch for the BJGP Research Conference
BJGP podcasts on summer break - and a pitch for the BJGP Research Conference
It’s not all about the money – exploring the motivations of Danish GPs
Micro-teams in primary care – opportunities and implications for continuity and for patients
How to follow-up younger patients with atrial fibrillation and reassess stroke risk in general practice
Are there opportunities for earlier diagnosis of non-cancer diseases?
Celebrating the work of Dr Sarah Bailey and Dr Ben Brown, winners of the RCGP/SAPC Early Career Researcher Awards
Gender differences in pay and uptake of partnership roles – what can we do differently?
Results from two national cancer audits – what’s changed in referrals and early diagnosis for cancer between 2014 and 2018?
The association between burnout and the increasing prescribing of opioids and antibiotics in practice – what can we do differently?
Thinking about the best ways to integrate pharmacists into general practice – views of GPs and pharmacists
How the RCGP is supporting research – and how you can get involved
Looking at what happens when a GP surgery closes – what are the wider impacts on patients and other practices?
Clinical factors and characteristics of men who see their GP before death by suicide
Who’s at risk of acute kidney injury? Developing a score to use in general practice amongst patients with hypertension
How can GPs better manage breathlessness symptoms and what is the impact of diagnostic delays?
How can we improve our care for ethnic minority women through the menopause?
The consequences of online access to patient records – what are the views of practice staff?
Better colorectal cancer screening - lessons from the CRISP RCT
Continuity in the remote age – what is the impact on patients and GPs?
Primary care was overlooked in the pandemic - here's how we can do better next time
What constitutes good end of life care, and what is the role of general practice?
Discussing increasing trends in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety in Belgium
Academic performance in clinical components of the MRCGP – does ethnicity matter?
Listening to women’s experiences of heavy menstrual bleeding – what are the implications for GPs?
What do GPs think about prescribing aspirin to prevent colorectal cancer in Lynch syndrome?
Looking at interventions to reduce antibiotic prescribing in general practice – results from a mixed-methods study
Managing patients with acute exacerbations of COPD in primary care – the Australian perspective
Home pulse oximetry amongst patients with Covid-19: patient perceptions and GP workload
Considering non-drug treatments for people with common mental health issues and socioeconomic disadvantage
Adverse drug reactions– how common are these in general practice and what are the implications for practice?
Combining vague cancer symptoms to improve referrals for suspected cancer
Diagnosing heart failure in primary care – what cut offs should GPs be using for referral based on natriuretic peptide levels?
BJGP’s top 10 most read papers of 2022
Exploring the reasons why general practice staff are reluctant to register undocumented people
Should we prescribe antibiotics to children with uncomplicated chest infections in primary care?
Preconception care – what GPs need to know to optimise pregnancy outcomes
Examining disparities in continuity of care in some ethnic groups and implications for practice
Should we measure blood pressure at night to diagnose hypertension?
'Think gynae’: help seeking behaviour in women with gynaecological cancer
Survivorship care for colorectal cancer: pathways for GP led follow up
Consequences of patient access to online medical records
Common blood tests before cancer diagnosis and implications for primary care
Opportunities for earlier diagnosis of psoriasis in general practice
Newspapers on the ‘warpath’: portrayal of GPs in the UK media
B12 deficiency, patient safety and self-injection
Considering symptom appraisal and help seeking for cancer symptoms in older adults
When are proton pump inhibitors being inappropriately prescribed?
Considering treatment burden in our patients with multimorbidity
The golden thread of continuity of care
Summer 2022 - a quick update from the editor
Perspectives of GPs on diagnosing childhood urinary tract infections
Inflammatory marker blood tests suggest a diagnostic window to help earlier Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis
Improving prescribing through feedback at individual patient level
Communication of blood test results to patients is often complex and confusing
Non-speculum clinician-taken sampling is comparable to self-sampling in cervical screening
How significant is abdominal pain when diagnosing intra-abdominal cancers?
People with colorectal cancer can show clinical features and abnormal bloods as early as 9-10 months before diagnosis
Primary care contacts with children and young people in the first Covid lockdown
Type 2 diabetes sub-groups could guide future treatment approaches in primary care
Developing a pathway to treat hepatitis C in primary care
The NICE traffic light system to assess sick children is not suitable for use as a clinical tool in general practice
The GP workforce crisis - how are outcomes associated with different professionals?
PRINCIPLE trial findings on the use of colchicine for COVID-19 in the community
The rise in prescribing for anxiety in primary care
GP wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic
Austin O'Carroll talks about the Triple F**k Syndrome
Do we need greater stratification of routine blood test monitoring in people on DMARDs?
Why do GPs rarely do video consultations?
Burnout among general practitioners across the world is often at high levels
Large prospective cohort study shows no association between breast pain alone and breast cancer
Managing emotional distress in people of South Asian origin with long-term conditions
Continuity of care for people with dementia is linked to significant clinical benefits
The unintended consequences of online consultations
Using urine collection devices to reduce urine sample contamination - results from a single-blind randomised controlled trial
The use of CXRs varies significantly between practices and addressing this could help with early detection of lung cancer
Locum use in England has remained stable in recent years
Non-speculum sampling with a clinician boosts cervical screening uptake in older women
Iona Heath on rewilding general practice
Identifying how GPs spend their time and the everyday obstacles they face
How patients feel about GPs using gut feelings
Exploring why emergency admission risk prediction software increased admissions in Wales
Developing resilience - just another work task for GPs?
The challenges of trials to promote physical activity in people with multimorbidity
The clinical coding of long Covid is low and variable
Continuity of care with a named GP reduces deaths
Recommendations for the recognition and management of long Covid
Urgent cancer referrals in primary care have more than doubled
Social prescribing and link workers in Deep End practices in Glasgow
Insights into safety-netting advice in general practice
Ondansetron for vomiting in paediatric gastroenteritis
Managing lower urinary tract symptoms in primary care
The complexity of diagnosing endometriosis in primary care
What is the experience of general practice for young people who self-harm?
What are the benefits and limitations of a continuous consultation peer-review system?
Episode 038: Summer 2021 Update
Talking to patients with long-term conditions about benefits and harms of treatment