BJGP Top 10 research
This collection of Top 10 research, most read and published in 2024, brings together high-profile primary care research and clinical innovation.
10. Online consultations.
9. Life expectancy & GP access.
8. ADHD care.
7. HRT & breast cancer.
6. Training for remote services.
5. CVD microsimulation model.
4. Beta-blockers & anxiety.
3. Prostate cancer detection.
2. First contact physiotherapy.
1. Parkinson's disease & anxiety.
Listen to BJGP Associate Editors, Drs Sam Merriel, Tom Round and Nada Khan, discussing BJGP's Top 10 read and publish research of the last year.
Standing up for general practice
A new RCGP definition of general practice has been devised through a series of focus groups, surveys, and discussions with stakeholders across the GP community. The work recognises the need for an updated, succinct account of the unique contribution of GPs in a rapidly changing NHS and primary care context. The new definition clearly delineates the distinct contribution of GPs within a wider team as consultants in community-based whole-person medicine, and offers a benchmark against which all suggested changes must be held up for scrutiny.
Hybrid general practice and its challenges to quality
While digital access models are believed to reduce efficiency and exacerbate inequalities, new research shows that hybrid general practice can contribute to dehumanising, compromising, and fragmenting care. Researchers suggest that risks to patients and general practice’s core values should be urgently addressed. GPs should understand the trade-offs of hybrid models to know how best to provide high-quality care for all their patients, and policy makers need to understand the risks of advocating for increased digitalisation of primary care.