British Journal of General Practice: 76 (766)

May 2026; Volume 76,Issue 766

Editor’s Briefing

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Mega-multimorbidity and guideline myopia
Euan Lawson

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 195. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp26X744729

Editorials

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Superficial vein thrombosis (thrombophlebitis): far from benign
Bruce Campbell, Vicki Carradice and Daniel Carradice

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 196-198. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0714
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The 2024 UK asthma guidelines: considerations for patients with asthma not responding to maintenance and reliever therapy
Liam G Heaney, Dominick Shaw, Paul Pfeffer and Ian Pavord

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 199-201. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0629
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Complex social needs and maternal postnatal care: what can primary care do?
Clare Macdonald, Amy Delicate, Becky MacGregor, Beck Taylor, Christine MacArthur, Ellie Jones, Laura Jones and Sarah Hillman

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 202-204. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2026.0069

Letters

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When normal tests end care too early
David Bossano

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 206. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp26X744741
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Authorship inflation in general practice research
Christopher E Clark

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 206. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp26X744753

Research

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Risk prediction tools in multiple long-term conditions management: a qualitative study
Stella Arakelyan, Atul Anand, Stewart W Mercer, Clare Elizabeth MacRae, Nazir Lone and Bruce Guthrie

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): e347-e355. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0371
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Use of the kidney failure risk equation: a regional retrospective primary care cohort study in England
Stuart Stewart, Philip A Kalra, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Thomas Blakeman, George Tilston and Smeeta Sinha

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): e356-e365. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0490
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Managing multiple long-term conditions in people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation: a qualitative study of primary care perspectives
Eleanor Wyke, Elizabeth R Baxter, Carolyn A Chew-Graham, Abi Woodward, Kate Walters, Nathan Davies, Stephanie JC Taylor, Jamie Ross, Joanne Protheroe, Caroline Mitchell and Megan Armstrong

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): e366-e375. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0361
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Experiences of primary care for people with dementia from socioeconomically disadvantaged areas: a qualitative study
Charlotte Morris, Dame Louise Robinson, Darren M Ashcroft, Evangelos Kontopantelis and Tom Blakeman

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): e376-e384. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0407
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Cost-effectiveness of a faecal calprotectin-guided referral strategy for children with chronic abdominal symptoms: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Sophie M Ansems, Marjolein Y Berger, Patrick F van Rheenen, Karin M Vermeulen, Michiel R de Boer and Gea A Holtman

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): e385-e397. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0334
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Prediagnostic prescription patterns in multiple sclerosis: a UK-based longitudinal linked data study
Baoyue Zhang, Oleg Blyuss, Kirsten D Arendse, Luke TA Mounce, Ruth Dobson and Garth Funston

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): e398-e407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0210
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Role of GP empathy on patient-reported outcomes in telephone consultations: a cross-sectional study with validation of the Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure
Kieran D Sweeney, Lauren Ng, Brian Kelly, Diana Stamatopoulos, Jeremy Howick and Stewart W Mercer

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): e408-e414. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0475
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Identification of increased risk of perinatal anxiety: a multi-perspective qualitative study
Tamsin Fisher, Tom Kingstone, Noureen Shivji, Katrina Turner, Carolyn A Chew-Graham, Holly Christina Smith, Charlotte Archer, James Bailey, Jonathan Evans, David Kessler, Irene Petersen, Janine Proctor, Dahai Yu, Pensee Wu and Victoria Silverwood

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): e414-e422. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0691
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Predictors of childhood vaccination uptake and timeliness: a cross-sectional study in a diverse urban UK population
Karol Basta, Hiten Dodhia, James Crompton, David Whitney, Petrina Chu, Rachael Kilner and Ese Iyasere

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): e423-e433. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0319

Life & Times

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Strange new lifeworlds
Andrew Papanikitas

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 218. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp26X744777
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The inequality paradox: how gepotidacin addresses the hidden social gradient of antimicrobial resistance
Yusuf Hussain and Niha Hussain

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 219. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp26X744789
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Post-Turing clinical relationships: how AI is reshaping patient behaviour before the consultation
Adam Phillips and Simon Rudland

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 220-221. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp26X744801
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Yonder: Talking to a GP about suicide, GP–minister networks, practice managers as partners, and Welsh as first language
Alex Burrell

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 222. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp26X744813
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AI scribes, memory, and the future of general practice
Benjamin Titford

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 223. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp26X744825
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Primary care in a destroyed health system: reflections on a deployment to Gaza
Richard Armitage

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 224-225. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp26X744837
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Barriers and boundaries
Ben Hoban

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 226. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp26X744849
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When life changes everything: a GP’s return to work after bereavement
Lucy Steed

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 227. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp26X744861

Analysis

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Missing by omission: the hidden heart of cardiovascular inequity in the UK
Clare R Goyder, Caroline Mitchell, Charlotte James, Oshin Sharma, Ben Lacey, Nigel David Hart, Emily McFadden, Joseph J Lee, Yeyenta Osasu, Pensee Wu, Kathryn S Taylor and John Ford REDUCE-HF group

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 229-232. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0701
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From coding to conclusions: lessons for researchers using routinely collected primary care data
Sharon Dixon and Anna E Seeley

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 233-236. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0560

Clinical Practice

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Recognising the signs of ketamine uropathy in general practice for young people
Katie Moore, Liz Hare and Nicholas Peter Hare

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (766): 238-239. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0625

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