TY - JOUR T1 - General practice after COVID-19: an introduction to our special series JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 265 LP - 265 DO - 10.3399/bjgp21X715973 VL - 71 IS - 707 AU - David Misselbrook Y1 - 2021/06/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/71/707/265.abstract N2 - COVID-19 has brought about unprecedented change within general practice, especially the large-scale switch from face-to-face consultation to teleconsultation. This was a necessary response to the very real potential for surgery sessions to become ‘super-spreader events’. This would have not only increased the spread of COVID-19, but also reduced the ability of primary care to respond to the pandemic as healthcare staff inevitably became ill.Most of us assumed that the changes would be short term. But we gradually realised that things would not go back as they were. When the pandemic eventually subsided it would leave behind some sort of ‘new normal’.Three months ago BJGP Life called for articles on the theme of general practice after COVID-19. What will our new normal look like? What could it look like, and how could we build it? In Life and Times this month we showcase some of these … ER -