<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Senior, Tim</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">There’s no such thing as minor illness</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">British Journal of General Practice</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026-06-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">277-277</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.3399/bjgp26X745857</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">76</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">767</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The health system depends on minor illness for its effectiveness. We’ve built a system where we limit capacity to only include those with serious illnesses, or those with something dramatic and exciting.We’ve all seen a ‘GP missed meningitis’ headline and thought how easily that could be ourselves. Symptoms of many minor illnesses are exactly those of serious illness in its early stages. That fever, that rash, that vomiting is only a minor illness as they are leaving, after the consultation. When they arrive it could be any number of serious conditions. For the patient, too, these symptoms are not just an isolated collection of independent physical symptoms, they are accompanied by worry and upset. Most people have discussed symptoms with friends and family beforehand and many will ask Google. The reason they …</style></abstract></record></records></xml>