British Journal of General Practice

Papers
(The median citation count of British Journal of General Practice is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Books:The Ghosts of A and E53
Risks of delivering care by telephone or video in general practice: review of national complaints data45
Advance care planning among older adults with a Turkish background and palliative care needs: a qualitative interview study42
Author response40
From anatomy to GP and back again: lessons from an academic full-circle36
Yonder: Primary aldosteronism, artificial intelligence, irritable bowel syndrome, and financial toxicity34
Judgement of data saturation34
Clustering populations by health and social care with multiple long-term conditions: a cohort study — the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)31
Yonder: Sleep health, advanced liver disease, CombiConsultations, and #BetterHealth30
From mother to daughter: imparting general wisdom from a career working in general practice28
Books:Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine28
The Sticky Floor and the Importance of Role Models27
Not obsolete, yet27
Poems:Reflection On My Practice26
Poem: For Whom Do You Serve?26
General practice in interesting times26
Poem: Post Heart Attack Review26
Imaginary Medical Solutions25
A secret medicine25
Seeing the timber and the trees25
Books:Shattered: a Memoir25
Improving care for fathers with perinatal depression in the community25
Yonder: Menstrual cups and IUD displacement, deprived area GP retention, endometriosis diagnosis, and patient assertiveness24
Artificial intelligence scribes in general practice: sacrificing the art of medicine for promised efficiency23
Assessing children who are acutely ill in general practice using the National PEWS and LqSOFA clinical scores: a retrospective cohort study22
Ensuring scientific integrity in primary care research: what happens when our research participants are not who they say they are?21
Where are we after a year? Providing responsive primary care for Ukrainian refugees21
Co-proxamol not yet gone21
The influence of GPs’ personal experience on perceived competence in depression management20
Better health for all: public health and general practice working together20
Tirzepatide and the NHS: are we creating a two-tier obesity treatment system?20
Could primary care records be used to identify women at risk of perinatal anxiety? A mixed-methods study20
NHS Health Checks are associated with improved survival in an ethnically diverse cohort.19
The three-body problem19
Use of abbreviations in the BJGP19
What is illness?19
Symptom appraisal and help seeking in males with symptoms of possible prostate cancer: a qualitative study with an ethnically diverse sample in London19
Support for primary care prescribing for adult ADHD in England: national survey19
Factors influencing symptom appraisal and help-seeking of older adults with possible cancer: a mixed-methods systematic review19
The RCGP curriculum19
Treating doctor–patients and work colleagues: a need for some international principles19
Cervical screening: the evolving landscape18
Social determinants of distress in South Asian men with long-term conditions: a qualitative study in primary care18
Diagnostic windows in non-neoplastic diseases: a systematic review17
Implementing decarbonisation actions in general practice: challenges and strategies17
How to be a triple bottom line general practice: working for profit, the people, and the planet17
‘My patients are “gunning for a fight” that I don’t want’: reflecting on feeling dismissed and conflict- expectant consultations17
Barriers to diagnosing and treating vulval lichen sclerosus: a survey study17
Key stakeholders perceptions of pharmacist independent prescribing within community pharmacies in Wales: a qualitative study17
Regarding general practice: an appeal to the new UK Government16
Holistic management of symptomatic reflux: rising to the challenge of proton pump inhibitor overuse16
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing in primary care. The test is positive what now? A two-phase observational study of UK primary care15
Early identification of rheumatoid arthritis15
Corrections15
Sewage in UK waters: a raw deal for wild swimmers15
It’s The Sun Wot Won It15
Pathways to cancer diagnosis: current state and recommendations15
Should there be preferential health care for healthcare workers?15
Undervalued and unsustainable: the economic reality of GP minor surgery services15
Childhood eczema: paths to optimisation of management15
Primary care since John Fry; a research odyssey: the Royal Society of Medicine John Fry Prize winner15
Migraine and cluster headaches: RCGP eLearning14
GP workforce sustainability to maximise effective and equitable patient care: a realist review of what works, for whom and in what circumstances?14
GPs’ perspectives on diagnostic tests for children: a qualitative interview study14
Post-attack asthma reviews14
Identifying serious bacterial illness in children: is it time to show the red card to NICE’s red flags?14
Effect of Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme roles on prescription patterns and patient satisfaction in England: a retrospective panel data analysis14
GPs are not ‘things’14
Hyperhidrosis: assessment and management in general practice14
Win the crowd14
Hoarding disorder: evidence and best practice in primary care13
Liver disease as new work in the context of protocolised primary care — do GPs have a role? A qualitative interview study13
Embracing general practice’s inner platypus13
Continuity of care in general practice and secondary care: retrospective cohort study13
Role of FeNO in predicting the responsiveness of inhaled corticosteroids in COPD: a systematic review.13
A retrospective, comparative analysis of A&E attendance paserns in Irish Traveller versus non-Traveller general practice patients13
Corrections13
Breast cancer risk assessment for prescription of menopausal hormone therapy in women with a family history of breast cancer: an epidemiological modelling study13
Hypertension and hypotension: getting the balance right13
Patient perspective: the ghost in the machine13
Using inquiry based stress reduction to address self-stigma in severe spectrum obesity in general practice13
Books:The Shooting Party13
Acceptability of magnetic resonance imaging for prostate cancer diagnosis with patients and GPs: a qualitative interview study13
Parity at last: a new funding model for undergraduate primary care education in England12
Adapting domestic abuse training to remote delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of views from general practice and support services12
MRCGP Simulated Consultation Assessment: ‘unrivalled’ reliability is the result of an irregular alpha calculation — with serious sequelae12
Self-ageism among older rural people12
Transforming primary care in Scotland: a critical policy analysis12
Performance of ethnic minority versus White doctors in the MRCGP assessment 2016–2021: a cross-sectional study12
Seeing double11
Understanding measurement of postural hypotension: a nationwide survey of general practice in England11
Books:The Lady’s Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness: a Memoir11
Obesity care in the community11
Corrections11
My father just died11
Book: Death in a Shallow Pond: a Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need11
Atopic eczema in primary care: evidence update and implications for practice11
Endometriosis: time to think differently (and together)11
The High Cost of Bad Air11
Yonder: Psychotropic medication discontinuation, post-migration stressors, suicide prevention, and role modelling11
Care provider views on app-based treatment for female urinary incontinence: a mixed-methods study11
Stories and medical records11
Tackling the problem of quality in peer review11
‘Delicate diagnosis’: avoiding harms in difficult, disputed, and desired diagnoses11
Predicting illness progression for children with lower respiratory infections in primary care: a prospective cohort and observational study11
Books:The Health Fix11
A tale of two doctors: a response11
Inequities in hypertension management11
Prescribing hormone replacement therapy: key considerations for primary care physicians11
Faecal calprotectin in primary care: is its current use supported by the evidence?11
Primary care in Ukraine: an international fellowship perspective11
Patient experiences of GP-led colon cancer survivorship care: a Dutch mixed-methods evaluation10
GPs’ perceptions of teaching methods in shared decision-making training: a qualitative study10
Books:Belly Woman10
How to measure blood pressure: focus on general practice10
Assessments for adult ADHD: what makes them good enough?10
Management of menopausal symptoms following treatment for hormone receptor positive breast cancer10
A charter for dying10
Complications of psoriasis: clinicopathology, screening, and management10
‘Sludge audits’ are needed to reduce barriers to care10
Everything happens in the context of a relationship10
Do I know you? (well enough to complete your multisource feedback … )10
From cradle to grave? Redesigning and rebranding general practice in England9
Integrated care pathways: a new approach for integrated care systems9
Understanding ethnic inequalities in cancer diagnostic intervals: a cohort study of patients presenting suspected cancer symptoms to GPs in England9
Eczema, acne and psoriasis in skin of colour: a qualitative UK-based study9
Human wisdom as a source of hope9
Language of primary medical qualification and differential MRCGP exam attainment: an observational study9
Guiding our patients through ‘transformative’ experiences9
Reading for practical wisdom9
Improving personal continuity in general practice: a focus group study9
Improving access to general practice for and with people with severe and multiple disadvantage: a qualitative study9
The 2.1% dilemma: reassessing video consultation in Simulated Consultation Assessment examinations9
What helps, what hinders antidepressant discontinuation? Qualitative analysis of patients’ experiences and expectations9
Exploring the value of in-practice point-of-care testing (POCT) for high-risk groups9
Yonder: Pregnancy for women who are deaf, prison-based mental health care, sexual health non-attendance, and compassion in medicine9
Yonder: HFpEF, amputees, professional identity formation, and leadership training9
Personal lists are not impractical. Look at Norway!9
Unseen struggles: barriers to primary care for refugee and asylum-seeking healthcare professionals9
Temporal trends in primary care-recorded psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic medication prescribing among children and young people in the UK: a population-based study9
Books: Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight Loss Drugs9
Prevalence of cancer risk factors among transgender and gender diverse individuals: a cross-sectional analysis using UK primary care data9
Books:Safe Care in Paediatrics9
Author response9
Global primary care is local primary care9
The relationship between research activity and quality of care in English general practice: a mixed methods study9
Automation, machine learning, and AI: considerations for commissioners, providers, and recipients of health care8
Neighbourhood delivery of urgent care in North Yorkshire, UK8
Recommendations from evaluating the implementation of the ‘GP Daffodil Standards’ to support the provision of palliative and end-of-life care in primary care: a mixed-methods study8
Books:GPs, Politics and Medical Professional Protest in Britain, 1880–19488
Online behavioural interventions for children and young people with eczema: a quantitative evaluation8
Ghost patients and telling stories8
‘Sludge audits’ are needed to reduce barriers to care8
Regression to ‘barefoot’8
Optimising primary care management of patients following acute coronary syndrome8
Exploring the barriers to and facilitators of implementing CanRisk in primary care: a qualitative thematic framework analysis8
The case for Integrated Training Posts8
Books: What Do I Say Next? Everyday Mental Health Conversations in Primary Care: A Practical Guide8
Pathways to being an academic GP in Ireland8
Books:Thinking About Patients8
Yonder8
Change in treatment burden among people with multimorbidity: a follow-up survey8
Is now the time to rethink risk thresholds in cancer referral guidelines?8
General practice and patient characteristics associated with personal continuity: a mixed-methods study8
Primary care’s preparedness for extreme weather events8
Books: The Leopard in My House: One Man’s Adventures in Cancerland8
Devalued: the financial erosion of the GP role8
CGRP therapy in primary care for migraine: prevention and acute medication8
Poem8
Genitourinary syndrome of menopause8
Providing care to marginalised communities: a qualitative study of community pharmacy teams8
How GPs can help forcibly displaced young migrants8
What influences GPs use of pelvic examination? A qualitative investigation in primary care8
Asthma: effect of excess short-acting β 2 -agonist (SABA) inhaler prescriptions on healthcare resource utilisation8
Supporting people with pain-related distress in primary care consultations: a qualitative study7
What does the future hold for the relationship between a patient and their GP in the UK?7
General practice cannot be piecework7
Prednisolone in COPD: the overlooked harm7
Delusional infestation: an evidence-informed approach for general practice7
Co-development of breast cancer health promotion educational materials for ethnically diverse women working with hairdressing and beauty salons: BELONG study7
It’s not just coughs and colds, it’s complexity7
Sleep disturbance in people living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: a realist review of general practice7
Books: Our Mothers Ourselves: Six Women From Across the World Tell Their Mothers’ Stories7
Decision support tools for pancreatic cancer detection: external validation in Australian primary care — a retrospective cohort study7
Editor’s choice: 10BJGParticles from 2022–20237
‘Choose well’ is not good advice to people in need of NHS care7
Safety-netting communication during telephone consultations: an observational study using recorded consultations7
Author response to Dr Sharvill and Dr Singh7
Patient experience and satisfaction with symptomatic faecal immunochemical testing: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods evaluation7
A paradox of problems in accessing general practice: a qualitative participatory case study7
Effectiveness of post-COVID-19 primary care attendance in improving survival in very old patients with multimorbidity: a territory-wide target trial emulation7
Implementing video group consultations in general practice during COVID-19: a qualitative study7
The Pregnancy Loss Review: what does it mean for general practice?7
PRECIPICE: PREventing Suicide In PrImary CarE7
Prediction of cardiovascular events in older patients with hypertension in primary care: a cohort study7
Isotretinoin: equal in name only?7
Exploratory study of frequent attenders in general practice to better understand why patients seek help7
Lessons learned from advocacy to promote Registered Reports7
Are we seeing more complex patients and, if so, why?6
The enshittification of general practice6
Resisting in the liminal space6
Tackling health inequalities together: inclusion health and co-production6
Socioeconomic deprivation and post-stroke care in the community6
An adventure in space and theme6
Preventing cancer: pipedream or possibility?6
The Diary of a Somebody: on the banality of heroism6
We need to talk about dying6
Expediency6
When, why, and how to stop HRT: women and clinicians need more evidence6
Clarity of healthcare roles in electronic health records6
Equity for the ‘missing middle’: closing the gap between primary and secondary care services for patients with complex mental health needs6
Trauma-informed practice for promotion of cervical cancer screening: an exploration of factors influencing engagement with cervical cancer screening6
Negotiating new roles in general practice: a qualitative study of clinical pharmacists6
Closing the gap in health care for older people6
Pulp fiction, resilience, or something else?6
Medical musings: GPs should be the orchestra6
Storytime as a vehicle for reflective practice: part 2 — the Christmas commercial6
Physical activity for chronic back pain: qualitative interview study with patients and GPs in German primary care6
Planetary health: a warning from your future?6
What helps or hinders the communication of poor prognosis between secondary and primary care? A systematic review with narrative synthesis6
Women’s health matters6
Assessment and management of medical emergencies in eating disorders: guidance for GPs6
Underlying cancer risk among patients with fatigue and other vague symptoms: a population-based cohort study in primary care6
N-of-1 tests in general practice: pharmacological considerations6
Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation patients: DOAC or don’t?6
Health inequalities and community pharmacy closures: why we should all be worried6
Correction6
SNOMED CT: working smarter, not harder6
Artificial intelligence for early detection of lung cancer in GPs’ clinical notes: a retrospective observational cohort study6
Follow-up of curatively treated cancer in primary care: a qualitative study of the views of Dutch GPs6
GPs’ interest in integrated care for frail older adults and corresponding consulting and prescribing data: qualitative and quantitative analyses of the PAERPA integrated care project5
A duty to expose: professionalism in a time of crisis5
Diverging at the horizon5
Recognising the value of a bunch of tulips in general practice5
Rethinking continuity in primary care for people with mesothelioma5
Yonder #100: Nasal sprays, obstetric ultrasound, binge eating disorder, and emergency departments5
Medical musings: GPs should be the orchestra5
Adverse respiratory outcomes amongst patients with resolved asthma: matched retrospective cohort study5
Always winter, but never Christmas: does general practice need a magic wardrobe, or a TARDIS?5
The impact of remote care approaches on continuity in primary care: a mixed-studies systematic review5
Is general practice like guacamole … or more like Whack-A-Mole?5
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency5
Socioeconomic differences in help seeking for colorectal cancer symptoms during COVID-195
Doctor who?5
Nigel Stott: an appreciation5
Responding to the war in Israel and Palestine5
Stigma: the water we swim in5
Adverse effects for patients in big group practices5
Ten things I wish I had known about academic primary care5
Books:Why We Get the Wrong Politicians5
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