British Journal of General Practice

Papers
(The TQCC of British Journal of General Practice is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Books:The Ghosts of A and E90
Risks of delivering care by telephone or video in general practice: review of national complaints data86
Advance care planning among older adults with a Turkish background and palliative care needs: a qualitative interview study71
From anatomy to GP and back again: lessons from an academic full-circle41
Author response41
Judgement of data saturation40
Books: Early Medical Abortion, Equality of Access, and the Telemedical Imperative36
Yonder: Primary aldosteronism, artificial intelligence, irritable bowel syndrome, and financial toxicity34
Ramadan and women’s health33
Clustering populations by health and social care with multiple long-term conditions: a cohort study — the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)31
Books:Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine30
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic30
Yonder: Sleep health, advanced liver disease, CombiConsultations, and #BetterHealth30
Correction28
Targeted holistic review of patients’ medicines is well overdue28
The Sticky Floor and the Importance of Role Models27
From mother to daughter: imparting general wisdom from a career working in general practice27
Not obsolete, yet26
Poems:Reflection On My Practice26
General practice in interesting times26
Poem: For Whom Do You Serve?24
Books:Shattered: a Memoir24
Seeing the timber and the trees24
Poem: Post Heart Attack Review24
Imaginary Medical Solutions24
A secret medicine23
Regarding general practice: an appeal to the new UK Government23
Ensuring scientific integrity in primary care research: what happens when our research participants are not who they say they are?22
Improving care for fathers with perinatal depression in the community22
Support for primary care prescribing for adult ADHD in England: national survey21
Social determinants of distress in South Asian men with long-term conditions: a qualitative study in primary care21
Symptom appraisal and help seeking in males with symptoms of possible prostate cancer: a qualitative study with an ethnically diverse sample in London21
How to be a triple bottom line general practice: working for profit, the people, and the planet19
Cervical screening: the evolving landscape18
Assessing children who are acutely ill in general practice using the National PEWS and LqSOFA clinical scores: a retrospective cohort study18
‘My patients are “gunning for a fight” that I don’t want’: reflecting on feeling dismissed and conflict- expectant consultations18
Artificial intelligence scribes in general practice: sacrificing the art of medicine for promised efficiency18
Yonder: Menstrual cups and IUD displacement, deprived area GP retention, endometriosis diagnosis, and patient assertiveness18
The influence of GPs’ personal experience on perceived competence in depression management18
Diagnostic windows in non-neoplastic diseases: a systematic review18
Could primary care records be used to identify women at risk of perinatal anxiety? A mixed-methods study18
Implementing decarbonisation actions in general practice: challenges and strategies17
Factors influencing symptom appraisal and help-seeking of older adults with possible cancer: a mixed-methods systematic review17
Barriers to diagnosing and treating vulval lichen sclerosus: a survey study17
What is illness?17
Sewage in UK waters: a raw deal for wild swimmers17
Better health for all: public health and general practice working together17
Key stakeholders perceptions of pharmacist independent prescribing within community pharmacies in Wales: a qualitative study17
Opioid reduction for patients with chronic pain in primary care: systematic review17
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing in primary care. The test is positive what now? A two-phase observational study of UK primary care16
Correction16
Parity at last: a new funding model for undergraduate primary care education in England16
It’s The Sun Wot Won It16
Childhood eczema: paths to optimisation of management16
Holistic management of symptomatic reflux: rising to the challenge of proton pump inhibitor overuse16
Early identification of rheumatoid arthritis16
Where are we after a year? Providing responsive primary care for Ukrainian refugees16
Truth to Power: Calling for Another Collings15
Should there be preferential health care for healthcare workers?15
Pathways to cancer diagnosis: current state and recommendations15
Primary care since John Fry; a research odyssey: the Royal Society of Medicine John Fry Prize winner15
Corrections14
Post-attack asthma reviews14
GPs are not ‘things’14
Hyperhidrosis: assessment and management in general practice14
Women’s health and primary care: time to get it right for the life course14
Migraine and cluster headaches: RCGP eLearning14
Adapting domestic abuse training to remote delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of views from general practice and support services14
Atopic eczema in primary care: evidence update and implications for practice14
A call to charity14
Hypertension and hypotension: getting the balance right14
Predicting illness progression for children with lower respiratory infections in primary care: a prospective cohort and observational study14
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 analysis13
Liver disease as new work in the context of protocolised primary care — do GPs have a role? A qualitative interview study13
GPs’ perspectives on diagnostic tests for children: a qualitative interview study13
Embracing general practice’s inner platypus13
Role of FeNO in predicting the responsiveness of inhaled corticosteroids in COPD: a systematic review.13
Transforming primary care in Scotland: a critical policy analysis13
Win the crowd13
A retrospective, comparative analysis of A&E attendance paserns in Irish Traveller versus non-Traveller general practice patients13
‘Delicate diagnosis’: avoiding harms in difficult, disputed, and desired diagnoses12
GP workforce sustainability to maximise effective and equitable patient care: a realist review of what works, for whom and in what circumstances?12
Books:The Shooting Party12
Using inquiry based stress reduction to address self-stigma in severe spectrum obesity in general practice12
Understanding Measurement of Postural Hypotension (UMPH): a nationwide survey of general practice in England12
Continuity of care in general practice and secondary care: retrospective cohort study12
Trends and variation in urgent referrals for suspected cancer 2009/2010–2019/202012
Corrections12
Acceptability of magnetic resonance imaging for prostate cancer diagnosis with patients and GPs: a qualitative interview study12
The triple E: Equality, Equitable health care, and Empowerment — are we there yet?12
Patient perspective: the ghost in the machine12
Author response12
Performance of ethnic minority versus White doctors in the MRCGP assessment 2016–2021: a cross-sectional study11
Self-ageism among older rural people11
Yonder: Psychotropic medication discontinuation, post-migration stressors, suicide prevention, and role modelling11
The High Cost of Bad Air11
Breast cancer risk assessment for prescription of menopausal hormone therapy in women with a family history of breast cancer: an epidemiological modelling study11
Hoarding disorder: evidence and best practice in primary care11
Books:The Health Fix11
Faecal calprotectin in primary care: is its current use supported by the evidence?11
Endometriosis: time to think differently (and together)11
A threat to trans patient care quality: gender markers, patient records, and population screening11
Factors predicting amoxicillin prescribing in primary care among children: a cohort study11
Books:The Lady’s Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness: a Memoir11
A tale of two doctors: a response10
Primary care in Ukraine: an international fellowship perspective10
Newer long-acting insulin prescriptions for patients with type 2 diabetes: prevalence and practice variation in a retrospective cohort study10
Inequities in hypertension management10
Obesity care in the community10
Prescribing hormone replacement therapy: key considerations for primary care physicians10
Care provider views on app-based treatment for female urinary incontinence: a mixed-methods study10
Understanding ethnic inequalities in cancer diagnostic intervals: a cohort study of patients presenting suspected cancer symptoms to GPs in England10
Corrections10
My father just died10
Patient experiences of GP-led colon cancer survivorship care: a Dutch mixed-methods evaluation9
Creating space for gut feelings in the diagnosis of cancer in primary care9
From cradle to grave? Redesigning and rebranding general practice in England9
Complications of psoriasis: clinicopathology, screening, and management9
GPs’ perceptions of teaching methods in shared decision-making training: a qualitative study9
Everything happens in the context of a relationship9
Assessments for adult ADHD: what makes them good enough?9
Improving personal continuity in general practice: a focus group study9
Books:Safe Care in Paediatrics9
Human wisdom as a source of hope9
Improving access to general practice for and with people with severe and multiple disadvantage: a qualitative study9
Prevalence of cancer risk factors among transgender and gender diverse individuals: a cross-sectional analysis using UK primary care data9
Unseen struggles: barriers to primary care for refugee and asylum-seeking healthcare professionals9
How to measure blood pressure: focus on general practice9
Books:Belly Woman9
Management of menopausal symptoms following treatment for hormone receptor positive breast cancer9
‘Sludge audits’ are needed to reduce barriers to care9
The 2.1% dilemma: reassessing video consultation in Simulated Consultation Assessment examinations9
Reading for practical wisdom9
Accessing primary care and the importance of ‘human fit’: a qualitative participatory case study9
Temporal trends in primary care-recorded psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic medication prescribing among children and young people in the UK: a population-based study9
Integrated care pathways: a new approach for integrated care systems9
Do I know you? (well enough to complete your multisource feedback … )9
Language of primary medical qualification and differential MRCGP exam attainment: an observational study9
A charter for dying9
Books: Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight Loss Drugs9
What helps, what hinders antidepressant discontinuation? Qualitative analysis of patients’ experiences and expectations9
Lifestyle advice for hypertension or diabetes: trend analysis from 2002 to 2017 in England9
NICE chronic primary pain guidelines: what the busy GP needs to know9
A mundane revolution9
Stories and medical records9
Pathways to being an academic GP in Ireland8
Books:GPs, Politics and Medical Professional Protest in Britain, 1880–19488
Regression to ‘barefoot’8
Guiding our patients through ‘transformative’ experiences8
Personal lists are not impractical. Look at Norway!8
Yonder: Pregnancy for women who are deaf, prison-based mental health care, sexual health non-attendance, and compassion in medicine8
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
Supporting people with pain-related distress in primary care consultations: a qualitative study8
Online behavioural interventions for children and young people with eczema: a quantitative evaluation8
‘Sludge audits’ are needed to reduce barriers to care8
What influences GPs use of pelvic examination? A qualitative investigation in primary care8
Author response8
The case for Integrated Training Posts8
The relationship between research activity and quality of care in English general practice: a mixed methods study8
Yonder: HFpEF, amputees, professional identity formation, and leadership training8
Asthma: effect of excess short-acting β 2 -agonist (SABA) inhaler prescriptions on healthcare resource utilisation8
Sleep disturbance in people living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: a realist review of general practice8
Implementing video group consultations in general practice during COVID-19: a qualitative study8
Automation, machine learning, and AI: considerations for commissioners, providers, and recipients of health care8
CGRP therapy in primary care for migraine: prevention and acute medication8
Exploring the barriers to and facilitators of implementing CanRisk in primary care: a qualitative thematic framework analysis8
Exploring the value of in-practice point-of-care testing (POCT) for high-risk groups8
Global primary care is local primary care8
Primary care’s preparedness for extreme weather events8
Books:Thinking About Patients8
Books: What Do I Say Next? Everyday Mental Health Conversations in Primary Care: A Practical Guide8
PRECIPICE: PREventing Suicide In PrImary CarE8
Prediction of cardiovascular events in older patients with hypertension in primary care: a cohort study7
Are we seeing more complex patients and, if so, why?7
What lies behind always matters most7
A paradox of problems in accessing general practice: a qualitative participatory case study7
Devalued: the financial erosion of the GP role7
Corrections7
Stop talking about resilience!7
Follow-up of curatively treated cancer in primary care: a qualitative study of the views of Dutch GPs7
Prednisolone in COPD: the overlooked harm7
Lessons learned from advocacy to promote Registered Reports7
Providing care to marginalised communities: a qualitative study of community pharmacy teams7
Editor’s choice: 10BJGParticles from 2022–20237
Change in treatment burden among people with multimorbidity: a follow-up survey7
General practice cannot be piecework7
The Pregnancy Loss Review: what does it mean for general practice?7
Trauma-informed practice for promotion of cervical cancer screening: an exploration of factors influencing engagement with cervical cancer screening7
Delusional infestation: an evidence-informed approach for general practice7
Midstream versus first-void urine samples7
‘Choose well’ is not good advice to people in need of NHS care7
Locums and antibiotic prescribing7
What does the future hold for the relationship between a patient and their GP in the UK?7
Continuity of GP care: using personal lists in general practice7
General practice and patient characteristics associated with personal continuity: a mixed-methods study7
Tackling health inequalities together: inclusion health and co-production7
When, why, and how to stop HRT: women and clinicians need more evidence7
Preventing cancer: pipedream or possibility?6
Service-learning and community engagement in medical school: do we need to change the way we think about student placements?6
Health inequalities and community pharmacy closures: why we should all be worried6
Continuity of GP care for patients with dementia: impact on prescribing and the health of patients6
Storytime as a vehicle for reflective practice: part 2 — the Christmas commercial6
Socioeconomic deprivation and post-stroke care in the community6
Assessment and management of medical emergencies in eating disorders: guidance for GPs6
Exploratory study of frequent attenders in general practice to better understand why patients seek help6
Books: Our Mothers Ourselves: Six Women From Across the World Tell Their Mothers’ Stories6
Effectiveness of post-COVID-19 primary care attendance in improving survival in very old patients with multimorbidity: a territory-wide target trial emulation6
Negotiating new roles in general practice: a qualitative study of clinical pharmacists6
Medical musings: GPs should be the orchestra6
SNOMED CT: working smarter, not harder6
Expediency6
Equity for the ‘missing middle’: closing the gap between primary and secondary care services for patients with complex mental health needs6
Artificial intelligence for early detection of lung cancer in GPs’ clinical notes: a retrospective observational cohort study6
Clarity of healthcare roles in electronic health records6
Co-development of breast cancer health promotion educational materials for ethnically diverse women working with hairdressing and beauty salons: BELONG study6
Underlying cancer risk among patients with fatigue and other vague symptoms: a population-based cohort study in primary care6
What helps or hinders the communication of poor prognosis between secondary and primary care? A systematic review with narrative synthesis6
Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation patients: DOAC or don’t?6
Patient experience and satisfaction with symptomatic faecal immunochemical testing: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods evaluation6
Correction6
Un(en)titled6
Planetary health: a warning from your future?6
Women’s health matters6
Resisting in the liminal space6
N-of-1 tests in general practice: pharmacological considerations6
Physical activity for chronic back pain: qualitative interview study with patients and GPs in German primary care6
It’s not just coughs and colds, it’s complexity6
The enshittification of general practice6
Yonder: International medical graduates, genetics at end-of-life, climate change, and paediatric antibiotic prescribing in China6
Recognising the value of a bunch of tulips in general practice5
The impact of remote care approaches on continuity in primary care: a mixed-studies systematic review5
Update on health problems of people with intellectual disabilities in general practice: dynamic cohort study between 2012 and 2021 with Dutch routine care data5
HIV screening guidance – ignored or forgotten?5
Turning diversity from a barrier to a facilitator of empathy in health care5
Arwen5
Adverse effects for patients in big group practices5
General practice in the UK’s response to the Türkiye and Syrian earthquakes5
Accessing Equitable Menopause Care in the Contemporary NHS – Women’s Experiences5
Role of receptionists in general practice: under-researched and under-valued5
Supporting healthcare professionals to address child weight with parents: a qualitative study5
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency5
Ten things I wish I had known about academic primary care5
Is general practice like guacamole … or more like Whack-A-Mole?5
Rethinking continuity in primary care for people with mesothelioma5
Development and internal validation of a diagnostic prediction model for life-threatening events in callers with shortness of breath: a cross-sectional study in out-of-hours primary care5
What your patient needs to know about a non-specific symptom pathway referral for suspected cancer5
The Fall of Icarus: using art to teach medical students about planetary health5
A medical student’s perspective on current ‘GP bashing’: what are we signing up for?5
Prophylactic macrolides for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the community: a decision for GPs5
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