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  Prescribing practices for proton pump inhibitors among primary care physicians in England: an evaluation

  Kate Plehhova, Joshua Wray, Patricia Aluko, Scott Sutton, Jim McArdle, Anne Dawson, Cathal Coyle and Richard M Stevens

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0059. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0059
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  Content and timing of the 6–8 week maternal postnatal check: a mixed-methods study

  Clare Macdonald, Fiona Cross-Sudworth, Laura Quinn, Christine MacArthur, Debra Bick, Ellie Jones and Beck Taylor

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0229. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0229
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  The prescribing of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain in the menopausal and postmenopausal population: a drug utilisation study in the UK

  Emma Tillyer, Yogini Jani, Li Wei and Ruth Brauer

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0169. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0169
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  Perception of antimicrobial stewardship interventions in Swiss primary care: a mixed-methods survey

  Simeon Schaad, Jelena Dunaiceva, Arnaud Peytremann, Sophie Gendolla, Lauren Clack, Catherine Plüss-Suard, Anne Niquille, Anna Nicolet, Joachim Marti, Noémie Boillat-Blanco, Aline Wolfensberger and Yolanda Mueller

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0110. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0110
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  Mental health care and pragmatic shared decision making in general practice: an interview study

  Désanne Noordam, Monique Heijmans, Janneke Noordman, Tim olde Hartman and Sandra van Dulmen

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0111. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0111
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  Treatment patterns and burden of uncomplicated urinary tract infection in England: a retrospective cohort study

  Mark H Wilcox, Dave Heaton, Aruni Mulgirigama, Ashish V Joshi, Viktor Chirikov, Daniel C Gibbons, David Webb, Xiaocong L Marston, Myriam NA Alexander and Fanny S Mitrani-Gold

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0214. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0214
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  General Practice Community Pharmacist Consultation Service: an exploratory patient survey

  Julia Gauly, Catherine Grimley, Jeremy Dale, Paramjit Gill and Helen Atherton

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0204. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0204
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  The effect of a GP’s perception of a patient request for antibiotics on antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: secondary analysis of a point-prevalence audit survey in 18 European countries

  Julie Domen, Rune Aabenhus, Anca Balan, Emily Bongard, Femke Böhmer, Valerija Bralić Lang, Pascale Bruno, Slawomir Chlabicz, Annelies Colliers, Ana García-Sangenís, Hrachuhi Ghazaryan, Anna Kowalczyk, Siri Jensen, Christos Lionis, Tycho M van der Linde, Lile Malania, Jozsef Pauer, Angela Tomacinschii, Akke Vellinga, Ihor Zastavnyy, Herman Goossens, Christopher C Butler, Alike W van der Velden and Samuel Coenen

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0166. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0166
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  Inhaled corticosteroids for COVID-19: a real-world data analysis on guideline adherence

  Jasper WA van Egeraat, Ton Kuijpers, Jako Burgers, Hendrikus van Os, Niels H Chavannes and Tobias N Bonten

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0135. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0135
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  Primary care performance in a Ugandan rural district: a cross-sectional descriptive study

  Innocent Kabahena Besigye and Robert James Mash

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0105. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0105
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  Factors influencing medical students career intentions in Flanders, Estonia, and Hungary: a multivariable analysis

  Marta Velgan, Peter Vajer, Nele R Michels, Mart Einasto and Ruth Kalda

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0087. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0087
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  Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical office assistants (MOAs) working in primary care: a qualitative study

  Jennifer K Johnson, Bridget L Ryan, Amanda L Terry and Judith Belle Brown

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0151. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0151
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  General practice-related variation in oral anticoagulant treatment of atrial fibrillation: a nationwide cohort study

  Ina Grønkjær Laugesen, Claus Høstrup Vestergaard, Amanda Paust, Flemming Bro, Erik Lerkevang Grove and Anders Prior

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0197. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0197
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  Clinical decision making and risk appraisal using electronic risk assessment tools for cancer diagnosis: a qualitative study of GP experiences

  Alex Burns, Emily Fletcher, Elizabeth Shephard, Raff Calitri, Mark Tarrant, Adrian Mercer, William Hamilton and Sarah Dean

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0243. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0243
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  Exploring patients’ and carers’ experiences, understandings and expectations of COPD exacerbations:an interview study

  Ann Hutchinson, Richard Russell, Helena Cummings, Omar Usmani, Sarah MacFadyen, Judith Cohen, Tamsin Morris, Hana Muellerova, Yang Xu, Gary Hellens, Kay Roy and Michael G Crooks

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0026
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  Discussing poverty within primary care consultations: implications for mental health support

  Felicity Thomas, Katrina Wyatt, Kathryn Berzins, Ilse Lee, Jane Horrell and Alison McLoughlin

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0249. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0249
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  General practice characteristics associated with pay-for-performance in the UK: a systematic review

  Rhatica Srai, David Cromwell, Nicholas Mays and Luisa M Pettigrew

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0174. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0174
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  How GPs communicate the urgent suspected cancer referral pathway to patients: a qualitative study of GP–patient consultations

  Jessica Russell, Laura Boswell, Athena Ip, Jenny Harris, Hardeep Singh, Ashley ND Meyer, Traber D Giardina, Afsana Bhuiya, Katriina L Whitaker and Georgia B Black

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0115. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0115
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  Could a behaviour change intervention be used to address under-recognition of work-related asthma in primary care? A systematic review

  Gareth Iestyn Walters, Harriet Foley, Christopher Charles Huntley, Anadil Naveed, Kimberley Nettleton, Christopher Reilly, Maximillian Thomas, Claire Walker and Kyrie Wheeler

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0094. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0094
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  ‘The doctors were more knowledgeable about what I had’: patient views on the value of point-of-care tests for managing respiratory infections. A qualitative study in European primary care

  Marta Wanat, Melanie Eugenie Hoste, Marilena Anastasaki, Femke Böhmer, Annelies Colliers, Maria Gkamaletsou, Christin Löffler, Christos Lionis, Lile Malania, Mala Shah, Anja Wollny, Akke Vellinga, Christopher C Butler, Alike W van der Velden, Sibyl Anthierens and Sarah Tonkin-Crine

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0139. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0139
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  Diabetes complications in people with alcohol use disorder and type 2 diabetes

  Sarah Cook, Sonia Saxena, Rohini Mathur, Thomas Beaney, Shamini Gnani, Ana Luisa Neves, Arti Maini, Ravi Parekh, Kate Walters, David Osborn and Jennifer K Quint

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0133. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0133
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  Healthcare users’ evaluations of general practice: a survey among Danish men aged 45–70 years

  Søren Birkeland and Sören Möller

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0153. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0153
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  ’Stuck or unstable’ — partnerships between GPs and patients with complex chronic conditions: A qualitative study

  Mads Aage Toft Kristensen, Mette Bech Risør, Andreas Søndergaard Heltberg, Tora Grauers Willadsen and Ann Dorrit Guassora

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0146. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0146
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  Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and treatment intensity in secondary prevention of patients with ischaemic heart disease in the primary care setting: a real-world data registry study

  Núria Sánchez-Ruano, Anna Fibla-Matamoros, Carles Falces, Encarna Sánchez, Antoni Sisó-Almirall and Luis González-de Paz

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0220. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0220
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  Inequalities in cancer 2-week-wait referrals: a cross-sectional study in English general practice

  Stephanie C Wynne and Mark Ashworth

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0052. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0052
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  What’s been tried: a curated catalogue of efforts to improve access to general practice

  Carol Sinnott, Evleen Price, Akbar Ansari, Rebecca Fisher, Jake Beech, Hugh Alderwick and Mary Dixon-Woods

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0184. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0184
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  Declining number of home visits to older adults by GPs: an observational study using data from electronic health records in The Netherlands, 2017–2023

  Chantal J Leemrijse, Marianne J Heins, Bart J Knottnerus, Mariette Hooiveld, Judith N de Boer, Ron F Schipper and Joost W Vanhommerig

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0255. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0255