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  Association between video consultation use and general practitioner and practice characteristics: a cross-sectional survey in Denmark

  Thim Prætorius, Eskild Klausen Fredslund, Daniel Cæsar Torp and Annelli Sandbæk

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0228. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0228
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  Core functions of primary care in Amathole District, South Africa: a descriptive study

  Robert Mash and Jenny Nash

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0141. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0141
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  Barriers to and facilitators of women GPs’ careers: a systematic review

  Laura Jefferson, Elin Webster, Su Golder, Katie Barnett, Nicola Greenwood, Veronica Dale and Karen Bloor

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0282. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0282
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  Evaluation of the Personality Disorder Positive Outcomes Programme (PDPOP) in general practice: an evaluation

  Hayley Trueman, Matt Williams, Robin Schafer and Fiona Blyth

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0196. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0196
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  Factors associated with link workers considering leaving their role: a cross-sectional survey

  Stephanie Tierney, Lucy Moore, Debra Westlake, Kamal Mahtani, David Nunan, Kerryn Husk, Shoba Dawson, Jane Smith, Emma Fuller, Lilly Sabir, Pauline Roberts and Obioha Ukoumunne

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0128. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0128
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  How GPs approach physical activity discussion in routine care: a qualitative study of video-recorded consultations

  Neha Giri, Kimberley Norman and Elizabeth Ann Sturgiss

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0253. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0253
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  Staff and service user perspectives of a co-located homelessness centre in Scotland: a mixed-methods evaluation

  Lauren Ng, Eddie Donaghy, John Conway and Stewart W Mercer

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0198. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0198
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  The association between coding for chronic kidney disease and kidney replacement therapy incidence at CCG-level in England: an ecological study

  Christoph Heinrich Lindemann, James Medcalf, James Hollinshead and Dorothea Nitsch

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0171. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0171
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  How gender shapes practice choices among family medicine residents and early career family physicians: a Canadian qualitative study

  Anneka Sheppard, Amanda Gormley, Lauren Mills, Madeleine McKay, Fiona Bergin, Roetka Gradstein, Catherine Moravac, Ian Scott and M Ruth Lavergne

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0158. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0158
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  Healthcare professionals’ experiences of de-labelling erroneous penicillin allergy records in general practice: a qualitative study

  Caity Roleston, Marta Santillo, Kelsey F Armitage, Catherine E Porter, Shadia Ahmed, Joanne Fielding, Marta Wanat, Christopher C Butler, Sue Pavitt, Jonathan AT Sandoe and Sarah Tonkin-Crine On behalf of the ALABAMA team

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0119. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0119
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  Prevalence and severity of anxiety, stress, and depression among adults with long COVID in Barcelona: a cross-sectional study

  Brenda Biaani León-Gómez, Meritxell Carmona-Cervelló, Rosalia Dacosta-Aguayo, Noemí Lamonja-Vicente, Jofre Bielsa-Pascual, Victor M López-Lifante, Valeria Zamora-Putin, Gemma Molist, Pilar Montero-Alia, Alba Pachón-Camacho, Eduard Moreno-Gabriel, Rosa García-Sierra, Adrià Bermudo-Gallaguet, Carla Chacón, Anna Costa-Garrido, Jose A Muñoz-Moreno, Lourdes Mateu, Maria Mataró, Julia G Prado, Eva Martínez-Cáceres, Marta Massanella, Concepción Violán, Pere Torán-Monserrat and for the Aliança ProHEpiC-19 Cognitiu (The APC Collaborative Group)

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0098. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0098
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  Sex differences in the prescription of antihypertensive medications in primary care patients: an observational study

  Elisa Dal Canto, Sophie L Theunisse, Michiel L Bots, Frans Rutten, Marion Biermans, N Charlotte Onland-Moret, Wilko Spiering, Birsen Kiliç, Hester M den Ruijter and Monika Hollander

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0116. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0116
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  Evaluating ChatGPT for converting clinic letters into patient-friendly language: a quantitative study

  Simon C Cork and Keith Hopcroft

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0300. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0300
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  Community-based cardiovascular risk assessment using the Cardisio^TM AI test: a prospective cohort study

  Simon V Rudland, Nisar H Shah and Alan Nevill

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0183. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0183
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  General practice specialty decision making: a system-level Australian qualitative study

  Faith R Yong, Priya Martin, Katharine A Wallis, Jordan Fox, Sneha Kirubakaran, Riitta L Partanen, Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan and Matthew R McGrail

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0218. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0218
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  Exploring considerations for becoming a GP practice owner: a qualitative study

  Hinda A Stegeman, Manna A Alma, Hanneke PM Vervoort, Vivian van Vliet, Nynke D Scherpbier, Daniëlle MC Jansen and Marjolein Y Berger

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0213. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0213
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  Patterns and indications for quetiapine prescribing in Dutch primary care: a retrospective database study

  Büsra G Cinar, Suzanne A Ligthart, Hugo AJM de Wit, Arnt FA Schellekens, Hanneke HWA Fleuren, Cornelis Kramers, Albert Batalla and Gerard A Kalkman

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0219. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0219
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  Chronic pain: prevalence, demographic inequalities, and healthcare utilisation. A primary care database analysis

  Siddesh Shetty, James Scuffell, Dianne Aitken and Mark Ashworth

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0147. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0147
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  Patients’ reasons for declining a primary care trial online therapy: a mixed-methods study

  Fiona Fox, Debbie Tallon, Roz Shafran, Paul Lanham, Christopher Williams, Berry Jude, Nicola Wiles, David Kessler and Katrina Turner

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0272. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0272
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  Characteristics of patients with frequent contact with general practice: a retrospective study

  Jesper B Nielsen and Helene S Andersen

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0195. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0195
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  Assessment and treatment of headache in primary care: a scoping review

  Jon M Dickson, Aneth Kimaro, Cheong Sxe Chang and Daniel Hind

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2025.0064. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0064
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  Lifestyle interventions for depression in primary care: a qualitative study

  Jolien Panjer, Manna Alma, Tryntsje Fokkema, Tom Hendriks, Daniëlle Cath, Jolien Kik, Huibert Burger and Marjolein Berger

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0233. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0233
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  GP referral to rapid diagnostic centres for non-specific cancer symptoms: a qualitative study

  Caroline White, Spencer Robinson, Una Macleod and Charlotte Kelly

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0179. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0179
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  The impact of paramedics working in primary care teams on other professionals and patient experiences: a qualitative study

  Georgette Eaton, Stephanie Tierney, Geoff Wong, Veronika Williams, Julia Williams and Kamal R Mahtani

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0152. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0152
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  GPs’ use of video and telephone consultation: implications for physical activity promotion for older adults. A mixed-methods study

  Christopher Thomas Callaghan, Conor Cunningham and Roger O’Sullivan

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2023.0256. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0256
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  A mixed-methods study of the experience of GP educational supervisors

  Derek Elliott, Annabel Shepherd, Karena Anne Hanley and Nitin Gambhir

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0106. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0106
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  Consultation frequency patterns for older patients in Danish general practice: a nationwide register-based cohort study

  Jonas K Olsen, Sonja Wehberg, Frans Boch Waldorff, Daniel Pilsgaard Henriksen and Jesper Lykkegaard

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0234. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0234
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  Saline nasal irrigation for acute sinusitis (SNIFS II): a randomised controlled pilot trial with nested process evaluation

  Roderick P Venekamp, Ben Ainsworth, Tammy Thomas, Beth Stuart, Joanna Slodkowska-Barabasz, Fiona Mowbray, Christopher C Butler, Nick Francis, Samantha Richards-Hall, Anthony Harnden, Alastair D Hay, Claire Hopkins, Michael Moore, Lucy Yardley, Theo JM Verheij, Shihua Zhu and Paul Little

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0307. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0307
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  GPs’ acceptability and feasibility for using point-of-care tests for cancer in primary care: a qualitative interview study

  Anam A Ayaz-Shah, Richard D Neal, Kelly E Lloyd, Matthew J Thompson and Samuel G Smith

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0191. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0191
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  Patients’ acceptance of a penicillin allergy de-labelling programme in primary care: a qualitative study

  Marta Santillo, Caity Roleston, Kelsey Armitage, Catherine Porter, Joanne Fielding, Marta Wanat, Shadia Ahmed, Sinisa Savic, Christopher Butler, Sue Pavitt, Jonathan Sandoe and Sarah Tonkin-Crine On behalf of the ALABAMA team

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0136. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0136
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  Prescription patterns of anxiolytics in remote consultation versus in-person consultation: a cross-sectional study in French general practice

  Flora Descans, Vincent Tarazona and David De Bandt

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0176. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0176
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  The patient path to diagnosis of atrial fibrillation: a qualitative study in primary care

  Patricia N Apenteng, Veronica Nanton, Trudie Lobban and Richard Lilford

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2025.0006. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0006
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  Influence of GPs’ unhealthy lifestyle on patients’ adherence to lifestyle recommendations: a cross-sectional study in Belgian primary care

  Julie Kerremans and Birgitte Schoenmakers

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0221. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0221
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  Primary care online training on multifactorial breast cancer risk: pre–post evaluation study

  Francisca Stutzin Donoso, Juliet A Usher-Smith, Lorenzo Ficorella, Antonis C Antoniou, Jon Emery, Marc Tischkowitz, Tim Carver, Douglas F Easton, Fiona M Walter and Stephanie Archer

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0305. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0305
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  Changes in heart failure healthcare in general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey

  Raphael Rothenberger, Thomas Blakeman, Carolyn A Chew-Graham, Faye Forsyth, Muhammad Hossain, Emma Sowden and Christi Deaton

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0138. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0138
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  Incentivising general practice: a review of the Scottish targeted enhanced recruitment scheme (TERS) through recruitment and training data

  Markus Chan, Peter D Donnelly, Frank Sullivan, Lindsey Pope and Nitin Gambhir

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0289. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0289
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  The complex adolescent world that complicates preventive care in GP consultations: a qualitative study

  Elodie Million, Manon Herbreteau, Gérard Bourrel, Bruno Falissard, François Carbonnel, Béatrice Lognos and Agnès Oude Engberink

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0290. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0290
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  Attainment of medical student learning outcomes following general practice specialty trainee supervision: a pilot study

  Julie Carson, Anna Frain, Heidi Emery, Edward Tyrrell, Daniel Crowfoot, Gurvinder Sahota, Emma Wilson and Jaspal Taggar

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0264. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0264
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  Remote versus in-person consultations for acute cystitis: antibiotic treatment and clinical outcomes, a retrospective cohort study

  Lars Emil Aga Haugom, Knut Erik Emberland, Ingrid Keilegavlen Rebnord, Guri Rørtveit and Knut Eirik Ringheim Eliassen

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2025.0009. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0009
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  Risk factors for poor prognosis in adult outpatient urinary tract infection: a meta-analysis

  Peter K. Kurotschka, Felix Kannapin, Andreas Klug, Maria Chiara Bassi, Ildikó Gágyor and Mark H. Ebell

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0298. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0298
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  Acne management in Norway: GP and dermatologist prescriptions (2012–2019): a nationwide overview

  Cathrine S Christiansen, Sigurd Høye, Morten Lindbaek, Jon Anders Halvorsen and Louise Emilsson

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0211. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0211
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  Recognition and management of acute functional decline in older people living in care homes: a qualitative interview study with UK care home staff

  Abigail Moore, Margaret Glogowska, Christopher Butler and Gail Hayward

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0252. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0252
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  GPs’ views on green social prescribing in Scotland: analysis of a national cross-sectional survey

  Helen Frost, Tricia R Tooman, Bruce Mason, Eddie Donaghy, Katie Hawkins, Sue Lewis, Maria Wolters and Stewart W Mercer

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0259. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0259
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  ‘It gives a sense of purpose’: a survey exploring GP registrars’ views on relational continuity of care

  Helen Leach, Helen Atherton and Jeremy Dale

  BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2025.0001. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0001