British Journal of General Practice

04/09/2026

BJGPLife: Oblivion, Ageing, Disability, and the Quiet Architecture of Erasure
https://bjgplife.com/oblivion-ageing-disability-and-the-quiet-architecture-of-erasure/

03/09/2026

Avoidable mortality
The July 2026 LeDeR national report has important implications for GPs treating people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2026.0415

03/09/2026

BJGPLife: The acceptable stimulant
https://bjgplife.com/the-acceptable-stimulant/

02/09/2026

BJGPLife: Time to stop condoning the drink: Why GPs should abandon alcohol neutrality
https://bjgplife.com/time-to-stop-condoning-the-drink-why-gps-should-abandon-alcohol-neutrality/

01/09/2026

BJGPLife: The face before the case: Levinas and the family physician
https://bjgplife.com/the-face-before-the-case-levinas-and-the-family-physician/

01/09/2026

Association of NHS health check with all-cause mortality
Significant long-term survival benefit is associated with the NHS-HC, supporting continued investment and optimisation of the programme.
https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0451

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention is a policy priority because of widening inequalities and increasing preventable deaths. The NHS Health Check (NHS-HC) programme aims to promote early detection and prevention of CVD but has a wider-reaching impact owing to targeting multiple risk f...

31/08/2026

BJGPLife: Pebbles
https://bjgplife.com/pebbles/

29/08/2026

BJGPLife: The meaning of joy
https://bjgplife.com/the-meaning-of-joy/

28/08/2026

🎬 Eczema in people with skin of colour
A first of its kind study exploring the experiences and complexities of living with an inflammatory dermatosis specifically in people with skin of colour.

🎧 Listen to the podcast: https://www.bjgplife.com/233
📖 Read the research: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0720

28/08/2026

The September issue explores Inequality & Invisibility – dermatology and skin of colour, long-term survival benefit with the NHS-HC, and the LeDeR report - avoidable mortality. Plus, denying access, the invisible impact of visible illness, GP survivors working with DFV survivors, and GP income. Also this month, thriving women GPs, Scottish Referral Guidelines, ethnicity and palliative care identification and coding, childbirth-related PTSD, and AI detection in GP training.