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Thomas Round
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Academic GP King’s College London primary care cancer research. Associate Editor British Journal of General Practice (BJGP). E-learning Royal College of GPs (RCGP)
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Offering self-sampling kits to test for HPV during a routine GP appointment could prevent cervical cancer in an extra 1000 women a year, new research from @kingslsm.bsky.social, @qmulfmd.bsky.social, @cancerresearchuk.org finds.

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Self-sampling kits in GP appointments could prevent cancer in 1000 women a year
Women who are overdue for cervical cancer screening are most likely to participate in screening when a self-sampling kit is offered by a healthcare professional as part of routine GP appointments
www.kcl.ac.uk
July 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
New paper 👉 implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... @implementsci.bsky.social systematic review of computerised decision support systems (CDSS) for disease detection in #primarycare & recommendations
July 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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The implementation challenge of computerised clinical decision support systems for the detection of disease in primary care: systematic review and recommendations #impsci

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The implementation challenge of computerised clinical decision support systems for the detection of disease in primary care: systematic review and recommendations - Implementation Science
Background Early detection of diseases in primary care is crucial for timely treatment and better outcomes. Complex care demands and limited resources can make early detection challenging. Clinical de...
implementationscience.biomedcentral.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
@dr-michael-n.bsky.social
@bjgp.bsky.social paper Climate change & primary care:how to reduce the carbon footprint of your practice top 3 accessed papers of year so far bjgp.org/content/75/7... some great tips for GPs/practices #climatecrisis #primarycare @rcgp.bsky.social @bromleybybow.bsky.social
Climate change and primary care: how to reduce the carbon footprint of your practice
Health care is responsible for approximately 5% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, with primary care responsible for over 20% of these emissions.1 The World Health Organization has recognised clima...
bjgp.org
June 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Peer review workshop at BJGP conference 2025:
@drtomround.bsky.social@nadakhan.bsky.social, and @sammerriel.bsky.social host a workshop on the past, present, and future of peer review
youtu.be/HsDHawedIQI

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June 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
new paper👉 NHS-Galleri trial - MCED RCT- first model standardised referral of asymptomatic individuals from a trial into NHS standard-of-care cancer pathways. 
frontiersin.org/journals/oncol… @richarddneal.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk @charlesswanton.bsky.socia#cancere#researchch @frontiersin.bsky.social
https://frontiersin.org/journals/oncol…
May 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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An interactive workshop this afternoon with Dr Sam Merriel (pictured), Dr Thomas Round and Dr Nada Khan - BJGP's fantastic associate editors - on peer review! How to peer review, what to expect as an author, and what the challenges will be for peer review in the future
#BJGPRC
March 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My last meeting as a Barts Charity trustee today after nearly 10yrs. @bartscharity.bsky.social thanks to all the amazing colleagues at the charity, Barts Health & @qmul.ac.uk @qmulfmd.bsky.social - great iterative evolution of strategy including population health & digital transformation
Barts Charity (@bartscharity.bsky.social)
For healthy East London lives.
bartscharity.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Results from a nationwide survey in Denmark show GPs find marked discharge summaries with recommendation text boxes improve patient safety and the handover to general practice after discharge from hospital

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@thmikkelsen.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Having been around long enough to experience PCTs, CCGs, ICBs now abolishing NHSE…..yes cut the red tape & more lean/rapid decision making at the top- but people want good quality local accessible care & to avoid hospitals unless really necessary- ie invest in primary care & population health !
March 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Primary care assessment of transient loss of consciousness - Key aspects in differentiating causes of TLoC, including the recommended approach to assessment and referral, plus the relevant DVLA rules.
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#GPworkforce #GPSky #TransientLossOfConsciousness #TLoC
March 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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✨My essay in @thelancet.bsky.social this week has made the front page!✨ (I didn’t know about this 🤗)

‘Reflect, Collaborate and Listen’ looks at why doctors don’t listen and the urgent need to rebalance the power dynamic in the patient - doctor relationship.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
February 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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bjgp.org/content/75/7... Excited to have an article published in #BJGP - a how to guide on reducing the carbon footprint of your #GP practice💊💉🏥🌎🌳 #FamilyMedicine
Climate change and primary care: how to reduce the carbon footprint of your practice
Health care is responsible for approximately 5% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, with primary care responsible for over 20% of these emissions.1 The World Health Organization has recognised clima...
bjgp.org
February 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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GPs and patients are feeling the effects of the crisis in #GeneralPractice - especially in deprived areas.

Gateshead GP Dr Paul Evans took The Guardian inside his surgery to show the impact of the crisis.

#RebuildGP #TeamGP
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
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‘Fix poverty, fix health’: A day in the life of a ‘failing’ NHS
A GP surgery in one of the most deprived areas in the north-east of England is struggling to provide care for its patients as the health system crumbles around them. In the depths of the winter flu se...
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February 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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NHS provider trusts – making up over three-quarters of NHS day-to-day expenditure – reported a £1.2 billion overspend last year, amounting to 0.9% of income in 2023/24.

Or to put it another way 10% of the entire GP budget for the year who are not allowed to overspend at all!
February 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Listen to BJGP Associate Editors discussing BJGP's Top 10 most read research published in the last year www.bjgplife.com/193

#BJGPTop10 #PrimaryCare @sammerriel.bsky.social l @drtomround.bsky.social @nadakhan.bsky.social
BJGP’s top 10 most read papers of 2024
Quickly and easily listen to BJGP Interviews for free!
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February 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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BJGP Research & Publishing Conference 2025

Join us at the Lowry Hotel, Manchester on Friday 21 March for a day filled with presentations, keynote speakers: Kath Checkland and Rageshri Dhairyawan, and plenty of networking.

Book your ticket:
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January 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
What new fresh hell/nonsense is this? Only pay if you get an antibiotic prescription? Cough/cold/sore throat vast majority viral
Self limiting and better within 2 weeks thegpservice.co.uk/video-consul...
January 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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These stats are frankly bonkers. If anybody is complaining about why they are waiting to see a GP. They need to ask why successive governments have not supported the same growth in GP numbers as it has hospital medic numbers.

Agree @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social or just going to sit & watch the end
January 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Meta/facebook Zuckerberg following in the wake of Elon and Trump with removal of social media moderation. Now ok to call LGBTQ+ people mentally ill or women property mashable.com/article/meta... - what troubling times with polarization and Trump 2.0. Will @bsky.app be last safe space?
Meta now lets users call women 'property' and gay people 'mentally ill'
The tech giant overhauled Facebook, Instagram, and Threads' Hateful Conduct policy to be much more permissive.
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January 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
@miafarrow.bsky.social great to see you on @bsky.app nicer than the other place! loved seeing you on the stage in the roommate on recent NYC trip was a highlight of the trip!
January 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Oesophageal cancer is the 7th leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide.

In a Seminar, authors provide an overview of advances in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma and oesophageal adenocarcinoma: tinyurl.com/yc5h472f
December 11, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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General practice funding is inequitable: the Carr-Hill formula, which decides the distribution of funding, is outdated and fails to take account of socioeconomic deprivation.

Our briefing, proposes replacing Carr-Hill with a modern, needs-based formula.
Fairer funding for general practice in England: what’s the problem, why is it so hard to fix, and what should the government do?
General practice funding is inequitable: the Carr-Hill formula, which decides the distribution of funding, is outdated and fails to take account of socioeconomic deprivation. This briefing, produced…
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December 14, 2024 at 2:31 PM