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Euan Lawson
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Academic GP, Lancaster Uni. Editor, British Journal of General Practice. Research: working with people who use drugs/stigma. Bookish. Dailyish fell/trail runner in Cumbria. My views etc…

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Not directly related but adjacent - I get very twitchy when people talk about “building the evidence base”. In itself, innocuous and unarguable - but context is everything and can be a red flag when talking about an intervention that they support (and have already decided works).
October 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Inside the BJGP and editorial insights: Euan Lawson on the future of publishing and how to get published
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September 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
DM’d you David 👍
September 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Obviously most doctors respect confidentiality and there are important considerations around training/learning - but I think that is at the heart of it. They just don't frame it as the patient's story - doctors frame it as theirs.
August 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Been wrestling with this at the journal for years. My experience is that there is a deep rooted fundamental assumption amongst doctors that patients’ stories are theirs to share/tell.
August 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Read the issue dedicated to #QualitativeResearch, with an editorial from Prof. Carolyn A Chew-Graham‬ plus a celebration of qualitative research from @euanlawson.socialbjgp.org/content/75/755
British Journal of General Practice: 75 (755)
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August 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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The review also found a lack of evidence about who is most likely to be missed, highlighting the need for more research to understand and prevent inequalities at this crucial point of care.

You can read the full paper here:

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Equitable inclusion of patients with cancer on the palliative care register: a systematic review in primary care
Background GPs are instrumental to palliative care in the UK and most practices maintain a register of patients with palliative care needs. However, many people with incurable cancer who could benefit...
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July 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Let me help... Who?
July 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
51 people now. I’m in! 😀
June 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Or being used the least Ben… sometimes it’s what is not being done that matters. One that springs to mind is methadone/buprenorphine for people who use drug/opioid dependence - and problems with prescribing it to them when admitted.
June 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Quite. It’s a rum affair when so little policy is directed towards addressing social determinants of health.
June 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM