Additional Investigations and Referrals by Primary Care Physicians in Uncertain Clinical Situations: Cross-Sectional Study Using Virtual Patient–Based Scenarios Background: Uncertainty affects at least 20% of primary care consultations, possibly leading primary care physicians to order additional investigations or referrals, affecting cost-effectiveness and patient safety. Experience is a key determinant in making these orders, along with anxiety or physicians’ reactions to uncertainty. Past studies addressing the links between experience and additional investigations and referrals in uncertain situations have used questionnaires, database analyses, or interviews with general practitioners, but no study has used fully standardized conditions. Objective: This study aimed to examine the association between experience and orders for additional investigations and referrals in uncertain situations using a standardized virtual patient simulation. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 40 physicians stratified by sex and experience (

JMIR Formative Res: Additional Investigations and Referrals by Primary Care Physicians in Uncertain Clinical Situations: Cross-Sectional Study Using Virtual Patient–Based Scenarios #PrimaryCare #Healthcare #PatientSafety #ClinicalResearch #MedicalEducation

Why Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Changes Have Not Adequately Addressed Primary Care Physician Pay | Health Affairs Forefront Evidence suggests that primary care physicians spend more time than other clinicians on activities that the fee schedule does not reimburse at all. A hybrid approach that incorporates population-based...

While per-beneficiary primary care spending has increased, per-physician spend has gone down for #primarycare. This suggests these services are being provided by other specialties.

Hybrid models could help (PMPM in addition to FFS)...will they?

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📖 NEW RESOURCE: A new Public Collaborator Training and Development Booklet has been soft launched to strengthen the skills, confidence, and knowledge of people involved in patient and public involvement (PPI) in research: bit.ly/4uGy1bc #SPCR #PrimaryCare #PPI #PPIE #Research @halle-j.bsky.social

📖 NEW RESOURCE: A new Public Collaborator Training and Development Booklet has been soft launched to strengthen the skills, confidence, and knowledge of people involved in patient and public involvement (PPI) in research: bit.ly/4uGy1bc

#SPCR #PrimaryCare #PPI #PPIE #Research
@halle-j.bsky.social

I know it sounds weird to say this but May is just one month away. Register ASAP! https://integratedcareconference.com #integratedcare #primarycare #makehealthcaremakesense

Quality Improvement in Module Development: Interview with Dr. Haider Saeed, Director, Module Development (1/2) Read full article: bit.ly/3Nx8DEf

#MedicalEducation #FamilyMedicine #PrimaryCare #PracticeBasedLearning #EvidenceBasedMedicine #HealthcareEducation #ClinicalLearning #PhysicianLearning

Young adults and colon cancer: signs, risk and how to protect yourself Why are more young adults being diagnosed with colorectal cancer? Picture this: you’re 40, busy with work and family, and you start noticing a little blood “in the toilet.” Someone says, “It’s probably hemorrhoids,” you get a cream, and life goes on. Months later, you finally get a colonoscopy, and the word cancer walks into the room with you. That’s a scene I’m seeing more and more often in clinic. Globally, colorectal cancer is now the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death (He et al., 2025; Chen et al., 2025; Bray et al., 2024).

¿40 y ves sangre “en el baño”? No lo normalices: puede ser hemorroides… o una señal de cáncer colorrectal. / Blood in stool at 40? Don’t assume hemorrhoids—know the red flags + when to screen. Artículo EN/ES: drdandotesalud.com
#ColonCancer #EarlyDetection #HealthEducation #PrimaryCare

SPCR Post-Doctoral Fellowship is now REOPEN – exclusively for University of Bristol. Applicants do not need to be employed by an SPCR member to apply. 🗓 Deadline: 15 April 2026, 15:00 🚀 Start by: 1 October 2026 Apply now 👇 bit.ly/41fiPUQ #Postdoctoralfellowship #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research

SPCR Post-Doctoral Fellowship is now REOPEN – exclusively for University of Bristol. Applicants do not need to be employed
by an SPCR member to apply.

🗓 Deadline: 15 April 2026, 15:00
🚀 Start by: 1 October 2026

Apply now 👇
bit.ly/41fiPUQ

#Postdoctoralfellowship #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research

The NIHR has announced its 2026 cohort of Senior Investigators, recognising outstanding leaders in health and care research. We are pleased to congratulate our SPCR colleagues: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/congratulations-to-the-new-nihr-senior-investigators-2026 #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research

The NIHR has announced its 2026 cohort of Senior Investigators, recognising outstanding leaders in health and care research. We are pleased to congratulate our SPCR colleagues: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/congrat...

#SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research

Our response to the Senedd Future of General Practice report We've looked at the Senedd's Future of General Practice report to understand what it means for our members in Wales.

"Occupational therapists already make a significant contribution to #primarycare in #Wales, but sustainable funding, consistent service models and improved infrastructure are essential to ensuring that every community can benefit."

Read our full response: www.rcot.co.uk/latest-news/...

BJGPLife: When life changes everything: A GP’s return to work after bereavement
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Leadership & Change Management Virtual Workshop | Tuesday, 12th May 2026 Welcome to the Leadership & Change Management Training Programme workshop designed to equip leaders with the skills and knowledge needed to drive organisational success and navigate the complexities o...

Leadership & Change Management Virtual Workshop

Tuesday, 12th May 2026
9.30-11.30am

You'll explore various aspects of leadership from motivating teams to managing difficult conversations, and learn how to implement effective change management strategies: pma-uk.org/workshops/le... #primarycare

#Racist grifter Mary Talley Bowden is upset people who look like her are being denied… #PrimaryCare residencies in *checks notes* Fort Wayne #Indiana
(There are lot of South Asian #international #medical graduates because white American grads DON’T APPLY there)
And Pakistan not on “travel ban” list

NKD in Gunnison, CO
March 28, 2026
#NKD #HealthCare4All #IM4A #PrimaryCare #StopMedicalBankruptcy #UniversalHealthCare
#ForProfitInsHasToGo

Every day, GPs help people living with #tinnitus or #hyperacusis, but we know support varies across the UK. Please help us identify what resources & training could make a difference.

🩺 Survey link: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/nottingham...

#PrimaryCare #HearingHealth #MedicalResearch

At a #PrimaryCare conference this morning, in an auditorium full of clinicians. One other person wearing a mask.

I find it harder and harder to tell whether I'm inside or outside the asylum.

#MedMastodon #CovidIsNotOver

Medics Money podcast - Podcast App Links - Plink Podcast App links to listen, download, and subscribe to Medics Money podcast. Click to listen! Medics Money podcast by Medics Money described as: The Medics‘ Money Podcast helps doctors, dentists and…

The GP patient record is the richest dataset in the Western world—worth billions. As data controllers, GPs have a duty to protect it. #GPdata #NHSdata #PrimaryCare
Listen: plinkhq.com/i/1529627459
@TheBMA

BJGPLife: The inequality paradox: How Gepotidacin addresses the hidden social Gradient of antimicrobial Resistance
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months Among Children Born ... This report describes vaccination coverage by age 2 among ...

By age 24 months, for kids born in 2021-22, significant decreases for influenza vaccine; smaller decreases for birth dose of HepB, rotavirus, pneumococcal conjugate and primary series Hib. Decreases observed for all vaccines.

#IDsky #pediatrics #obgyn #primarycare #familymedicine #vaccines

#PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine I mean, I just do not get it. Why will doctors not organize? We could change healthcare if we began to speak up there are enough points we could all agree on -professional organizations are not helpful.

BJGPLife: Good sense of humour: an essential job requirement for general practice?
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#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

It was great to meet you all last week at #BJGP26

For more information about the Oxford-RCGP RSC, please visit our website:

www.rcgp.org.uk/representing...

#cihorg #oxfordrcgprsc #research #primarycare #data

As we mark Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, the SPCR reaffirms its commitment to research that advances understanding, improves care, and supports individuals affected by ovarian cancer: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/spcr-in-focus-ovarian-cancer-awareness-month #SCPR #PrimaryCare #Research #OvarianCancer

As we mark Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, the SPCR reaffirms its commitment to research that advances understanding, improves care, and supports individuals affected by ovarian cancer: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/spcr-in...

#SCPR #PrimaryCare #Research #OvarianCancer

FREE Public Collaborator Training: Reviewing Plain English Summaries (or Lay Summaries) Thursday, 21 May 2026, 1pm to 2.30pm Aimed at members of the public who would like to contribute to the research process: bit.ly/4bTVYEq #PPIE #PPI #Training #PrimaryCare #Research @oxprimarycare.bsky.social

FREE Public Collaborator Training: Reviewing Plain English Summaries (or Lay Summaries) Thursday, 21 May 2026, 1pm to 2.30pm

Aimed at members of the public who would like to contribute to the research process: bit.ly/4bTVYEq

#PPIE #PPI #Training #PrimaryCare #Research
@oxprimarycare.bsky.social

Creating Reliable Systems: A Clinician's Curiosity Leads to Quality Care - Health Data Coalition Nurse Practitioner (NP) Kelvin Bei has always believed that high quality primary care requires a patient-centred approach. “We want to automate what we can, but we also need to know our patients as people and take a holistic perspective. Are they falling through the gaps? Can we implement systems to prevent this moving … Continue reading "Creating Reliable Systems: A Clinician’s Curiosity Leads to Quality Care"

Curiosity sparked change. Using HDC Discover, NP Kelvin Bei used his practice measures to improve diabetes care and saw up to a 21% improvement in 3 months.

What could yours reveal?

https://f.mtr.cool/rdsoefsflt

#PrimaryCare #MedBsky

April 2026 BJGP cover showing a stylised chest X‑ray with colourful overlays and the headline ‘Cancer Diagnosis’.

April 2026 BJGP is live. Lung cancer diagnosis, GenAI in clinical decision making, tablets vs liquids in children, self-referral pathways, bereavement care, and who decides what counts as illness?
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#BJGP #PrimaryCare #CancerDiagnosis #GeneralPractice @BJGP_Journal

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TEST BANK For Burns Pediatric Primary Care 7th Edition By Dawn Lee Garzon Maaks Nancy Barber Starr Complete Questions Answers For Chapters 1 46
#TESTBANK #TESTBANK2025 #BurnsPediatric #PrimaryCare #testbankexams #studyguide #hackedexams

The next application deadline for a @nihrspcr.bsky.social PhD studentships is with @uonresearch.bsky.social 📅Deadline: Monday 27 April 2026 New opportunities will be added as they are made available Find out more: https://bit.ly/404redv #PhD #studentship #primarycare

The next application deadline for a @nihrspcr.bsky.social PhD studentships is with @uonresearch.bsky.social

📅Deadline: Monday 27 April 2026

New opportunities will be added as they are made available

Find out more: bit.ly/404redv

#PhD #studentship #primarycare

Dr Rosina Cross, Dr Sinead McDonagh & Professor Christopher Clark , reflects on the evidence base and patient-led evidence of the SPCR funded PALP-AF programme for the last 18 months: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/blog/palp-af-what-helps-people-living-with-atrial-fibrillation #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research @apexcomms.bsky.social

Dr Rosina Cross, Dr Sinead McDonagh & Professor Christopher Clark reflect on the evidence base and patient-led evidence of the SPCR funded PALP-AF programme for the last 18 months: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/blog/pa...

#SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research @apexcomms.bsky.social

SPCR Post-Doctoral Fellowship is now REOPEN – exclusively for University of Bristol. Applicants do not need to be employed by an SPCR member to apply. 🗓 Deadline: 15 April 2026, 15:00 🚀 Start by: 1 October 2026 Apply now 👇 bit.ly/41fiPUQ #Postdoctoralfellowship #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research

SPCR Post-Doctoral Fellowship is now REOPEN – exclusively for University of Bristol. Applicants do not need to be employed
by an SPCR member to apply.

🗓 Deadline: 15 April 2026, 15:00
🚀 Start by: 1 October 2026

Apply now 👇
bit.ly/41fiPUQ

#Postdoctoralfellowship #SPCR #PrimaryCare #Research

📣 Calling all UK undergraduate medical students! The @nihrspcr.bsky.social George Lewith competition is open! Win a funded place at the @sapc.ac.uk Annual Scientific Meeting! 🎓 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4uy9p4c 🗓️ Deadline: 12noon, 26 April 2026 #medicalstudents #PrimaryCare

📣 Calling all UK undergraduate medical students! The @nihrspcr.bsky.social George Lewith competition is open! Win a funded place at the @sapc.ac.uk Annual Scientific Meeting! 🎓

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4uy9p4c

🗓️ Deadline: 12noon, 26 April 2026

#medicalstudents #PrimaryCare