Listen to BJGP Interviews for the latest updates on primary care and general practice research. Hear from researchers and clinicians who will update and guide you to the best practice. We all want to deliver better care to patients and improve health through better research and its translation into practice and policy. The BJGP is a leading international journal of primary care with the aim to serve the primary care community. Whether you are a general practitioner or a nurse, a researcher, we publish a full range of research studies from RCTs to the best qualitative literature on primary care...
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Sep 29, 2026 · 14:16
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Ben Walker, a post-doctoral associate based at the University of Calgary, who conducted this work while working at the University of Manchester. Title…
Sep 22, 2026 · 15:56
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Jasjot Saund, a public health registrar based in London. Title of paper: Association of the NHS Health Check with all-cause mortality: a longitudinal…
Sep 15, 2026 · 20:14
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Emma Ladds, a GP partner and DPhil candidate at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford. We’re here today…
Jul 7, 2026 · 11:16
In this episode, we look back at the last season of the BJGP podcast and reflect on some of the work we’ve discussed. Transcript This transcript was generated using AI and has…
Jun 30, 2026 · 17:56
Today, we’re speaking to Andrew McClarey, who works as a GP and Education co-ordinator Lead for General Practice in the Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors.…
Jun 23, 2026 · 18:45
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Tom Purchase, a GP and Health and Care Research Wales NIHR doctoral fellow. Title of paper: Co-generating ideas for safer paediatric care in general…
Jun 16, 2026 · 15:56
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Garth Funston, a GP and Clinical Senior Lecturer in Primary Care Cancer Research at Queen Mary University of London. Title of paper: Using large…
Jun 9, 2026 · 21:54
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Clare Macdonald, an Academic Clinical Lecturer in General Practice based at the University of Birmingham. Title of paper: Complex social needs and…
Jun 2, 2026 · 15:18
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Eliza Hutchinson, a dermatology registrar and academic clinical fellow based at the Centre for Applied Excellence in Skin and Allergy Research at the…
May 26, 2026 · 17:58
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Tori Ford, a qualitative researcher based at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford. Title of papers:…
May 19, 2026 · 13:22
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Charlotte Morris, a GP and academic based at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: Experiences of primary care for people with dementia from…
May 12, 2026 · 15:31
Today, we’re speaking to Catharina Savelkoul, a DPhil student in Health Economics based at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford.…
Mar 24, 2026 · 12:04
Today, we’re going to back at the recent BJGP Research Conference, which was held just last week on the 20st of March 2025 in Bristol. Transcript This transcript was generated…
Mar 17, 2026 · 18:57
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Charlotte Paddison, who is currently non-executive director at Royal Papworth Hospital, and formerly a Senior Fellow and co-lead for Primary Care at…
Mar 10, 2026 · 13:35
Today, we’re speaking to Marta Berglund, a Research Assistant and PhD candidate at University College London. Title of paper: Pre-diagnostic primary care consultations and…
Mar 3, 2026 · 24:05
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Mike Holmes, a GP in Yorkshire and Chair of Nimbuscare, a local GP-led multi-neighbourhood provider. Title of paper: Neighbourhood delivery of urgent…
Feb 24, 2026 · 19:53
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Karol Basta, a Public Health Registrar based in London. Title of paper: Predictors of Childhood Vaccination Uptake and Timeliness in a Diverse Urban…
Feb 17, 2026 · 15:59
Today, we’re speaking to Prof Emma Crosbie, Professor of Gynaecological Oncology based at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: Urine human papillomavirus testing for…
Feb 10, 2026 · 17:07
Today, we’re speaking to Professor Richard Baker, emeritus Professor at the University of Leicester. Title of paper: Factors influencing confidence and trust in health…
Feb 3, 2026 · 15:19
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Laura Jefferson, Senior Research Fellow based at the University of Manchester. We’re here to discuss her paper recently published here in the BJGP…
Jan 27, 2026 · 40:18
This episode, we have a round table discussion with the editorial team of Sam Merriel, Tom Round and Nada Khan. This collection of the BJGP’s top 10 research most read and…
Jan 20, 2026 · 21:00
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Joy McFadzean,a GP in Swansea and Clinical Lecturer of Patient Safety based at Cardiff University. We’re here to talk about the paper she’s recently…
Nov 11, 2025 · 14:46
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Rob Perry, who is a Gastroenterology Clinical Research Fellow based at Imperial College London. Title of paper: Evaluating the Role of Faecal…
Nov 4, 2025 · 9:32
Today, we’re speaking to Flo Martin, an honorary research associate at the University of Bristol. Title of paper: First trimester antidepressant use and miscarriage: a…
Oct 28, 2025 · 15:43
Today, we’re speaking to Claire Mann, a Research Fellow who is based at the University of Warwick, and Sarah Hillman, who is a GP and Clinical Associate Professor based at the…
Oct 21, 2025 · 15:47
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Luisa Pettigrew, a GP and Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation.…
Oct 14, 2025 · 17:02
Today, we’re speaking to Jadine Scragg, a researcher based at the University of Oxford, and Sabrina Keating about their recent paper published here in the BJGP. Title of paper:…
Oct 7, 2025 · 15:38
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Steph Stockwell, a senior analyst based at RAND Europe. Title of paper: Evolution of the general practice receptionist role and online services: a…
Sep 30, 2025 · 24:17
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Sophie McGrath, Consultant Medical Oncologist based at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and at Kingston Hospital in London. Title of paper:…
Sep 23, 2025 · 20:46
Today, we’re speaking to Euan Lawson, the Editor in Chief of the BJGP, about a number of issues around editing, the future of the journal and how you can get involved with the…
Sep 16, 2025 · 19:20
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Jo Burgin, a GP and a researcher based at the University of Bristol. Title of paper: Mental health consultations during the perimenopausal age range –…
Sep 9, 2025 · 18:12
In this episode, we speak to Dr Diarmuid Quinlan, a GP and MD candidate based at the Department of General Practice at University College Cork. Title of paper: Competencies and…
Jun 24, 2025 · 15:59
Today, we’re speaking to Professor Helen Atherton. Helen is Professor of Primary Care Research based at the University of Southampton. Title of paper: What do patients want from…
Jun 17, 2025 · 17:47
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Sara Noden, a GP with an extended role in ADHD, and Dr Nishi Yarger, Consultant Psychiatrist in adult ADHD services. Title of paper: A guide for…
Jun 10, 2025 · 14:08
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Cini Bhanu, GP and Academic Clinical Lecturer in the Primary Care and Population Health Department at University College London. Title of paper:…
Jun 3, 2025 · 17:24
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Jamie Scuffell, GP and NIHR In Practice Fellow at King’s College London. Title of paper: Patterns in GP Appointment Systems: a cluster analysis of…
May 27, 2025 · 18:49
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Steve Bradley, GP and Senior Clinical Lecturer based within the School of Medicine and Population Health at the University of Sheffield. Title of…
May 20, 2025 · 20:10
Today, we’re speaking to Professor Martijn Schut, Professor of Translational AI in Laboratory Medicine and Professor Henk CPM van Weert, GP and Emeritus Professor of General…
May 13, 2025 · 14:58
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Afrodita Marcu, a Research Fellow in Cancer Care at the University of Surrey. Title of paper: Symptom appraisal and help- seeking before a cancer…
May 6, 2025 · 18:27
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Stephen Gibbons, Consultant Clinical Biochemist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and Dr Clare Spencer, GP Partner and Menopause Specialist at…
Apr 1, 2025 · 13:38
Today, we’re going to do something a bit different and take a look back at the recent BJGP Research Conference, which was held on the 21st of March 2025 in Manchester. I’m going…
Mar 25, 2025 · 18:19
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Louise Clarke, a GP and researcher based at the University of Nottingham. Title of paper: Barriers to diagnosing and treating vulval lichen sclerosus:…
Mar 18, 2025 · 10:51
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown, a GP and Reader in Primary Healthcare and Health Policy at Queen Mary University of London, and Vice Chair for External…
Mar 11, 2025 · 16:22
Today, we’re speaking to Professor Helen Atherton, Professor of Primary Care Research at the University of Southampton. Title of paper: Supporting patients to use online services…
Mar 4, 2025 · 17:43
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Sam Merriel, a GP, and NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in General Practice based at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: Factors affecting…
Feb 25, 2025 · 20:43
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Pete Edwards, a GP and NIHR Research Fellow based at the University of Bristol. Pete has published a research article in the February issue of the…
Feb 18, 2025 · 20:32
Today, we’re speaking to Professor Anne Slowther, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Ethics based at the University of Warwick. Title of paper: Experiences of using the Recommended…
Feb 11, 2025 · 14:05
In this episode, we talk to Professor Paul Little, Professor in Primary Care Research at the University of Southampton. Title of paper: A randomised controlled trial of a digital…
Feb 4, 2025 · 39:35
It’s that time of the year again! This episode, we have a round table discussion with the editorial team of Sam Merriel, Tom Round and Nada Khan. This collection of the BJGP’s…
Jan 28, 2025 · 15:46
The BJGP podcast is back for a new season! Today, we’re speaking to Professor Joanne Reeve, who is a GP and Professor of Primary Care Research at Hull York Medical School. Joanne…
Dec 3, 2024 · 1:10
We’re taking a break over Christmas and new year, but we’ll be back at the end of January 2025 with a new BJGP podcast. Look forward to seeing you then!
Nov 26, 2024 · 18:32
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Rebecca Payne and Professor Trish Greenhalgh. Rebecca is a GP and an NIHR In Practice Fellow, and works alongside Trish at the Nuffield Department of…
Nov 19, 2024 · 16:01
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Dan Butler, a portfolio GP completing his PhD at Queen’s University Belfast. Title of paper: “Challenging but ultimately rewarding”: A qualitative…
Nov 12, 2024 · 18:52
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Carol Sinnott, a GP and a Senior Clinical Research Associate based at The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute. Title of paper: Understanding…
Nov 5, 2024 · 12:17
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Sarah Sullivan, a Senior Research Fellow based within the Centre for Academic Mental Health at the University of Bristol. Title of paper: External…
Oct 29, 2024 · 12:42
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Sophie Ansems, a GP and PhD candidate, and Dr Lianne Mulder, both based at the Department of Primary and Long-term Care at the University of Groningen…
Oct 22, 2024 · 15:43
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Amy Clark and Dr Kathryn Hughes. Amy is a resident doctor in North West Anglia Foundation Trust, and Kathryn who is a GP and a Senior Clinical…
Oct 15, 2024 · 15:26
Today, we’re speaking to Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham, Professor of General Practice Research at Keele University. Title of paper: People from ethnic minorities seeking help for…
Oct 8, 2024 · 11:42
Today, we’re speaking to Marije Splinter, an epidemiologist and sociologist based at the Department of Epidemiology at Erasmus University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. Title…
Oct 1, 2024 · 14:28
Today, we’re speaking to Dr Charlotte Archer, Research fellow in primary care mental health based at the University of Bristol. Title of paper: GPs’ views of prescribing beta-…
Sep 24, 2024 · 12:10
Today, we speak to Dr Jet Klunder, a GP trainee and a PhD candidate based at the Department of General Practice at Amsterdam University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. Title…
Sep 17, 2024 · 15:16
In this episode, we talk to Dr Holly Smith, Research Fellow in Perinatal Mental Health based at the Department of Primary Care and Population Health at University College London.…
Sep 10, 2024 · 13:54
In this episode, we talk to Dr Michelle Rickett, a Research Associate on the NIHR funded EXTEND study based at the School of Medicine at Keele University. Title of paper:…
Sep 3, 2024 · 16:07
In this episode, we talk again with Jen MacLellan, a qualitative researcher based within the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford.…
Aug 27, 2024 · 0:36
We're taking a summer break but will be back with our BJGP interview podcast on Tuesday 3 September.
Aug 20, 2024 · 0:36
We're taking a summer break but will be back with our BJGP interview podcast on Tuesday 3 September.
Aug 13, 2024 · 16:31
In this episode, we talk to Professor Clare Turnbull, Professor in Cancer Genetics at the Institute for Cancer Research and Honorary Consultant based at the Marsden. Title of…
Aug 6, 2024 · 12:09
In this episode, we talk to Dr Joe Hutchinson, who is a salaried GP and an academic GP working within the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research at the University…
Jul 30, 2024 · 15:13
In this episode, we talk to Dr Anna Wilding, a Research Fellow based at Health Organisation, Policy and Economics at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: Geographic…
Jul 23, 2024 · 15:03
In this episode, we talk to Lisa Davies, a PhD candidate based at Utrecht University. Title of paper: Patients’ perspectives about the role of primary healthcare providers in…
Jul 16, 2024 · 11:24
In this episode, we talk to Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, a Senior Research Fellow within the Department of Primary Care and Population Health at University College London. Title of…
Jul 9, 2024 · 10:34
In this episode, we talk to Dr Meena Rafiq, Academic GP and Clinical Research Fellow within the Institute of Epidemiology and Health at University of Melbourne. Title of paper:…
Jul 2, 2024 · 15:11
In this episode, we talk to Dr Abi Eccles, Assistant Professor within Warwick Applied Health at Warwick Medical School. Title of paper: The GP’s role in supporting women with…
Jun 25, 2024 · 15:56
In this episode, we talk to Dr Ed Tyrell, a GP and Clinical Assistant Professor within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham. Title of…
Jun 18, 2024 · 15:09
In this episode, we talk to Carina Benthin, a psychologist and PhD student based at Helmut-Schmidt University. Title of paper: What helps and what hinders antidepressant…
Jun 11, 2024 · 14:06
In this episode, we talk to Dr Adam Geraghty, Associate Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Medicine within the School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical…
Jun 4, 2024 · 18:57
In this episode, we’re going to recognise some exceptional researchers here in the UK. We talk to Dr Ben Bowers and Dr Steve Bradley, this year’s winners of the Royal College of…
May 28, 2024 · 15:11
In this episode, we talk to Dr Erin Oldenhof, Research Coordinator and a benzodiazepine withdrawal counsellor at Reconnexion, a non-profit organisation that offers teratmenta nd…
May 21, 2024 · 15:36
In this episode, we talk to Dr Erica di Martino, a Research Fellow based within the School of Medicine at the University of Leeds. Title of paper: Understanding General…
May 14, 2024 · 15:18
In this episode, we talk to Becky Gudka, a Graduate Research Assistant based at the University of Exeter, about a study she’s published here in the BJGP titled, ‘Primary care…
May 7, 2024 · 16:49
In this episode, we’re taking a slightly different slant to talk to Dr Mark Levy, a GP based in London who led the National Review of Asthma Deaths and is a member of the…
Apr 30, 2024 · 15:58
In this episode, we talk to Dr Lynsey Warwick-Giles, a Research Associate based within the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research at the University of Manchester.…
Apr 23, 2024 · 13:02
In this episode, we talk to Dr Sahar Pahlavanyali, a doctor and PhD candidate based at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Bergen in…
Apr 16, 2024 · 17:06
In this episode, we talk to Dr Zoe Anchors, a Research Fellow based at the Centre for Health and Clinical Research at the University of the West of England. Title of paper: A…
Apr 9, 2024 · 15:17
In this episode, we talk to Dr Lucy Potter, a GP and a doctoral research fellow based at the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol. Title of paper:…
Apr 2, 2024 · 0:39
We are taking a break from the BJGP podcast this week for Easter, but we’ll be back on 9 April 2024.
Mar 26, 2024 · 16:31
In this episode, we talk to Professor Miranda Pallan, a public health doctor who is Professor of Child and Adolescent Public Health at the University of Birmingham. Title of…
Mar 19, 2024 · 15:52
In this episode, we talk to Dr Susan Moschogianis, a Research Associate based at the Health Services Research and Primary Care team at the University of Manchester. Title of…
Mar 12, 2024 · 15:30
In this episode, we talk to Laiba Hussain, a THIS Institute Research Fellow and PhD Candidate at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of…
Mar 5, 2024 · 14:00
In this episode, we talk to Dr Shamil Haroon, Associate Clinical Professor and Honorary Consultant in Public Health Medicine at the University of Birmingham, and Dr Prasad…
Feb 27, 2024 · 15:59
In this episode, we talk to Patrick Burch, a GP and a THIS Institute PhD fellow at the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research at the University of Manchester. Title…
Feb 20, 2024 · 11:53
In this episode, we talk to Dr Shoba Dawson, a Senior Research Fellow within the School of Medicine and Population Health at the University of Sheffield . Title of paper:…
Feb 13, 2024 · 15:06
In this episode, we talk to Dr Cathy Morgan, a Research Fellow within the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration at the University of Manchester, and…
Feb 6, 2024 · 32:11
Joining me today are the Editor in Chief of the BJGP and my two fellow associate editors, Sam Merriel and Tom Round. This week we’re taking the time to reflect back on some of…
Jan 30, 2024 · 13:41
In this episode, we talk to Professor Kate Brain, who is a Professor of Health Psychology, within the School of Medicine at Cardiff University. Title of paper: Satisfaction with…
Jan 23, 2024 · 15:44
In this episode, we talk to Dr Jennifer Voorhees, who is a GP in Tameside and an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer based at the University of Manchester. Title of paper: A paradox…
Jan 16, 2024 · 12:09
In this episode, we talk to Isabel Leach, who is a final year medical student at the University of Sheffield. Title of paper: Understanding patient views and experiences of the…
Jan 9, 2024 · 14:31
In this episode, we talk to Dr Alice Harper, an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow based at the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol. Title of paper:…
Dec 19, 2023 · 45:54
In this Christmas edition of the BJGP podcast we discuss Christmas stocking filler books. We're joined by Ben Hoban, Nada Khan, Euan Lawson and Andrew Papanikitas and talk…
Dec 19, 2023 · 1:01
A quick note to say we're taking a break over Christmas but we'll be back with another BJGP Interview on 9 January 2024.
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