Dr Mohammad Sharif Razai

Digital Information Sharing Before Consultations in General Practice: Protocol for a Scoping Review Background: Digital tools that enable patients to submit information before consultations, such as Accurx and eConsult, are increasingly used in general practice. These systems aim to streamline workf...

Our new paper: a scoping review of digital tools for patient information sharing before GP consultations.
We explore how systems like Accurx & eConsult are used, their impact on workload, access and equity, and where the evidence gaps lie.
#DigitalHealth
🔗 www.researchprotocols.org/2025/1/e82649

#Digital Information Sharing Before Consultations in General Practice: #Protocol for a Scoping Review Background: #Digital tools that enable patients to submit information before consultations, such as Accurx and eConsult, are increasingly used in general practice. These systems aim to streamline workflows, improve documentation, and optimize consultation efficiency. However, evidence about their implementation, impact on health inequalities, and health care outcomes remains limited and fragmented. Objective: This #Study aims to map and synthesize the evidence on #Digital tools used for preconsultation information sharing in family or general practice. Methods: This scoping review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute framework and the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews) guidelines. Searches were conducted on May 12, 2025, in MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), and the Cochrane Library. Gray literature will be identified via Google Scholar and the National Health Service or government websites. Eligible studies will describe or evaluate #Digital tools used to collect information from patients before general practice consultations. Two independent reviewers will conduct screening and data extraction. Data will be analyzed using narrative synthesis. Results: Database searches identified 6991 records, with 4536 (64.88%) remaining after deduplication. Screening began in June 2025. Full-text screening was completed in November 2025, with data extraction and synthesis planned for completion by February 2026. Results will be submitted for publication in early 2026. Conclusions: This review will summarize evidence concerning the use of #Digital tools for preconsultation information sharing in general practice. Findings will inform implementation, #Research priorities, and service improvement in #Digitally supported care.

JMIR Res Protocols: #Digital Information Sharing Before Consultations in General Practice: #Protocol for a Scoping Review

Digital Information Sharing Before Consultations in General Practice: Protocol for a Scoping Review Background: Digital tools that enable patients to submit information before consultations, such as Accurx and eConsult, are increasingly used in general practice. These systems aim to streamline workf...

Our new paper: a scoping review of digital tools for patient information sharing before GP consultations.
We explore how systems like Accurx & eConsult are used, their impact on workload, access and equity, and where the evidence gaps lie.
#DigitalHealth
🔗 www.researchprotocols.org/2025/1/e82649

Maternal vaccination service provision in London and Liverpool: Organisation, recording of vaccinations and midwife training Recommended vaccinations during pregnancy are safe and can prevent serious illness in both pregnant women and newborns. Despite this, uptake remains l…

Our new article @futurehealthj.bsky.social discusses how to ensure vaccine-accepting women get the recommended maternal vaccinations by highlighting areas of good practice and those that need strengthening. #vaccination #healthcare #vaccines #medicine

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#hotoffthepress 🔥
Maternal vaccination uptake remains low in England.
This study examines the organisation and recording of vaccinations, midwife training in London & Liverpool—and the barriers that persist.
#MaternalHealth #Vaccination
📄www.sciencedirect.co...

📢 New publication in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP)

I explore AI scribes in general practice and what we risk losing in the name of efficiency.

🩺📄 DOI: bjgp.org/content/75/757…

#AIinHealthcare #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #healthcare #AIscribes

First UK study links RSV vaccine uptake in pregnancy to perinatal outcomes and health inequities | City St George's, University of London Uptake of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during pregnancy is not linked to increased risk of adverse perinatal health outcomes among vaccinated women.

Our new research on RSV vaccination coverage and perinatal outcomes. #vaccine #health

bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

The Credibility of Bioethics After the Gaza Genocide Between October 2023 and January 2025, the Israeli military's sustained attacks on Gaza resulted in an estimated 186,000 deaths and the systematic destruction of healthcare infrastructure. Despite th...

✍🏻 Our new article, 'The Credibility of Bioethics After the Gaza Genocide', is published in Bioethics.

What does it mean for bioethics to speak and act against health-destroying atrocities?
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#Bioethics #GlobalHealthEthics #EthicsInPractice #Gaza

The impact of noise pollution on health ### What you need to know A 52 year old man presents with persistent sleep disturbance, tiredness, and difficulty concentrating. His partner reports increasing irritability. The couple have recently ...

New paper in the @bmj.com.

Noise pollution affects millions and contributes to heart disease, sleep problems, and mental ill health.

We outline practical ways to recognise and reduce its effects across patient, provider, and policy levels.

Read here: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...

#PublicHealth #health

‏مادرم
‏دستى پر از نور
‏در آستانه‌ی در
‏کتابی گذاشت در دستانم

‏این رنگ‌ها را بخوان
‏که جهان، بی‌سبزیِ خیال
‏تنهاتر از یک کاسه آب است

‏ورق زدم
‏و باران
‏از لابه‌لای صفحات
‏به گلدان اتاق ریخت

‏او
‏از پشت حروف
‏به من لبخند زد
‏هر کلمه
‏ شاخه‌ای است.
‏م.ش.ر

Dr Mohammad Sharif Razai said, “The data informs that uptake is growing, but in uneven ways, with disparities in ethnicity and socio-economic status. This points to the need for equitable, targeted public health strategies for people to make informed decisions; particularly in communities with historically lower uptake.”

The first UK-based analysis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine uptake during pregnancy and its association with perinatal outcomes has found no evidence of increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes among vaccinated women.

Read more: www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/news/new-stu...

BJGPLife: Tackling the problem of quality in peer review
bjgplife.com/tacklin...


#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

First UK study links RSV vaccine uptake in pregnancy to perinatal outcomes and health inequities | City St George's, University of London Uptake of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during pregnancy is not linked to increased risk of adverse perinatal health outcomes among vaccinated women.

Our new research on RSV vaccination coverage and perinatal outcomes. #vaccine #health

bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

کتاب زمین سوخته احمد محمود به دستم رسید. داستان بسیار پُر شتاب و با تب و تابی ست. هر چند از سوژه جنگ خوشم نمی آید اما شیوه نگارش و پرداختن در این کتاب بسیار جالب است.

The autumn issue of Tears in the Fence is out, and I am delighted that two of my poems appear in this joyful issue.

📢 New publication in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP)

I explore AI scribes in general practice and what we risk losing in the name of efficiency.

🩺📄 DOI: bjgp.org/content/75/757…

#AIinHealthcare #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #healthcare #AIscribes

📢 New Publication | The Lancet Public Health

Delighted to share our latest systematic review and meta-analysis published in The Lancet Public Health, exploring drivers of HPV vaccine uptake among 5,638,838 migrant populations across 16 countries. #vaccination

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

BJGPLife: Artificial intelligence scribes in general practice: Sacrificing the art of medicine for promised efficiency
bjgplife.com/artific...

How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to overcome people’s doubts.

Trust in vaccines is being undermined.💉But what should you say to someone who has doubts? I spoke with vaccine hesitancy researchers for @nature.com to find out how best to speak to someone with questions /concerns about vaccines.

Anyone can use their helpful advice
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to overcome people’s doubts.

Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to overcome people’s doubts

https://go.nature.com/3TnaM4l

Vaccination in pregnancy: the vaccine bit is easy, the behaviour is hard - Mohammad S Razai, Pippa Oakeshott, Jo Parsons, 2025

Vaccination programmes must move beyond the laboratory and into the lived realities of pregnant women, where trust, misinformation, systemic barriers and social norms converge.

Our open-access article distils several years of insights into maternal vaccinations

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Thrilled to get my copy of @poetrybrum.bsky.social

Our article on the responsibilities of healthcare professionals towards #Gaza is in this week's @bmj.com print issue.

www.bmj.com/content/389/...

BJGPLife: It is time we talk about the duties of a patient
bjgplife.com/it-is-t...

People in Gaza collect water

Doctors working in Gaza have made urgent pleas, saying that they feel abandoned by the world amid renewed Israeli airstrikes.

Justice in healthcare means actively supporting the people of Gaza and helping to rebuild the health system, say
@mohammadrazai.bsky.social et al
www.bmj.com/content/389/...

The healthcare community has a responsibility to highlight the ongoing destruction in Gaza A month before Mahmoud Abu Nujaila, a doctor who worked with Médecins Sans Frontières at Gaza's Al-Awda hospital, was killed by an Israeli airstrike along with his colleagues, he wrote on a hospital w...

Our @bmj.com article on the responsibility of the healthcare community towards Gaza.

“Honouring over a thousand Gazan healthcare workers who have been killed 16 requires more than remembrance—it demands meaningful action.” #gaza #health #palestine

www.bmj.com/content/389/...

The healthcare community has a responsibility to highlight the ongoing destruction in Gaza A month before Mahmoud Abu Nujaila, a doctor who worked with Médecins Sans Frontières at Gaza's Al-Awda hospital, was killed by an Israeli airstrike along with his colleagues, he wrote on a hospital w...

Our @bmj.com article on the responsibility of the healthcare community towards Gaza.

“Honouring over a thousand Gazan healthcare workers who have been killed 16 requires more than remembrance—it demands meaningful action.” #gaza #health #palestine

www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Our new open-access research article published in the journal of Public Health Policy.

rdcu.be/d692q

Tackling drug shortages must be an urgent priority for the NHS In recent years, the NHS has faced numerous drug shortages, with serious consequences for both patients and healthcare professionals.12 These ongoing shortages have affected a wide range of drugs, inc...

The NHS faces frequent drug shortages with serious consequences for patients and healthcare professionals. In our @bmj.com article, we discuss the causes of these drug shortages as well as potential solutions to tackle this major challenge for the NHS. www.bmj.com/content/388/...