Most GPs surveyed had used a placebo in practice at least once, with active placebos (active treatments used primarily to generate positive expectations) more commonly used than inert placebos.

A high proportion of early-career general practitioners working part time in clinical general practice has implications for workplace planning.

Medical students report substantially less contact time with general practice registrars than with registrars in other, hospital-based specialties.

Concise, clear and practical resources can support general practitioners when identifying whom to test for hepatitis B.