Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literature

Many conditions we see in primary health care are self-limiting and ‘wait and see’ can be a legitimate management approach. This is often a profound learning point for students and trainees who have developed their early clinical thinking by observing hospital care. Although it is long-established as a strategy, there is little research examining how the public perceives this, prompting an Australian team to analyse it through exploratory interviews.1 Participants generally accepted a ‘wait and see’ approach, although less so for some illnesses and in some circumstances. They wanted it at least presented as an option when …