Blog - Page 12 | NB Medical

Should my baby have the new chicken pox vaccine?

Dr Laura Darby & Dr Simon Curtis

23rd November 2023

It’s Thursday morning and you’re just finishing a baby check for Anna, a healthy 8 week old. Her mother Kate asks ‘Just before I go and see the nurse, what do you think about the new vaccine? Is it a good...

Hot Topics GP Update

Paediatrics

Like death and taxes – a personal defence strategy for complaints

Dr Rachel Brettell

15th November 2023

My practice manager is a lovely guy, but whenever he knocks on my consulting room door, I am gripped by a deep and unshakeable sense of dread. What have I done, who have I killed, or WORSE, have I received...

New to General Practice

Behind the headlines - Anastrozole for breast cancer prevention

Dr James Booth & Dr Simon Curtis

9th November 2023

As I drove into work on Tuesday, I heard the news that NHS England were announcing a new role for anastrozole in the prevention of breast cancer. It took me by surprise and speaking to colleagues, I...

Cancer

Hot Topics GP Update

Patients who repeatedly DNA – do they need us the most?

Dr Andy Ward

2nd November 2023

How do you view DNAs? What do you do with the time you gain when a patient fails to appear or doesn’t answer their phone? Is it a chance to claw back some of those minutes you’re overrunning by…Make a...

Mental Health

ADHD medication shortage

Dr Siobhan Becker

24th October 2023

It cannot have escaped your attention (excuse the pun) that ADHD meds have become the latest drugs to have supply issues. This is a timely reminder that ADHD can have a huge impact on people’s lives. It...

Mental Health