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Trigger warning – Patterns before Suicide
Dr Zoe Norris
5th June 2024
I have only cared for one patient in my career so far who died by suicide. We had an excellent relationship, with regular consultations and an honest rapport. Their family often attended too, and we were...
Beta Blockers – Should They Still Be a Routine Part of Secondary Prevention?
Dr Simon Curtis
29th May 2024
One of the many exciting things about being in medicine for a long time is seeing how things change. It’s one of the things I love about science the most – the way knowledge builds incrementally, like...
NB Blog - Unscheduled bleeding on HRT
Dr Rob Walker
22nd May 2024
Sometimes in General Practice you’ve got to get out of your comfort zone and dive head long into an area with which you are both uncomfortable and unfamiliar. It’s the nature of being an expert generalist...
Statins and Diabetes: Should we be more concerned?
Dr Neal Tucker
15th May 2024
It’s time for a statin battle again. Steve has his annual review and the computer pop ups are telling us to consider a statin due to his high CVD risk. He doesn’t mind a blood pressure pill but statins?...
Facing the Future: discussing prognosis with patients at the end of life
Dr Rachel Brettell
8th May 2024
We all have patients who stay with us long after they have passed away. Vera is one of those patients to me. She was an amazing, stoical woman who had stage 4 endometrial cancer when I took over as her...
Genetic testing and ovarian cancer- what do we need to know?
Dr Laura Darby
30th April 2024
Jonathon is a 40 yr old man newly registered at your surgery. He attends for review of his IBS and medication. As part of the consultation you enquire about family history of cancer. ‘Oh nothing relevant’,...