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Antidepressants in the first trimester – how risky are they?

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Dr Zoe Norris
17th September 2025

Antidepressants have become a particular issue as their use has increased, and as awareness of perinatal mental health has improved. We now understand much more about the risks associated in either untreated...

Hot Topics Course Preview, Autumn 2025

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Dr Simon Curtis
3rd September 2025

For over 25 years, the Hot Topics GP Update Course has been the most enjoyable, easy and effective way for front-line primary care professionals to stay up to date with the latest evidence and guidelines....

Chronic Pain - Tips for Primary Care.

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Dr Rob Walker
11th August 2025

We are all well aware of how common chronic pain is, and the impact it has. Even by conservative estimates about 20% of the adult population report chronic pain. This topic really came into focus for us...

Why patients don’t need salbutamol ‘just in case’

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Dr Neal Tucker
6th August 2025

Daivd has a flare of his asthma. Tight chest, coughing, wheezy, he’s not at the nebuliser stage but he’s going to need some prednisolone to bring it under control. 

New Vaccine Schedule in Play, to Help Keep Shingles at Bay

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Dr Philippa Davies
30th July 2025

James is a 45-year-old civil engineer, who is now immunosuppressed after a recent liver transplant for PSC. When he enquires about his shingles vaccine, up until now, we’d have told him he was too young...

Let's talk about social media!

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Dr Laura Darby
23rd July 2025

Whatever your opinion on social media, it is part of the lives on the majority of children in the UK. A recent report released by OFCOM 2024 stated that 51% of children aged 3-12 use social media, despite...

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Written by experienced GP and nurse educators, each article aims to present complex medical information in a clear, concise and clinically relevant way. The blog combines evidence-based learning with practical advice, helping clinicians stay informed while supporting safe and effective patient care. Topics range from clinical updates and prescribing changes to consultation tips, diagnostic dilemmas and reflections on modern general practice.

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