The Hot Topics GP Update course is the easiest and most fun way to keep up to date with all the latest developments in the literature, relevant to anyone working in front-line General Practice. If you...
Sometimes it feels like everyone in general practice is fed up. Our next patient, Jane, is 67 years old and no exception. She’s in with symptoms of UTI; exasperated, unwell and demanding ciprofloxacin....
Back in November, I wrote a blog post about the poor health outcomes for those patients who frequently miss appointments. I was therefore interested to see a recent Swedish study that looked at health...
After Rob’s blog about the rise of measles last week, this week we turn our attention to an outbreak of another age-old disease! Hands up if you’ve seen a patient with scabies recently? I can think of...
I was chatting to my colleagues during a brief respite in our Friday duty session last week about measles. A mix of ages and experience, but not one of us had seen a case of measles in our clinical careers....
Dementia remains (and will continue to remain) a Hot Topic for us all in primary care. It will surprise no one that the numbers of patients we are seeing in General Practice continue to rise substantially;...