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The NEW Hot Topics GP Update Course for Spring 2026 – What shall we be covering?

Dr Simon Curtis

25th February 2026

Have you been so busy seeing patients and juggling clinical and life commitments that you’ve barely had time to open a journal this year? You’re not alone! But, worry not as we’ve done all the hard work...

Hot Topics GP Update

Is faecal calprotectin a useful test in older adults?

Dr Laura Darby

11th February 2026

William is a 58yr old man presenting with a 5-month history of change in bowel habit towards looser stool.

Hot Topics GP Update

Early Onset Type 2 Diabetes

Dr Rob Walker

5th February 2026

How many people have you seen in the last year diagnosed with early-onset type 2 diabetes? What even is early-onset type 2 diabetes? And why do we need to consider early-onset tone 2 diabetes somewhat...

Diabetes

Hot Topics GP Update

They helped my friend’: Antidepressants, patient preference and the pressure to prescribe

Dr Simon Curtis

28th January 2026

Julia is 22 and works on reception of a hotel. She has been to see you a couple of times with symptoms of depression. There is no clear external cause, but she says she is prone to intermittent low mood....

Hot Topics GP Update

Mental Health

Weight regain after GLP1s – can it be stopped?

Dr Neal Tucker

21st January 2026

Hitting the headlines a couple of weeks ago now, the BMJ published a paper examining weight regain after cessation of medication for weight management. Although ostensibly looking at all weight loss medications,...

Hot Topics GP Update

Obesity

Improving ovarian cancer detection: new age-specific CA125 thresholds proposed

Dr Laura Darby

14th January 2026

Every year there are around 7,600 new cases of ovarian cancer diagnosed in the UK (CRUK). It is notoriously challenging to diagnose early, often presenting insidiously with non-specific symptoms. With...

Cancer

Hot Topics GP Update

Women's Health