CMO announces plans for revalidation
23 Jul 08
Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson has formally laid out controversial plans for the revalidation of doctors.
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Exclusive: DH forces PCTs to procure polyclinics
23 Jul 08
The Government is forcing PCT bosses to press ahead with polyclinics even where they have protested that the move may ‘jeopardise’ patient care, Pulse can reveal.
Phil Peverley
Doctor rating website is trial by tittle-tattle
23 Jul 08
Dissatisfied patients can vent their spleen on controversial new website iwantgreatcare.org - to Phil's dismay
Clinical
Tips on diagnosing and managing multiple sclerosis
22 Jul 08
GP Dr Graham Archard gives key points for diagnosis and management of MS
Need to know - food allergies
18 Jul 08
Allergy GPSI Dr Adrian Morris answers GP Dr Mandy Fry’s questions on diagnosing cow’s milk allergy, prescribing Epipens and the value of allergen avoidance in pregnancy
How not to miss .... an ectopic pregnancy
18 Jul 08
Gynaecologists Dr Emma Kirk and Dr Roy Farquharson advise on the key signs and pitfalls
Dehydration in children - diagnosis by numbers
11 Jul 08
Dr Nick Summerton shows how numerical data derived from the history and examination can help in diagnosing dehydration in children
Practical resources to download
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Spirometry interpretation guidance
25 Jun 08
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Department of Health cancer referral guidelines
25 Jun 08
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WHO fracture risk assessment tool
06 Jun 08
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Guidelines on referring breast problems
25 Jun 08
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Asthma Control Questionnaire
18 Jun 08
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National private pilot licences medical declaration
29 May 08
Copperfield
I don't want personal care plans, and neither do the punters
23 Jul 08
I've not got time for Personal Care Plans and most patients won't give a toss about them anyway
Seems surgeons are as bad as nurses at the simple stuff
17 Jul 08
It's not just the nurses that have trouble with simple things, like counting and left and right. Our esteemed surgeon colleagues are just as bad. And far more dangerous.
Comment & Analysis
This is our chance to seize the initiative
22 Jul 08
Pulse’s guest editor Professor Mike Pringle gives his take on this week’s news
Focus on: Do PCTs have the capacity to deliver?
23 Jul 08
It is three years almost to the day since an NHS night of the long knives ordered a brutal series of mergers which saw PCT numbers cut in half.
A picture of general practice across Europe
23 Jul 08
As GPs struggle through their surgeries under the shadow of polyclinics and the extended hours drive, they could be forgiven for thinking the upheaval taking place in general practice is a uniquely English phenomenon.
Debate - should GPs embrace practice accreditation?
23 Jul 08
Practice accreditation is about professionalism and standardising quality – not a stick to beat GPs with – insists RCGP chair Professor Steve Field. Not so, says Dr Dermot Ryan, who argues it is a soulless scheme that will place a heavy...
GP education
How to compile a folder of evidence of competence
23 Jul 08
GP education experts Dr Andy Gooden and Dr Amar Rughani help make sense of the complex and daunting process of collating evidence to demonstrate a GP’s competence
How to get your RCGP credits
23 Jul 08
Professor Nigel Sparrow explains how the college’s accredited learning scheme will work – and what it will take to score the vital 50 credits a year
Business, Legal & IT
What are the implications of the Mental Capacity Act for GPs?
23 Jul 08
In October 2007, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 came into force across England and Wales. Here, Andrew Alonzi, a specialist in healthcare law, talks GPs through the act and its implications for their treatment decisions
Practical Commissioning
Focus on...cardiology
25 Jun 08
With CVD the biggest killer in the UK, our special report looks at examples of where PBC consortia led by GPs have transformed angina, ECG and heart failure services and improved patient outcomes.
Tips on how to get your PBC consortium back on track
26 Jun 08
With some GPs feeling despondent about the progress of their consortiums, independent PBC consultant Scott McKenzie offers advice on how to bounce them into action
Blogs
GPs' stories wanted by TV company
11 Jul 08
TV production company Maverick has contacted to Pulse to ask if we can help them find GPs with fantastic stories to tell about how their patients have survived extraordinary accidents.
Lewis Hamilton's not the only Superman at Silverstone
04 Jul 08
Geoff Tipper's other medical job has taken him racing at Silverstone and allowed him to wear a Superman outfit. No wonder he recommends it to GPs looking for a high-octane sideline.
