Exclusive: Advisers ignored as antibiotic goes OTC
28 Aug 08
The Government drug regulator plans to make a mainstream antibiotic available over the counter for the first time – despite fierce opposition from some of its own clinical advisers.
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LMC leaders spearhead GP bids to run Darzi polyclinics
27 Aug 08
GP leaders are setting aside opposition to APMS and taking the private sector head on in bids to control Lord Darzi’s polyclinics.
Copperfield
Don't baulk at telling parents their children are fat
21 Aug 08
So GPs may have to break the news to parents that their children are fat and might be taken into care unless they do something about it. Bring it on, says Copperfield.
TV chef's horror herb does have its uses
14 Aug 08
Copperfield is tickled by Anthony Worral -Thompson's potentially deadly recommendation to add henbane to your summer salad bowl. There are uses for the toxic herb though. Some positive, others less so.
Ask the Expert
Do practice nurses have to do medication reviews if asked by GPs?
21 Aug 08
Our GPs want us to do medication reviews. We argue that it is not our role and there could be legal implications. Also we feel we are not suitably qualified to do so. Please advise.
A patient is harrassing me - how should I tackle the situation?
21 Aug 08
An ex patient keeps coming to reception desk and asking various suggestive questions – e.g. she wants to marry me. Practice staff have spoken to her several times and found out she has a serious mental health problem. How should I tackle...
Clinical
What do these skin lesions have in common? Part 2
27 Aug 08
The four images below show seemingly diverse conditions which are cutaneous signs of one condition. A simple diagnosis of each is attached. A full explanation plus the linking factor will be revealed at the end of part 3.
What do these skin lesions have in common? Part 1
25 Aug 08
These seemingly diverse conditions are all cutaneous signs of one condition. See the attached results for a simple diagnosis of each picture below. There are 12 images over three parts and a full description of each condition plus the link...
Ten tips on obsessive compulsive disorder
25 Aug 08
Clinical psychologists Dr Victoria Bream Oldfield and Dr Fiona Challacombe advise on obsessive compulsive disorder
Snapshot diagnosis - why has this man suddenly developed double vision?
22 Aug 08
Dr Mike Wyndham describes another intriguing case
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
Phil Peverley
If GPs are so evil, how come we're so popular?
13 Aug 08
If GPs are so at fault, ponders Phil, how come the public likes us so much better than MPs?
Blogs
Moving on up and moving out
26 Aug 08
Our GP registrar blogger leaves his training practice and moves on into the big wide and scary world of general practice.
Sinister forces may slow me down, but I'm still moving on
14 Aug 08
Geoff is convinced there are sinister forces at work to delay his every journey to the rural surgery he's practicing at. So he's thankful that it's his final stint as a locum before he joins the Great and Grand Society of GP partners.
Comment & Analysis
OTC drive is over the top
27 Aug 08
It beggars belief that just a month after GPs were hauled over the coals for excessive antibiotic prescribing, the medicines regulator is to make the antibiotic most linked to resistance OTC.
Do GPs have a victim mentality?
27 Aug 08
Knee-jerk reactions to policy threaten the profession’s reputation and its relationship with patients, says primary care tsar Dr David Colin-Thome. Dr Robert Morley disagrees, arguing that challenging politically motivated, unjustified criticism...
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Focus on: GPs battle against spin
13 Aug 08
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Should GPs compete for patients?
13 Aug 08
Business, Legal & IT
Claiming your car expenses
15 Aug 08
Many GPs are confused by the rules on motoring costs. Continuing our series on financial MOTs, accountant Bob Senior clarifies the situation
Practical Commissioning
Focus on...patient engagement
29 Jul 08
An in-depth look at how PBC consortiums can truly engage with patients in order to achieve better results. We hear from one consortium which has appointed a lay board member, how you can use the web to engage patients and other ways of making...
Darzi special: what the Next Stage Review means for PBC
07 Aug 08
PBC promised more freedom and support; Darzi rules out direct budgets; GPs to bid for integrated care organisations; new innovation fund; best practice tariff; personal health budgets; business case approvals
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PCTs to make world-class commissioning a priority
04 Aug 08
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Watch out for the referral ref
04 Aug 08
