Continuing our series, GP specialist Dr Matthew Molloy advises on remote management of common cardiology presentations The Covid-19 pandemic has meant we have had to significantly change the way we assess and manage cardiology cases.

18 January 2022

Sports medicine consultant Dr Neil Heron and colleagues Dr Emma Gilmartin and Dr Dáire Rooney advise on the assessment and management of key sports injuries encountered in primary care  Case 1A 33-year-old semi-professional football player limps into your practice on a Monday morning following a match the day before.

17 January 2022

Covid pressures are forcing GPs to provide ‘urgent-only’ services in two areas, while a BMA survey revealed that almost 70% of GPs have seen staff shortages affect patient care.

14 January 2022

Exclusive Locum bookings almost quadrupled from November 2020 to November 2021, according to the National Association of Sessional GPs (NASGP).

13 January 2022

The Government will extend its free personal protective equipment (PPE) provision scheme for GPs for a further 12 months.

13 January 2022

Separate entrances and exits should be used for unvaccinated non-patient facing GP staff, if needed to avoid them crossing paths with patients, an LMC has advised.

13 January 2022

A London CCG has informed GPs of urgent cancer referral waiting times of up to 40 days, advising them to ‘have conversations’ with patients about ‘the best place to refer them for care’.

12 January 2022

NHS England made £250m available for GPs to increase access during the winter, but with a number of caveats attached.

12 January 2022

GPs do not want to further the spread of Covid infections by handing out ‘tenuous’ face mask exemptions, the chair of BMA Northern Ireland’s GP Committee has said.

11 January 2022

The routine cervical screening interval has been extended from three to five years for patients aged 25-49 in Wales.

11 January 2022