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Subclinical Hypothyroidism - Think twice before testing or treating

Dr Rob Walker

10th December 2024

What is it they say about the three certainties in life? Death, taxes and life in the NHS never gets any quieter? We’re all no doubt gearing up for another busy winter, so any evidence or guidelines that...

Hot Topics GP Update

Stopping the groans from recurrent stones

Dr Neal Tucker

4th December 2024

Randeep is currently rolling around in agony on your examination couch. He has renal colic. You’ve already jabbed him with IM diclofenac and are wishing the practice still kept morphine. You’ve already...

Hot Topics GP Update

Sleepless nights, restless hearts: spotting the OSA-AF connection

Dr Simon Curtis

27th November 2024

Our patients are our best teachers. I remember one, let’s call him Mike, who first taught me the link between atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). He was a large guy, always smiley and...

Hot Topics GP Update

Rescue therapy in T2 diabetes - Clara's story

Dr Zoe Norris

19th November 2024

Clara was 84yrs old and lived in the residential home that was within walking distance of the surgery. Most days there would be one or two visits in the home, that was largely filled with our patients....

Diabetes

Menopause management – are new NICE guidelines 2 steps forward but one step back?

Dr Siobhan Becker

13th November 2024

Last year NICE released a draft of its update to its menopause guidelines and they were greeted with howls of despair from many of us who spend every day talking and consulting with women in primary care...

Women's Health

Identifying the sick child- will the NHSE PEWS score help us in primary care?

Dr Laura Darby

5th November 2024

How do we identify a sick child? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a handy scoring system that could accurately predict those at risk of serious illness who may need admission? Or just as importantly...

Paediatrics

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