Blog - Hot Topics GP Update

Fracture risk in Parkinson’s - Mind the Gap

Dr Rob Walker

19th March 2026

Fred is 79 and has had Parkinson’s Disease for about 10 years. He tripped and fell a couple of months ago in the garden and sustained a fragility fracture of his wrist, and is back to review his DEXA scan...

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Allergy Testing in Primary Care

Dr Rob Walker

4th March 2026

Darren is 28 years old, and you’ve seen him a few times over the years; he’s fit and well generally, but has developed some intermittent GI symptoms over the last few years, which at times seem worse after...

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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...

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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.

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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

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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....

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Mental Health