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Exercise and depression: better than meds and mindfulness?

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Dr Neal Tucker
6th March 2024

Yesterday 20% of my consultations were for depression. Perhaps I  shouldn’t be surprised - the Office of National Statistics reported that in 2022 one in six adults in the UK suffered from moderate to...

Health Anxiety – A Cause for Concern?

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Dr Andy Ward
7th February 2024

Back in November, I wrote a blog post about the poor health outcomes for those patients who frequently miss appointments. I was therefore interested to see a recent Swedish study that looked at health...

New year’s resolutions and the avoidance of cold turkey – how to stop SSRI’s in primary care.

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Dr Rachel Brettell
4th January 2024

It’s the first week of January, and for most of us, that means back to reality and back to the coal face, hopefully after a bit of festive rest and relaxation. For me, it’s also meant Janet, a middle-aged...

Patients who repeatedly DNA – do they need us the most?

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Dr Andy Ward
2nd November 2023

How do you view DNAs? What do you do with the time you gain when a patient fails to appear or doesn’t answer their phone? Is it a chance to claw back some of those minutes you’re overrunning by…Make a...

ADHD medication shortage

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Dr Siobhan Becker
24th October 2023

It cannot have escaped your attention (excuse the pun) that ADHD meds have become the latest drugs to have supply issues. This is a timely reminder that ADHD can have a huge impact on people’s lives. It...

Gender Dysphoria

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Dr Siobhan Becker
24th August 2023

What is your opinion about giving puberty blockers to a 12 year old? What is your view about gender neutral loos in school? Should a trans female athlete be allowed to compete in women’s events? What do...

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