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

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

General Practice Good Year / Bad Year

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Dr Neal Tucker
28th December 2023

And so we see the end of another year. Goodbye 2023. I hope it has been a good year for you all but I suspect, as is always the case with life and general practice, you’ve taken the rough with the smooth....

Season's Greetings, and watch out for the Mycoplasma

Season's Greetings, and watch out for the Mycoplasma image
Dr Simon Curtis
21st December 2023

Like the World Cup and the Olympics, epidemic peaks of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections come around every four years. The last epidemic season in the UK was 2019/20 and the UK Health Security Agency UKHSA,...

‘How are your periods?’ A simple question to find a complex condition.

‘How are your periods?’ A simple question to find a complex condition. image
Dr Laura Darby
13th December 2023

Naga Munchetty, a well known newsreader and journalist, has been raising the public profile of endometriosis through a combination of radio broadcasts and written articles. Additionally, she has given...

Menopause management – it doesn’t have to be this complicated

Menopause management – it doesn’t have to be this complicated image
Dr Siobhan Becker
29th November 2023

When NICE released its 2015 Menopause guidelines1, the direction of travel seemed pretty clear – a generation of women had missed out on HRT, largely as a result of the WHI trial2, and it was setting out...

Should my baby have the new chicken pox vaccine?

Should my baby have the new chicken pox vaccine? image
Dr Laura Darby & Dr Simon Curtis
23rd November 2023

It’s Thursday morning and you’re just finishing a baby check for Anna, a healthy 8 week old. Her mother Kate asks ‘Just before I go and see the nurse, what do you think about the new vaccine? Is it a good...

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Written by experienced GP and nurse educators, each article aims to present complex medical information in a clear, concise and clinically relevant way. The blog combines evidence-based learning with practical advice, helping clinicians stay informed while supporting safe and effective patient care. Topics range from clinical updates and prescribing changes to consultation tips, diagnostic dilemmas and reflections on modern general practice.

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