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Molnupiravar for COVID in the community: will it be a Christmas Cracker or a Complete Turkey?

Dr Rob Walker

16th December 2021

It’s been a pretty depressing week or two. A new COVID variant spreading and restrictions coming back are giving a sense of Deja-Vu from last Christmas. Primary and Secondary Care are chock-a-block and...

Emperor - Preserved

Dr Rob Walker

2nd December 2021

I am, by nature, a late adopter in life. Whether it’s fads, tech or fashion I tend to let things roll for a bit to see how they pan out before considering my options (although my kids will argue I never...

New Depression Guidelines: NICE menu, but where are the chefs?

Dr Simon Curtis

25th November 2021

Carol comes to see you. She is 45, recently divorced, has a stressful job, has money worries and she is struggling with her teenage children and increasingly dependent elderly parents. Life is tough for...

WAAW and time to reconsider amoxicillin in childhood LRTIs

Dr Rob Walker

18th November 2021

18th-24th November this year marks World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) - an important yearly reminder about the impact antibiotic resistance has on global health and the crucial role we have in General...

Sometimes it’s a zebra…spotting emergency MSK presentations in primary care

Dr Simon Curtis

4th November 2021

Sally is 65 and normally pretty fit and well. She is slim and has psoriatic arthritis which is very well controlled with low dose methotrexate, so when I saw her on a Monday triage list with back pain...