A collection of my primary care related thoughts.
Oh, the life of a disused prescription pad in the realm of General Practice… Once the wielder of power, authority, and the gateway to pharmaceutical delights, I now lie forgotten, collecting dust in a dark drawer. How I long for the days when doctors would eagerly reach for me, their pen poised to scribble out […]
Press release – Community House Officer PRESS RELEASE – embargoed until midnight 31.03.23 Government announces new doctor role of “Community House Officer” The Government, through NHSE, has announced a consultation on the new role of Community House Officer (CHO), prior to expected implementation on 01.04.2024 The position will be open to all qualified doctors who […]
There are a variety of home blood pressure monitors that you may use to check your blood pressure. Here is a list of validated machines recommended for use by the British and Irish Hypertension Society and details on their pro’s and cons. A&D UA611 The UA 611 is a tidy little machine and one of […]
Increasingly, patients are turning to private medicine to manage their health because of the NHS backlog. This post explains why one element of this, requesting investigations by your GP afterward is not ideal and using the analogy of your mum’s cooking… So let us find out why a private doctor or clinic asking you to […]
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the land all the practices were open, even at GP at Hand The vaccines were put away by the nurses with care In the hopes that they wouldn’t soon be needed next year. The children all nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of TickTok danced […]
Join me for my final RCGP Council report as I step down as a nationally elected representative to the RCGP Council. please check your MyRCGP section for links to the papers. This session includes: Chairs report I, unfortunately, missed this because of issues at home meaning I could not attend in person. I did join […]
There is a shortage of blood bottles in the NHS. Here is why.
RCGP Council meeting 26.6.21 RCGP Members can access minutes here: https://www.rcgp.org.uk/council-papers.aspx The latest Zoom based RCGP Council meeting. Council was officially opened with a review of the recent challenges facing primary care and how the college has acted to challenge those issues and support members. Welcome and Chair report by Martin Marshall with explanation of […]
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Do you need an introduction to dermoscopy? Join DrGandalf and Dr Chin Whybrew of PCDS as they explain the basics of dermoscopy for GPs including amazing hacks for practice use. ? Subscribe: https://bit.ly/eGPlearningYTsubscribe ? 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Who is Dr Chin Whybrew? 01:36 What is dermoscopy? 02:05 What is the PCDS? http://www.pcds.org.uk/p/dermoscopy-p… 03:10 Dermoscopy basics […]