Category: Clinical

Antenatal care in general practice

VTE risk should be reassessed after every hospital admission or significant health event, a key takeaway from this update.

Video: Dr Tina Peers, menopause in GP

Dr Tina Peers, GP and founder of The Menopause Consultancy, talks to NASGP members and runs a Q&A on menopause in general practice.

New GP clinical education event launches on skin cancer

GPs can hear the latest updates about skin cancer presentations and management in general practice as part of a clinical education event by NASGP.

Podcast | Dr Tina Peers – Management of the menopause

Dr Tina Peers joins us from The Menopause Consultancy in a talk to 40 NASGP members, followed by a Q&A. View Tina's slides, or view on YouTube.

Pelvic floor dysfunction in general practice

Otitis media – when to use antibiotics in GP

GPs can now consider prescribing an eardrop containing an anaesthetic and an analgesic to some children and young people presenting with otitis media.

Free menopause webinar added to NASGP’s free education series

GPs can learn about best practice and new research about the menopause during a lunchtime event on 5 May.

New locum prescribing study needs context, GPs advise

Dr Fieldhouse said: 'This paper raises many questions, and insightful feedback from our members shows that more research needs to be done.'

Free lunchtime CPD series for locums launches in April

Sessional GPs can learn advanced practice tips about risk management in the first of a new series of CPD webinars from NASGP.

Record cancer referrals in November, data shows

GPs made close to quarter of a million urgent referrals the month before Christmas.

Obstructive sleep apnoea in GP (2021 update)

Learn to tell three key sleep syndromes apart in primary care.

Inclisiran for lipid modification in GP (Nice, 2021)

There haven’t been any direct comparisons between inclisiran and ezetimibe, alirocumab or evolocumab yet.

NIHR targets GP locums for COVID-19 antiviral trial

Researchers partnered with the NASGP to recruit GP locums for an NIHR trial at Oxford.

Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage in GP (2021 update)

A 2019 update brings 2012 Nice guidance on miscarriage up to date for GPs.

C.diff and antimicrobials in GP (2021 update)

NICE's July guideline updates GPs' prescribing guidance. 

IBS in GP (2021 update)

Published last June, the most recent update since 2007.

Lipid modification in GP (Nice update 2021)

NICE guidance on the use of bempedoic acid in lipid modification prompted me to look back at the guidance (and a useful document), writes Dr Louise Hudman.

Is it worth GPs’ trying to reduce patients’ saturated fat intake?

Dr Robert Walton, a senior fellow in general practice at Cochrane UK, examines evidence from a new Cochrane Review on saturated fat.

Stop non-urgent blood tests, NHS England warns GPs after nationwide shortage

GPs must not order blood tests unless they are clinically urgent, NHS England warned.

Contraceptive prescribing for people with eating disorders

A new statement from FSRH outlines some of the issues surrounding contraceptive choice for people with eating disorders.

Lipid modification – NICE update (June 2021)

Nice's new guidelines for patients with 10% or more risk over 10 years caught many GPs' attention. Dr Hudman summarises the details.

NICE neonatal infection guideline

New advice for GPs on Group B strep infection, risk factors for infection, and recognising an unwell newborn.

Netflix’s ‘My Love’ is an uplifting watch for us GPs

Netflix's 'My Love' reminded me of the beauty of ageing, writes Dr Harvey.

NICE postnatal care update

A mammoth NICE update on newborns and their mothers' health.