Category: Clinical

Icosapent ethyl and high triglyceride (TAG) levels (Nice, 2022)

This is a new guideline from Nice on using icosapent ethyl in patients with high TAG levels, published on 13 July 2022.

Sleepio for insomnia and sleep problems

Nice's May 2022 update for GPs is based on good evidence.

Palforzia for peanut allergy in children and young people

The idea of Palforzia treatment is for patients to be able to tolerate small amounts of peanuts in their diet.

Video: Claire Coughlan, bowel cancer in general practice

Claire Coughlan talks about bowel cancer symptoms and signs in general practice.

T2DM: Type 2 diabetes Nice update (March 2022)

Essential info on patients with T2DM and hypertensions, CVD or heart failure – plus info on CGM.

NASGP schedules GP bowel cancer education event

The 7 July event will cover signs and symptoms in primary care.

Podcast | Diagnosis and management of actinic keratosis by Dr Tony Downs

We are joined by Dr Tony Downs for a talk on the management of actinic keratosis.

Video: Dr Tony Downs, actinic keratosis

Watch Dr Tony Downs's presentation, read slides and record CPD.

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.