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Q&A: Polly Morland, ‘A Fortunate Woman’

Continuity

How inflation affects GP pensions

Tori Ferguson on how the rising cost of living affects the NHS Pension Scheme.

NHS pensions

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.

GP locums and good communication

Dr James Thorpe, Senior Medical Educator and Dr Rachel Birch, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, explain why good communication is essential in ensuring patients receive safe care from GP locums

Blogs

Review: A Fortunate Woman by Polly Morland

Being a GP: the romantic view.

Dr Judith Harvey

Dapagliflozin in chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Antenatal care in general practice

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

Obstetrics

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.

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

Gynaecology

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.

Dr Judith Harvey: Adam Kay knows the price doctors pay

'This Is Going to Hurt' vividly illustrates the heavy price doctors and their colleagues pay to keep the NHS show on the road.

Dr Judith Harvey

T2DM: Nice update (March 2022)

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

How 2022 annualisation affects sessional GPs

What if payments have been made at the wrong rate? All the advice sessional GPs need on annualising income.

Money Matters

NICE chronic kidney disease guideline – 2021 update

Quite a few changes, summarised, followed by a more detailed outline of management.

Nephrology

Ten common questions about locum pensions

Essential info on Locum Form A and B.

NHS pensions

How the Spring 2022 statement affects GPs

Honey Barrett summarises the key info GP locums and salaried GPs need to know.

2022: Dapagliflozin and empagliflozin in heart failure

Nice says dapagliflozin can now be used to treat heart failure.

Cardiology

Pension Scheme contributions for NHS locums

While pensioning your locum income sounds simple enough, you do need to understand the rules to avoid some potential issues, write Liz Densley and Abi Newbury of Honey Barrett.

NHS pensions

Dr Judith Harvey: Who’s speaking?

Hannah Conway’s Sound Voice investigates voice, its role in our identity and the experience of losing it.

Dr Judith Harvey

Adult iron deficiency in GP (2021 update)

This is a 2021 update on management of iron deficiency anaemia in adults from the BGS, the first in 10 years.

Haematology

NASGP magazine – Feb 2022

Read the NASGP magazine online today.

Dr Judith Harvey

Self assessment extension: advice for GP locums

Should GPs use the extension or not? Specialist medical accountant Liz Densley advises.

Accountancy

Managing cashflow as a GP locum

Specialist medical accountant Liz Densley shares six questions for a locum's budget.

‘Becoming a GP locum’ (PDF)

Download our free guide today, published by our partners Medical Protection.

Working as a GP

PCSE advice: Accessing draft Type 1 and 2 forms

PCSE has produced a useful guide to accessing draft Type 1 and 2 forms. Download it here.

Preventing chronic traumatic encephalopathy: a no-brainer?

Experience of concussion fuels Dr Harvey's interest in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Obstructive sleep apnoea in GP (2021 update)

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

Respiratory

Inclisiran for lipid modification in GP (2021 update)

Five tips for starting out as a GP locum

Ask what matters to you, sign up to LocumDeck, link with practices, listen for opportunities and get new practices on board.

Working as a GP

Work on the PANORAMIC clinical trial

GP locums wanted for an NIHR trial for antivirals.

Covid-19

Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage in GP (2021 update)

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

Gynaecology

Staying well during busy locuming periods

Follow five tips when you're stuck in a crunch time.

Career & wellbeing

C.diff and antimicrobials in GP (2021 update)

NICE's July guideline updates GPs' prescribing guidance.

How to record locum income for HMRC

Choose a method and then stick to it, unless there are sound justifications for changing, Tori Ferguson advises.

Money Matters

Dr Judith Harvey: ‘Kika & Me’ will inspire GPs

Amit Patel’s book about sight loss is a compelling story for doctors.

Dr Judith Harvey

IBS in GP (2021 update)

Published last June, the most recent update since 2007.

Gastroenterology

Making Tax Digital for GP locums

Liz Densley's advice for GP locums on HMRC's new approach.

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.

Cardiology

Covid-19 booster jabs for GPs

The booster campaign launched last month on 16 Sept and is open to frontline health and care workers as well as identifying other eligible patients.

Covid-19

Acne in GP (new Nice guideline, 2021)

Interestingly, this is the first time that NICE has developed a guideline on acne, writes Dr Louise Hudman.

Dermatology

Knowledgebase

Q&A: Polly Morland, ‘A Fortunate Woman’

How inflation affects GP pensions

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

Video: Dr Tony Downs, actinic keratosis

GP locums and good communication

Review: A Fortunate Woman by Polly Morland

Dapagliflozin in chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Antenatal care in general practice

Video: Dr Tina Peers, menopause in GP

Podcast | Dr Tina Peers – Management of the menopause

Pelvic floor dysfunction in general practice

Otitis media – when to use antibiotics in GP

Dr Judith Harvey: Adam Kay knows the price doctors pay

T2DM: Nice update (March 2022)

How 2022 annualisation affects sessional GPs

NICE chronic kidney disease guideline – 2021 update

Ten common questions about locum pensions

How the Spring 2022 statement affects GPs

2022: Dapagliflozin and empagliflozin in heart failure

Pension Scheme contributions for NHS locums

Dr Judith Harvey: Who’s speaking?

Adult iron deficiency in GP (2021 update)

NASGP magazine – Feb 2022

Self assessment extension: advice for GP locums

Managing cashflow as a GP locum

‘Becoming a GP locum’ (PDF)

PCSE advice: Accessing draft Type 1 and 2 forms

Preventing chronic traumatic encephalopathy: a no-brainer?

Obstructive sleep apnoea in GP (2021 update)

Inclisiran for lipid modification in GP (2021 update)

Five tips for starting out as a GP locum

Work on the PANORAMIC clinical trial

Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage in GP (2021 update)

Staying well during busy locuming periods

C.diff and antimicrobials in GP (2021 update)

How to record locum income for HMRC

Dr Judith Harvey: ‘Kika & Me’ will inspire GPs

IBS in GP (2021 update)

Making Tax Digital for GP locums

Lipid modification in GP (Nice update 2021)

Covid-19 booster jabs for GPs

Acne in GP (new Nice guideline, 2021)

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