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NICE postnatal care update

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

Obstetrics

Lipid modification – NICE update

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

Cardiology

How will annual allowance charges affect me?

Don’t just assume you are below the limits, Liz Densley advises – make sure you are aware what your ‘pension inputs’ are.

Judith Harvey: Who’s keeping score of the health of the nation?

What if we had a single measurement for the nation’s health? Judith Harvey outlines the need for the new 'health index', currently being compiled by the ONS.

Judith Harvey

Baricitinib for dermatitis

NICE has released a new guideline on the use of Baricitinib in moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.

Dermatology

Updated atrial fibrillation guideline from Nice

New guidance from April 2021 updates advice from 2014.

Cardiology

Ten top tips for doing your first sessions as a GP locum

Delegate, arrive early, and never cut corners: Dr Leila Saeed advises on ten things she wishes she'd known.

GP locums

Secondary bacterial infections of eczema

Every now and again a new guideline is released that doesn't look that promising, but really changes the way you look at a topic. A good example of this is the new guideline from NICE on managing the secondary bacterial infection of eczema, published in March.

Dermatology

‘We want to put locum myths to bed’: Prof Kieran Walshe, GP locum researcher

Prof Kieran Walshe explains how NIHR-funded research into locums could change work for GP locums.

GP locums

Looking for GP writers

The NASGP is looking for sessional GP writers, experienced and new.

Career & wellbeing

Dapagliflozin in heart failure

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

Cardiology

Changes to Locum Form B 2021/22

The guidance notes advise that Box j is “to assist with declaring your correct tiered rate.”

Judith Harvey: ’76 Days’ tells us candidly about the early days of the pandemic

Dr Harvey compares Hao Wu's doc with BBC and ITV accounts of how British hospitals coped

Judith Harvey

Erenumab for preventing migraine

This is a new guideline from NICE advising that erenumab can be used for the prevention of migraine, published in March 2020.

Neurology

Working as a salaried GP

Frequently-asked questions about practice, paperwork and training as a salaried GP.

Gestational trophoblastic disease – a new RCOG guideline

New guideline from RCOG, published in June 2020, on managing Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD). There is a useful section on when to suspect GTD.

Progestogen-only implant guideline from FSRH

An update of our original summary on the progesterone-only implant from FSRH, including e-learning.

Sexual health

Managing long Covid in general practice

Louise Hudman summarises the latest Nice guidelines on the management of Long Covid.

Covid-19

How to approach a practice manager about salaried work

Gary Hughes is a practice manager and partner with 12 years’ experience. He explains how practices like his are coping with the pandemic, how Covid-19 has affected their outlook for using locums, and his advice on how to get a salaried post at a GP practice you like

Working as a GP locum

Our well-read and up-to-date advice on how GP locums find and manage work.

How GP locums handle ‘difficult’ consultations

Dr Leila Saeed has been a GP locum and a salaried GP in different parts of the UK and spends three days a week as a clinical educator

Skills

What does the McCloud consultation mean for my pension?

What are the practical implications of the McCloud consultation, and what do you need to do now (or not, as the case may be)?

Nine tasks for sessional GPs to prioritise before the end of the tax year 2020/21

It is the end of the tax year, and we must check we are in a good state to wave goodbye to 2020/21 and hello to 2021/22. We know you are all short on time so here is a quick guide to the things to tick off before it's too late.

Three ways new NHS Pensions changes could affect GPs

Annual allowance, compensation, and retrospective taxation could all hit GP locums and salaried GPs now, or in the next two years. Kirsty McGaun, Legal & Medical, advises

NHS pensions

Five things sessional GPs want in 2021 – NASGP survey results

2020 was the most unusual year for locums yet – not just in terms of the clinical challenges, but also because of lost and cancelled work.

Working as a GP

Q&A: Keeping steady sessional income during Covid-19 when you work as a GP locum

Like many locums, Dr Smith lost work when Covid-19 hit. But by May, he was back to normal. Find out how he coped – and why he helped practices cancel his sessions

Working as a GP

‘We’ve seen almost an 100% increase’: the surge at doctors’ support services in 2020

Dr Helen Garr, a GP and the clinical lead at NHS Practitioner Health, explains the importance of preventing burnout amongst GP locums in 2021.

Career & wellbeing

Galcanezumab for the prevention of migraine

This new guideline was published in November 2020.

Neurology

Reply from Locum Hub Wales

Further to original correspondence from NASGP Chair Richard Fieldhouse, we've now had a response from Wales Government about Locum Hub Wales.

How to set up a locum chambers

An experienced Stoke GP, Dr Ohja explains how to start a new NASGP Locum Chambers in an area without one.

Locum chambers

What do you need from the NASGP this year?

What can we do to better support GP locums this year? We’ve launched a new two-minute survey to find out.

Working as a GP

Liraglutide for managing overweight and obesity

New guidance came out in December.

Obesity

How GPs can reduce the risk of missed diagnosis

My advice? Stick to your guns and believe in your gut.

Cancer
MPS

Switching between salaried and freelance work

In 2020 greater incidence of GPs switching between salaried and freelance roles, rather than just having a mix of both, poses new questions for self-employed GPs, Liz Densley writes

Accountancy

Swallowable gastric balloon capsule for weight loss

Dr Louise Human explains.

Q&A: What is a chambers meeting?

NASGP chair Dr Richard Fieldhouse explains how chambers meetings work, where GPs meet, how long they talk for, and why discussing complaints is so important