Pictorial Case Study
The case A 52-year-old woman presented complaining of a red rash over her cheeks. The rash was...
MRCGP Exam Update - Treating prehypertension
Current situation - Prehypertension or high normal BP is considered a precursor to stage-...
Prescribing - Setting up a practice formulary
Setting up a local formulary allows GPs to reflect on their prescribing habits, says Dr Anthony Croc...
Diabetes and post-MI depression
Too busy to keep up with the journals? Allow Dr Elizabeth Croton to be your guide to the latest find...
Gimmicks no longer alien to NHS
A free Big Mac with every stone lost or a My Little Pony buggy toy with each completed course of MMR...
Workforce planning is either feast or famine
It was not so long ago that the BMA was loudly demanding that another 10,000 new doctors were needed...
GPs wary of rise in home births
DoH moves to encourage home births are raising concerns about patient safety....
RA bone loss
A UK study of 74 patients with undifferentiated hand arthritis showed that hand bone loss over 12 mo...
PCT numbers halved in bid to save £250m
PCTs are to be restructured so that 70 per cent share the same boundaries as local authorities. Edwa...
PCT cuts threaten coeliac care
GPs should resist pressure from PCTs to cut costs by denying coeliac patients gluten-free foods on p...
