How to reduce the risk of prescribing errors
Dr Naeem Nazem from the MDDUS highlights some common prescribing pitfalls and steps GPs can take to minimise the risk of mistakes occurring. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - February 28, 2018 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP Practice Source Type: news
Guidance update: latest NICE guidelines on chest pain
Dr Ivan Benett and Dr Toni Hazell offer a free module on how to implement NICE guidance on chest pain of recent origin. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - January 10, 2018 Category: Primary Care Tags: 15.1 Cardiovascular Problems Source Type: news
GP dilemma: Safeguarding a vulnerable elderly patient
The dilemma: I am worried that the son of an elderly patient may be preventing his mother from accessing appropriate treatment - what should I do and what are my safeguarding obligations? (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - January 4, 2018 Category: Primary Care Tags: 9 Care of Older Adults Source Type: news
Guidance update: NICE guidelines on depression in adults
Dr Toni Hazell explains NICE guidance on depression in adults. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - December 12, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: 13 Care of People with Mental Health Problems Source Type: news
Parental responsibility and consent
MDU medico-legal adviser Kathryn Leask explains the law surrounding parental responsibility and uses three scenarios to outline how this can impact on GPs in practice. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - December 7, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP Practice Source Type: news
Movement disorders clinical Q & A
Dr Nick Lance describes his role and answers questions on diagnosis and management of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders in primary care. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - December 6, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: 9 Care of Older Adults Source Type: news
Medico-legal: The legal status of clinical guidelines
Dr Sally Old discusses the legal status of guidance from national and local organisations, and how to apply it in clinical practice. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - November 28, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: CPD credits Source Type: news
End-of-life care: CQC briefing
Dr Devin Gray discusses how CQC inspectors assess a practice's approach to end-of-life care. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - November 27, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: 12 Care of People with Cancer and Palliative Care Source Type: news
GPs need more than 10 minutes per consultation, warns RCGP
GPs need more than 10 minutes per appointment to manage increasingly complex patients the RCGP has warned, after research linked shorter consultations with lower-quality care. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - November 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Acute skin problems in children
Dr Catriona Maybury and Dr Alya Abdul-Wahab review the diagnosis and management of common paediatric dermatology presentations needing urgent treatment. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - October 31, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
GPs refuse to collect data on patients' immigration status
GPs are crossing out the supplementary questions section of new GMS1 forms because they do not want to be involved with gathering information on patients' immigration status, a medical charity has said. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - October 31, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
New treatments for psoriasis
Dr Elizabeth Roberts and Dr Shanti Ayob give an update on new treatment options for patients with psoriasis. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - October 25, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: Psoriasis Source Type: news
Eye pain - red flag symptoms
Dr Pipin Singh discusses the red flag symptoms in patients presenting with eye pain. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - October 25, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: Red flag symptoms Source Type: news
Eye pain - red flag symptoms
Dr Pipin Singh discusses the red flag symptoms to be aware of in patients presenting with eye pain. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - October 25, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: Ophthalmology Source Type: news
