How to choose, write up and reflect on a quality improvement activity for your GP appraisal, with what the GMC requires and what the RCGP says counts.
How to choose, write up and reflect on a quality improvement activity for your GP appraisal, with what the GMC requires and what the RCGP says counts.
What counts as a significant event, what the GMC asks for, and a simple What? So what? Now what? structure for your appraisal reflection, with a worked example.
A BMJ Medicine review of 29 randomised controlled trials found small short term mental health and quality of life gains for multimorbidity involving depression or anxiety, with collaborative care showing the clearest sustained benefit.
A BMJ Medicine systematic review of 140 randomised trials suggests that provider education combined with audit and feedback can help reduce low-value care in primary care.
A BMJ Medicine cohort study suggests HRT prescribing in UK primary care varies by ethnicity, deprivation, and region, raising important questions about equitable access to menopause care.
A BJGP Open study suggests relational continuity in English general practice is stronger for some groups, including older adults with polypharmacy and patients more likely to see a preferred GP.
When Benjamin Franklin asked his contacts in France to send over a mysterious elixir for his gout in the 1760s, he probably did not realise he was ordering a medicine that had already been known, mainly as a poison, for more than a millennium. The concoction, sold as Eau Medicinale by French officer Nicolas Husson, […]
Breaking the Cycle of Recurrent UTIs: An Innovative Non-Antibiotic Approach Recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) are among the most common and frustrating clinical conditions faced by healthcare professionals. Not only do they impair patients’ quality of life, but they also significantly contribute to antibiotic resistance—a growing global health crisis. A recent groundbreaking study published in […]
Anastrozole’s repurposing as a preventive treatment marks a significant advancement in breast cancer care. This post examines Anastrozole’s action, effectiveness, side effects, dosage, UK cost, and eligibility criteria. Mechanism of Action Anastrozole is an aromatase inhibitor. It works by blocking aromatase, reducing estrogen production. Since some breast cancers are estrogen-dependent, lowering estrogen levels can prevent […]
Cholesterol constitutes a component within the clinical domains section of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF). There exist two QOF indicators concerning Cholesterol: CHOL001 – This indicator encompasses patients listed in the QOF registers for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), or Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). It pertains to […]