NHS England have released the GP Forward View – the long-awaited prescription for change. This 58 page document has divided the profession when it has never been more crucial to be united: the RCGP....
Primary Care, GP locum, GP locum work, NHS, Continuous Professional Development
GP Aisha Yahaya asks if the government's plans for mental health are achievable
The RCGP has produced a poster for patients saying GPs need to take breaks - but will this do anything to reduce workload? Claire Davies outlines a 7 point alternative plan.
NHS, Opinion, work life balance
It’s 8 am and I’m standing outside a locked GP surgery in the rain. Water runs off my cycle helmet and onto my glasses. I shift my heavy briefcase, full of medical equipment, from hand to hand,....
GPs are facing another paperwork mountain as some schools are now insisting that children who are too ill to do PE should get a note from their doctor.
By Dr Surina Chibber, GP Columnist
Advice Guide, Primary Care, RCGP, diagnosis, GP locum, NHS, Case Study, Clinical, Continuous Professional Development
Being a London GP, I was surprised when a patient presented with a sort-of ‘erythema migrans’ type rash a week after attending a music festival nearby. He could not remember being bitten and....