Latest expert articles
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Differential diagnosesSkin lesions: what’s the diagnosis?
Dr James Thambyrajah uses case studies to illustrate four different types of skin lesion and describes how each condition should be managed in primary care
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Implementing guidelines
New standards for IBD aim to improve patient experience and outcomes
Dr Kevin Barrett and Jackie Glatter discuss how the new IBD Standards encourage a patient-centred framework for safe, consistent, high quality, personalised care
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Pharmacist focus
Hypertension: the role of the practice pharmacist
Muhammad Siddiqur Rahman explores how pharmacists can help adults with hypertension meet their blood pressure targets and optimise their medication
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Top tips
Top tips: supporting the patient who self-harms
Dr Dominique Thompson provides 10 top tips on recognising self-harm and how to help reduce the risks of further self-harm or suicide
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Implementing guidelines
Inflammatory bowel disease: NICE updates advice on remission
Sarah Cripps highlights key learning points from the updated NICE recommendations on the management of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
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Pharmacist focus
Eczema: the role of the practice pharmacist
Ruari O’Connell and Gupinder Syan discuss treatments for eczema and the role of the practice pharmacist in managing patients with eczema in primary care
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Implementing guidelines
Overweight and obesity influence contraceptive choice
Dr Annabel Forsythe and Valerie Warner Findlay explore the latest recommendations from the FSRH about contraceptive use in women who are overweight or obese
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Top tips
Top tips: sexually transmitted infections (part 2)
Dr Toni Hazell completes her two-part series on managing STIs in primary care, focusing on best practice tips for non-chlamydia STIs
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Implementing guidelines
Prenatal alcohol exposure: identification improves outcomes
Dr Jenny Bennison summarises the SIGN guideline on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and highlights the role of primary care in identifying children who are at risk
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Implementing guidelines
Type 2 diabetes: targets and treatments should be person-centred
Dr Clare Hambling and Dr Patrick Holmes highlight the key recommendations from the joint ADA/EASD consensus report on the management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes
