Dr Honor Merriman
GP and Senior Appraiser, Oxfordshire
Guidelines in Practice editorial advisory consultant for CPD and revalidation
Top tipsTop tips: preparing for appraisal and revalidation
Dr Honor Merriman provides 10 top tips on how GPs can ensure they are ready for their appraisal, and how to get the most out of it
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Being a reflective practitioner
Dr Honor Merriman explores recent guidance on reflective practice for practitioners and students and how this supports learning and patient care
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Learning from a complaint: advice for individuals and organisations
Dr Honor Merriman outlines procedures and approaches for responses to patient complaints and recent guidance on recording notes about complaints for appraisal portfolios
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Reflective template
This reflective template is designed to help you reflect on your learning after reading a Guidelines in Practice article.
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Revalidation: how to record reflective notes
Dr Honor Merriman discusses the revalidation process for doctors and nurses, and offers tips on making effective reflective notes
- View from the ground
The situation should have been straightforward
View from the ground by Dr Honor Merriman
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Updated guidance for GPs aims to simplify revalidation
Dr Honor Merriman explains how updated RCGP guidance clarifies what is required in supporting information for appraisal and revalidation
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The unknown unknowns of general practice
The variety of problems we meet every day as GPs is one of the pleasures of the job; each patient presents a different type of challenge. Understanding what is really worrying the patient is most of the task but another part is having enough current medical knowledge to inform a ...
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GPs and pharmacists can optimise patient care by working together
George Brooks and Dr Honor Merriman discuss how integrating pharmacists into the practice team and working closely with community pharmacists can improve prescribing in primary care
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Regular contact with colleagues could keep GPs and patients safer
Dr Honor Merriman gives practical advice on how practices can be responsive to potential performer issues in GPs and explores NHS guidance on managing concerns
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Increasing demands and different planets
I’ve been feeling uncomfortable recently—it’s not something I need to see my GP about, particularly as he probably feels the same way. Several of my relationships are breaking down. At the practice where I have worked for 30 years, we meet over coffee every morning to share the home-visit load. ...
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Improvement of services is needed to reduce the impact of ADHD
Dr Honor Merriman explains how a multidisciplinary group developed statements for best practice on the identification and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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The Medical Appraisal Guide will help GPs prepare for revalidation
Dr Honor Merriman, GP and CPD tutor in Oxfordshire, discusses new advice that sets out what GPs need for revalidation and what steps they can take now
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Controlling triglyceride levels can reduce risk of CVD and pancreatitis
Dr Honor Merriman discusses how a recently published consensus guideline should help healthcare professionals to assess and manage patients with hypertriglyceridaemia
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Preparation for revalidation needs to begin straightaway
Revalidation will be challenging in terms of gathering the appropriate evidence and ensuring that everyone who is involved in the process is prepared, says Dr Honor Merriman
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Information should be stored regularly for GP appraisal
Dr Honor Merriman discusses annual appraisal and how keeping a learning log throughout the year can aid the process
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Participation in CPD will improve patient care
Dr Honor Merriman highlights the importance of continuing professional development and what resources are available for GPs
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Early assessment of dementia is essential
SIGN dementia guideline recommends that GPs manage the condition more proactively, says Dr Honor Merriman
