Latest expert articles – Page 8
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Implementing guidelinesNew 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
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Top tips
Top tips: sexually transmitted infections (part 1)
Dr Toni Hazell provides 10 top tips on sexually transmitted infections—part one of this two-part series covers general history taking, with a focus on chlamydia
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Top tips
Top 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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Pharmacist focus
How did pharmacists become prescribers?
Muhammad Siddiqur Rahman describes how clinical pharmacists became involved in prescribing and how their skills are increasingly being used in general practice
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Key learning points
Key learning points: uncontrolled and severe asthma
Dr Mark L Levy presents five key learning points to help GPs diagnose and manage patients with difficult-to-treat and severe asthma and identify those who need referral to specialist care
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Top tips
Top tips: anxiety disorders
Dr Ed Beveridge offers ten top tips on the diagnosis, management, and treatment of adults with anxiety disorders in primary care
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Key learning points
Key learning points: physical activity in osteoporosis
Sarah Leyland, Virginia Wakefield, and Dr Zoe Paskins highlight six essential points from the Royal Osteoporosis Society guidance on physical activity and exercise for people with osteoporosis
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Top tips
Top tips: eating disorders
Dr Dominique Thompson offers 10 top tips for general practice on the role of GPs in managing eating disorders, including signs to look out for, the right questions to ask, and the need for referral without delay
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Pharmacist focus
Asthma: the role of the practice pharmacist
Garry McDonald describes the key elements of an asthma annual review and explains how practice pharmacists can support asthma management in primary care
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Implementing guidelines
FSRH recommends tailoring CHC regimens to widen contraceptive choice
Dr Katie Boog explores updated guidance from the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare on combined hormonal contraception, including how to assess suitability and discuss risks, benefits, and tailored regimens
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Key learning points
Key learning points: NICE post-traumatic stress disorder
Dr Jonathan Leach, Professor Neil Greenberg, and Dr Odette Megnin-Viggars identify five key learning points from the updated NICE PTSD guideline
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Pharmacist focus
Type 2 diabetes: the role of the practice pharmacist
Muhammad Siddiqur Rahman highlights the integral role of practice-based pharmacists in managing type 2 diabetes
