Management
COVID and the surge in demand for arthritis drugs
Patients with rheumatic diseases face serious shortages of vital medicines CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The BMJ Over keep reading
general practice
Management
Where can primary care staff go for support?
Primary care is under pressure more than ever; with the booster programme in full-swing and winter pressures mounting, it is no wonder that many practice keep reading
Recruit and Retain
Employing locum GPs in your practice
Locum guidance for employers includes factors to consider when employing a locum and how to get reimbursements What all locums must have: All locum doctors must have the keep reading
Comment
Continuity saves lives
Helen Salisbury, a GP, discusses the power of continuity of care CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The keep reading
Health & Patient Care
A doctor’s view: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dr Paul Lambden explains what Autism Specturm Disorder is and how it is diagnosed Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, collectively known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), keep reading
Recruit and Retain
Hiring locum GPs: the fees, responsibilities and negotiations
Our guidance for employers includes factors to consider when employing a locum – responsibilities, negotiations and what to pay What all locums must have All keep reading
Health & Patient Care
The man who saved your life
Dr Paul Lambden writes about one of the great unsung heroes of medicine who developed many of the vaccines responsible for saving thousands of lives keep reading
Health Tech
What is the future of NHS Digital?
Following the announcement that NHS Digital and NHSX are to merge with NHS England and Improvement, Digital Health’s editor-in-chief, Jon Hoeksma, explores what the consequences keep reading
Compliance
How to make sure you are disposing clinical waste properly
GP practices’ responsibilities – including checks, audits and disposal bags – when it comes to disposing of clinical waste Clinical waste is that which could be keep reading
Comment
Opinion: who do you trust with your medical appointments, your GP or Sajid Javid?
Plans to ‘ramp up’ in-person consultations are no solution to the deeper problems in our practices, argues GP Ellen Welch CREDIT: This is an edited keep reading