Management
A doctor’s view: what is gout?
Mention gout and, for many, the image of a bewigged, obese, plethoric, Regency fop attired in frock coat, pantaloons and rufflettes, holding a glass of keep reading
general practice
Practice Operations
Retaining GPs will require funding, support and workload reduction
A group of experts have researched what motivates GPs to take early retirement – and how practices can retain them for longer This is an keep reading
Health & Patient Care
How to manage patients with gender dysphoria
The Gender Identity Research and Education Society suggest that about one per cent of the population may experience some degree of gender dysphoria. How can GPs manage keep reading
Recruit and Retain
Why succession planning is vital for GP partnerships
William Greenwood, LMC chief executive, lead governor for a specialist FT hospital and chair of a local patient participation group, discusses the importance of your keep reading
Health & Patient Care
What are the social implications of long COVID?
Medical research into the pathophysiology of long COVID, and how it can be treated, is urgently needed – but it is also essential to consider keep reading
Practice Operations
Is general practice about to face a financial storm?
There are some difficult financial challenges coming up – for both practices and their employees – and, given the precarious state general practice is already keep reading
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Should you close your practice list formally or informally?
This guidance is to help GPs decide whether they should formally apply to close their practice list, or if informal list measures would be better keep reading
Health & Patient Care
COVID and the surge in demand for arthritis drugs
Patients with rheumatic diseases face serious shortages of vital medicines This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The BMJ https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2700 keep reading
Comment
Which movie are you currently starring in as a practice manager?
Carmel Loughlin, practice manager, discusses how working in general practice at the moment reminds her of some classic television programmes and movies When I was keep reading
Recruit and Retain
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