Comment
Will the pandemic have a definite end?
Dashboards of pandemic statistics have dominated screens and helped to track COVID-19 – but David Robertson and Peter Doshi explain why they might not be enough to define its keep reading
pandemic
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
Management
What to do when someone resigns
We’re now seeing resignations on a much larger scale; people are reassessing what is important to them and, if their employer is not meeting these keep reading
Comment
Securing the future and ending the pandemic
Act quickly and collectively to transform global systems for preparedness and response This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on The keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Beyond medicine – barriers to widespread adoption threaten social prescribing
Jonathan Finch, web content editor at First Practice Management, discusses the current social prescribing situation It was reported back in 2016 that around 20% of patients keep reading
News
RCGP Scotland survey reveals GPs winter concerns
A survey of RCGP Scotland members has revealed GPs are concerned that mounting workload pressures will negatively affect their ability to deliver patient care during keep reading
Comment
Finding silver linings
Carmel Loughlin, practice manager, discusses why despite experiencing tough times and challenges it is always best to look for silver linings Throughout the pandemic working keep reading
Health Tech
Will an increase in health technology increase inequality?
The use of digital health services has risen over the course of the pandemic – but will this have implications on inequalities? Emma Stone, director keep reading
Uncategorized
A doctor’s view: what can we expect from this year’s ‘flu season
The government has announced a vigorous influenza vaccination campaign this year, making it available to 35m people. With the COVID situation unpredictable and cases likely keep reading
Compliance
How COVID-19 has impacted one general practice
Nearly 16,000 patients are listed at Chippenham’s Hathaway Medical Practice. So how has one of Wiltshire’s biggest surgeries coped with the pandemic? CREDIT: This is keep reading