Call log
A range of common - and not so common - queries from GPs and practice managers.
Dilemma: Off label request
A patient has asked me to prescribe a drug that I'm not familiar with and is not licensed for use in their condition. What should I do?
Case study: Persistent swelling
...the patient says the pain in his testicle returned after the antibiotic course and he now worries it may be cancer...
Book choice: Hybrid Humans - Dispatches from the frontiers of man and machine
Book review of Hybrid Humans - Dispatches from the frontiers of man and machine
Vignette: John T Shepherd (1919-2011)
Leading figure in cardiovascular physiology.
Ethics: A girl I used to know - on Derry Girls and ethical development
Professor Deborah Bowman watches hit TV series Derry Girls and reflects on the way our values and ethical principles develop from childhood to adulthood.
MDDUS comments on RCGP report into ‘mass exodus’ of GPs
MDDUS Head of Medical Division Naeem Nazem comments on the RCGP report and calls for greater support for GPs.
Informal advice or crossing a line?
There has been a growing trend of doctors being asked for, or providing their professional opinion outside the clinical setting, such as on social media platforms. So is it okay to give advice in this way? Medical adviser Dr Roopinder Brar offers practical advice.
Conflict with colleagues – nipping issues in the bud
Mediator Owen Bubbers-Jones shows how simple, tested tools can help nip any conflict in the bud.
Advice: Redacting sensitive information from health records
Patients will soon have digital access to their GP health records. Risk adviser Alan Frame offers advice for practices on redacting records in real time.