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Practices will receive virtually no help to prepare for what could be an exceptionally harsh Christmas, finds Carolyn Wickware
'When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras' - the old adage is well-known to GPs but what should you do when faced with a zebra, not a horse? Consultant cardiologist Professor Robert Tulloh and GP Dr Louise Tulloh kick off our new series with their advice on how to catch Kawasaki disease in general practice.
Pulse reporter Sofia Lind interviewed Dr Emma Cuzner, medico-legal adviser with the Medical Defence Union, on why GPs are increasingly practising defensive medicine - and what precautions GPs should take to avoid litigation.
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