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Community pharmacy deal worth £3bn will ‘free up GP time’, says Government
Community pharmacy deal worth £3bn will ‘free up GP time’, says Government

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Government ‘acting on’ GPs being ‘unwilling’ to refer to Pharmacy First
Government ‘acting on’ GPs being ‘unwilling’ to refer to Pharmacy First

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CPD: Casebook – head and neck swellings
CPD: Casebook – head and neck swellings
Only 8% of Pharmacy First patients are sent back to general practice, says NHSE
Only 8% of Pharmacy First patients are sent back to general practice, says NHSE
Once in a lifetime: Acoustic neuromas
Once in a lifetime: Acoustic neuromas
Antibiotic prescribing concerns ‘so far unfounded’, say Pharmacy First leaders
Antibiotic prescribing concerns ‘so far unfounded’, say Pharmacy First leaders

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Rational referrals: Ophthalmology
Rational referrals: Ophthalmology

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Will GPs benefit from pharmacies taking on ‘common conditions’ prescribing?
Will GPs benefit from pharmacies taking on ‘common conditions’ prescribing?

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Clinical Clanger: ‘Can I have some more prochlorperazine for my dizziness?’
Clinical Clanger: ‘Can I have some more prochlorperazine for my dizziness?’
Dry eyes and mouth in primary care
Dry eyes and mouth in primary care
Independent sector has ‘limited impact’ on clearing NHS backlog, say experts
Independent sector has ‘limited impact’ on clearing NHS backlog, say experts
Can pharmacists really absorb GP workload?
Can pharmacists really absorb GP workload?

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Medical arithmetic: skin rash, eye trauma and recurrent anaemia
Medical arithmetic: skin rash, eye trauma and recurrent anaemia
Clinical clangers: ‘My baby has conjunctivitis again, could you prescribe some eye drops?’
Clinical clangers: ‘My baby has conjunctivitis again, could you prescribe some eye drops?’
Calls for GP practices to restore ear wax removal services
Calls for GP practices to restore ear wax removal services

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CPD: Key questions on acute red eye
CPD: Key questions on acute red eye
Clinical clangers: ‘My ear infection is back again, can I get something to clear it up properly?’
Clinical clangers: ‘My ear infection is back again, can I get something to clear it up properly?’
Medical arithmetic: Heel growths, a painful shoulder and an eyelid lesion
Medical arithmetic: Heel growths, a painful shoulder and an eyelid lesion
Medical arithmetic: skin, eye and neck presentations
Medical arithmetic: skin, eye and neck presentations
Welsh pharmacies to prescribe drugs including antibiotics to free up GPs
Welsh pharmacies to prescribe drugs including antibiotics to free up GPs

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Long Covid: tinnitus, hearing loss and anosmia
Long Covid: tinnitus, hearing loss and anosmia

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Non-Covid clinical crises: ​Sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Non-Covid clinical crises: ​Sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Long Covid: tinnitus, hearing loss and anosmia
Long Covid: tinnitus, hearing loss and anosmia

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Non-Covid clinical crises: ​Sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Non-Covid clinical crises: ​Sudden sensorineural hearing loss

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Non-Covid clinical crises: Possible cholesteatoma
Non-Covid clinical crises: Possible cholesteatoma

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Non-Covid clinical crises: Temporal (giant cell) arteritis
Non-Covid clinical crises: Temporal (giant cell) arteritis

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GPs should not examine children’s throats ‘unless absolutely necessary’
GPs should not examine children’s throats ‘unless absolutely necessary’

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Removing earwax is down to GP practices, says new NICE guideline
Removing earwax is down to GP practices, says new NICE guideline

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Losing my auriscope… and my moral compass
Losing my auriscope… and my moral compass

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Falling on deaf ears
Falling on deaf ears

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Practices should remove earwax causing hearing loss, NICE recommends
Practices should remove earwax causing hearing loss, NICE recommends

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One-sided throat discomfort with dysphagia – what’s the diagnosis?
One-sided throat discomfort with dysphagia – what’s the diagnosis?

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‘This ulcer is not healing’
‘This ulcer is not healing’

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Head and neck clinic – neck lumps
Head and neck clinic – neck lumps

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GPs advised not to prescribe antibiotics for ear infection
GPs advised not to prescribe antibiotics for ear infection

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‘What is this lump in my mouth?’
‘What is this lump in my mouth?’

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Referral of the month – recurrent vertigo
Referral of the month – recurrent vertigo

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Guideline of the month: managing tinnitus
Guideline of the month: managing tinnitus

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Picture quiz – ENT
Picture quiz – ENT

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Picture quiz – oral ulcers
Picture quiz – oral ulcers

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Clinical round-up – news and drug updates in April
Clinical round-up – news and drug updates in April

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Picture quiz – oral medicine
Picture quiz – oral medicine

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Top ten tips for neck lumps
Top ten tips for neck lumps

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Picture quiz – oral ulcers
Picture quiz – oral ulcers

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Ten top tips – discharging ear
Ten top tips – discharging ear

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GP beware – red eye
GP beware – red eye

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Symptom sorter – thirst or dry mouth
Symptom sorter – thirst or dry mouth

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Key questions on oral medicine (1.5 CPD hours)
Key questions on oral medicine (1.5 CPD hours)

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GPs should offer more choice to patients with hearing loss, says Monitor
GPs should offer more choice to patients with hearing loss, says Monitor

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Symptom sorter – flashes, floaters and transient visual disturbance
Symptom sorter – flashes, floaters and transient visual disturbance

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Key questions on vertigo (1.5 CPD hours)
Key questions on vertigo (1.5 CPD hours)

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Key questions on visual problems in older patients (1.5 CPD hours)
Key questions on visual problems in older patients (1.5 CPD hours)

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Key questions on allergic rhinitis (1.5 CPD hours)
Key questions on allergic rhinitis (1.5 CPD hours)

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Local optician has his eye on my job
Local optician has his eye on my job

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Key questions on ocular disorders (1.5 CPD hours)
Key questions on ocular disorders (1.5 CPD hours)

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The information – otitis externa
The information – otitis externa

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Managing common eye conditions (1 CPD hour)
Managing common eye conditions (1 CPD hour)

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Challenges in ENT (1.5 CPD hours)
Challenges in ENT (1.5 CPD hours)

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The information: meibomian cysts
The information: meibomian cysts

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Hot topics in ENT (2 CPD hours)
Hot topics in ENT (2 CPD hours)

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The information – Aphthous ulcers
The information – Aphthous ulcers

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Ten top tips – Eyelid disorders
Ten top tips – Eyelid disorders

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The information – perennial rhinitis and nasal polyps
The information – perennial rhinitis and nasal polyps

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How not to miss cholesteatoma
How not to miss cholesteatoma

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Statins increase risk of cataracts, says latest study
Statins increase risk of cataracts, says latest study

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The information – cataract
The information – cataract

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Ten GP questions on ophthalmology answered by a specialist
Ten GP questions on ophthalmology answered by a specialist

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Key questions on eye and eyelid conditions (1 CPD hour)
Key questions on eye and eyelid conditions (1 CPD hour)

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Vertigo (2 CPD hours)
Vertigo (2 CPD hours)

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Let medical students see what it takes to be a great generalist
Let medical students see what it takes to be a great generalist

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How not to miss – temporal arteritis
How not to miss – temporal arteritis

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Top tips in ENT: a video module (1 CPD hour)
Top tips in ENT: a video module (1 CPD hour)

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Oral medicine – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)
Oral medicine – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)

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Ménière’s disease – The information (0.5 CPD hours)
Ménière’s disease – The information (0.5 CPD hours)

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Acute red eye – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)
Acute red eye – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)

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Herpes simplex keratitis – How not to miss (0.5 CPD hours)
Herpes simplex keratitis – How not to miss (0.5 CPD hours)

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Sudden sensorineural hearing loss – How not to miss (0.5 CPD hours)
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss – How not to miss (0.5 CPD hours)

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Glue ear – The information (0.5 CPD hours)
Glue ear – The information (0.5 CPD hours)

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Toolbox – Centor criteria for sore throat
Toolbox – Centor criteria for sore throat

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The information – Ménière’s disease
The information – Ménière’s disease

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Centor criteria – online calculator
Centor criteria – online calculator

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Cochrane review on antibiotics for sore throats
Cochrane review on antibiotics for sore throats

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MeReC bulletin on sore throat
MeReC bulletin on sore throat

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How not to miss – sudden sensorineural hearing loss
How not to miss – sudden sensorineural hearing loss

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Cochrane review on steroids for the treatment of sudden hearing loss
Cochrane review on steroids for the treatment of sudden hearing loss

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NSAID ‘an alternative to antibiotics’ in sore throat
NSAID ‘an alternative to antibiotics’ in sore throat

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Ten top tips – tinnitus
Ten top tips – tinnitus

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The information – glue ear
The information – glue ear

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Vertigo – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)
Vertigo – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)

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DH expands choice to wider range of diagnostics
DH expands choice to wider range of diagnostics

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Steroids speed sore throat recovery
Steroids speed sore throat recovery

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Screening all older adults for hearing loss more cost-effective than GP referral scheme
Screening all older adults for hearing loss more cost-effective than GP referral scheme

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Ocular disorders – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)
Ocular disorders – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)

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ENT clinic – laryngeal cancer
ENT clinic – laryngeal cancer

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ENT clinic – pleomorphic adenoma
ENT clinic – pleomorphic adenoma

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Cataract surgery complications (1 CPD hour)
Cataract surgery complications (1 CPD hour)

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Ten top tips – vertigo
Ten top tips – vertigo

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ENT clinic – otosclerosis
ENT clinic – otosclerosis

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ENT surgery complications (1 CPD hour)
ENT surgery complications (1 CPD hour)

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ENT clinic – septal haematoma
ENT clinic – septal haematoma

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NHS could save £85m a year by using off-label treatment for macular degeneration, says study
NHS could save £85m a year by using off-label treatment for macular degeneration, says study

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ENT clinic – Ramsay Hunt syndrome
ENT clinic – Ramsay Hunt syndrome

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ENT clinic – acoustic neuroma
ENT clinic – acoustic neuroma

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ENT clinic – malignant otitis externa
ENT clinic – malignant otitis externa

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ENT clinic – peritonsillar abscess
ENT clinic – peritonsillar abscess

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Key questions on anaemia (1.5 CPD hours)
Key questions on anaemia (1.5 CPD hours)

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ENT clinic – cholesteatoma
ENT clinic – cholesteatoma

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Eye clinic – primary open-angle glaucoma
Eye clinic – primary open-angle glaucoma

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GPs urged to use topical antibiotics for otitis externa
GPs urged to use topical antibiotics for otitis externa

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Eye clinic – Retinal detachment
Eye clinic – Retinal detachment

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Eye clinic – Molluscum contagiosum
Eye clinic – Molluscum contagiosum

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Eye clinic – Orbital cellulitis
Eye clinic – Orbital cellulitis

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Eye clinic – Herpetic uveitis
Eye clinic – Herpetic uveitis

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Eye clinic – Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
Eye clinic – Herpes zoster ophthalmicus

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Eye clinic – Hemiretinal vein occlusion
Eye clinic – Hemiretinal vein occlusion

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Eye clinic – Marginal keratitis
Eye clinic – Marginal keratitis

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Eye clinic – Retinitis pigmentosa
Eye clinic – Retinitis pigmentosa

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Eye clinic – Pterygium
Eye clinic – Pterygium

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Eye checks: Orbit and eye movements
Eye checks: Orbit and eye movements

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Clinical picture of the week: Retinal haemorrhage
Clinical picture of the week: Retinal haemorrhage

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Eye clinic – episcleritis
Eye clinic – episcleritis

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Eye clinic – conjunctival concretions
Eye clinic – conjunctival concretions

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Eye clinic: Acute anterior uveitis
Eye clinic: Acute anterior uveitis

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Antibiotics for conjunctivitis ‘of benefit in some patients’
Antibiotics for conjunctivitis ‘of benefit in some patients’

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Eye checks: Visual field examination
Eye checks: Visual field examination

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Eye checks: Five-minute eye examination
Eye checks: Five-minute eye examination

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What is the lesion on this man’s eye?
What is the lesion on this man’s eye?

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What is the lump in this man’s mouth?
What is the lump in this man’s mouth?

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Trusts tighten referral criteria for tonsillectomy
Trusts tighten referral criteria for tonsillectomy

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Why did this man have a sore throat and inflamed tonsil?
Why did this man have a sore throat and inflamed tonsil?

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See how the buck passes when patients wear glasses
See how the buck passes when patients wear glasses

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Dual therapy improves glaucoma management
Dual therapy improves glaucoma management

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Itchy or irritating eyes or eyelids
Itchy or irritating eyes or eyelids

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A 74 year old man with acute onset visual symptoms
A 74 year old man with acute onset visual symptoms

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Lesions of the eyelid
Lesions of the eyelid

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Ten top tips on managing red eye
Ten top tips on managing red eye

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Ophthalmology referral dilemmas
Ophthalmology referral dilemmas

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Key learning points – ophthalmology
Key learning points – ophthalmology

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NICE unveils nine more ‘quality standards’ to judge GP commissioning
NICE unveils nine more ‘quality standards’ to judge GP commissioning

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Rational management of opticians’ letters
Rational management of opticians’ letters

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What’s the take home? A 32-year-old woman with ocular symptoms
What’s the take home? A 32-year-old woman with ocular symptoms

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Clinical Picture of the Week: Dendritic ulcer
Clinical Picture of the Week: Dendritic ulcer

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