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Casebook: Parkinson’s disease
Casebook: Parkinson’s disease

Dr Peter Bagshaw

GPs given 12-week respite before certifying care home jab exemptions
GPs given 12-week respite before certifying care home jab exemptions

Care home workers

Government to ‘take action’ after finding 10% of medicines ‘overprescribed’
Government to ‘take action’ after finding 10% of medicines ‘overprescribed’

Ministers have pledged

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Access a wealth of respiratory educational resources through the Primary Care Respiratory Academy Clinical Platform
Access a wealth of respiratory educational resources through the Primary Care Respiratory Academy Clinical Platform
Researchers identify vaccinated patient groups most at risk of serious Covid

Certain groups of

Researchers identify vaccinated patient groups most at risk of serious Covid
GPs asked to administer Covid boosters in care homes by 1 November, ideally with flu

GPs have been

GPs asked to administer Covid boosters in care homes by 1 November, ideally with flu
CPD: Key Questions on polypharmacy and deprescribing

Key learning points

CPD: Key Questions on polypharmacy and deprescribing
PCN incentive scheme to include online GP consultation targets from October

The network incentive

PCN incentive scheme to include online GP consultation targets from October
Care home-level Covid data shows 44 deaths in a single residential setting

The CQC has

Care home-level Covid data shows 44 deaths in a single residential setting
MPs vote through legally mandated vaccinations for GPs visiting care homes

The House of

MPs vote through legally mandated vaccinations for GPs visiting care homes
NICE draft guidance recommends new drugs for rheumatoid arthritis

Several biological treatments

NICE draft guidance recommends new drugs for rheumatoid arthritis
Health secretary defends early pandemic handling

Health secretary Matt

Health secretary defends early pandemic handling
Health secretary confirms autumn timeline for Covid booster jab campaign

Covid vaccinations will

Health secretary confirms autumn timeline for Covid booster jab campaign
Government considering mandatory Covid vaccinations for GPs visiting care homes

GPs who visit

Government considering mandatory Covid vaccinations for GPs visiting care homes