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GP practices forced to cancel appointments with physiotherapists amid registration issue
GP practices forced to cancel appointments with physiotherapists amid registration issue

GP practices and

GPs should prescribe tailored exercise and weight loss to relieve osteoarthritis
GPs should prescribe tailored exercise and weight loss to relieve osteoarthritis

Updated NICE draft

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Government considering ‘mandatory’ vitamin D fortification to reduce deficiencies
Government considering ‘mandatory’ vitamin D fortification to reduce deficiencies

The Government is

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How to consult remotely: orthopaedic presentations
How to consult remotely: orthopaedic presentations

Continuing our series,

Most GPs think standing desks could improve consultations on physical health

Most GPs think

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Most GPs think standing desks could improve consultations on physical health
Over half of patients on methotrexate report three or more side effects

Researchers have profiled

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Over half of patients on methotrexate report three or more side effects
Medical arithmetic: rough skin, a painful ear lump and ankle deformity

What do these

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Medical arithmetic: rough skin, a painful ear lump and ankle deformity
Clinical casebook: sports injuries in general practice (2 CPD hours)

Sports medicine consultant

Clinical casebook: sports injuries in general practice (2 CPD hours)
Key questions on shoulder pain

Key points It

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Key questions on shoulder pain
Casebook: Parkinson’s disease

Dr Peter Bagshaw

Casebook: Parkinson’s disease
Symptom sorter – Hand and wrist swellings

The fifth in

Symptom sorter – Hand and wrist swellings
CPD: Remote consulting for musculoskeletal problems

The latest in the series looking at remote consultating for specific conditions by Dr Jonathan Inglesfield, this month focusing on MSK

CPD: Remote consulting for musculoskeletal problems
PCNs urged to hire mental health specialists and physios in Covid aftermath

GP practices must

PCNs urged to hire mental health specialists and physios in Covid aftermath
‘No evidence’ vitamin D supplements help prevent or treat Covid, says NICE

A new review

‘No evidence’ vitamin D supplements help prevent or treat Covid, says NICE

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