The MRC ends its scheme to fund access to GPRD data for UK academics ... Read More »

Being sick overseas provides great insights into how other countries' healthcare systems work.  Or do not. ... Read More »

Malaria prophylaxis advice. Whose responsibility is this?
Dr Sebastian Kalwij
 
Last year, a 38 year old women, who was registered with our practice died of Malaria. She had travelled to her native Nigeria many times and each time she had obtained pre-travel vaccinations and advice on malaria. ... Read More »

Should Scotland try to go it alone? ... Read More »

How do these three words make you feel? ... Read More »

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So this year's 'flu season is finally upon us and already the shroud wavers are gearing up for a field day. But is all this "doom and gloom" around 'flu truly justified? Well, in the UK at least, the death rate from 'flu remains stubbornly static at around 3000 deaths per annum. An even that figure is a "guestimate" as it ... Read More »

Where on earth to start? I have been meaning to write a quick note to let you know how we were getting on but to be really honest there has been too much to say and we seem to have been finding ourselves in one sort of intense experience or another!! Right from day 1 we have just had to throw ourselves into everything and ... Read More »

I am a new entry. I am practicing as a GP for the last 30 years in one of the large towns of Pakistan.  The format of General practice is quite different here. It has many shades and colors. I have indulged in all the variations of general practice. Today I wish to share with this forum one very specific confusion. It ... Read More »