Annual Prescription Reviews & Patient Rights
Are annual prescription reviews mandatory? Learn your rights across the UK, including consent, blood tests, mental health medication, self-isolation, and GP accountability.
Your Rights as a Mental Health Patient
Mental health patients have legal rights. Learn about reasonable adjustments, consent, ableism, coercion, and how to handle controlling GPs under UK law.
GP Time Management Costing The NHS
The current model of care in General Practice and community healthcare needs urgent reform. The focus should be on maximising efficiency, empowering pharmacies, and most importantly, respecting the patient’s time. As closures increase and inefficiencies pile up, it is only a matter of time before more patients fall through the cracks, unless meaningful action is taken now.
Overprescribing Anti-Depressants: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Antidepressant use has soared over the past two decades, with the UK alone seeing a doubling in prescriptions since 2008. While medication can be life-changing for some, concerns are growing around its overprescription, especially for patients who may not need long-term pharmacological treatment. From the reluctance of GPs to offer fast-acting relief to the alarming trend of children being medicated, it’s time to ask, are we medicating emotion at the expense of wellbeing?
Medical Advice For Blisters Today, Not Tomorrow
When a simple request for care turns into a battle against bureaucracy, poor communication, and ableism. Accessing GP care should be straightforward, especially for disabled individuals who already navigate life with added barriers.
Will the Government’s NHS Shake-Up Lead to Better Patient Care or Open the Door to Privatization?
The abolition of NHS England represents a bold attempt by the government to reform the healthcare system in England. While the goal is to reduce bureaucracy and improve patient care, the success of this initiative will depend on the effective implementation and management of the transition. Continuous monitoring and engagement with healthcare professionals, patients, and other stakeholders will be essential to ensure that the restructuring achieves its intended outcomes without compromising the quality of care.
Understanding the Difference Between a Skin Tag and a Mole
A definitive diagnosis cannot be made through a photograph or a phone consultation. A dermatoscope is an essential tool used by dermatologists to examine skin lesions closely. This instrument allows healthcare providers to observe the intricate details of the skin, such as color patterns and microstructures, which are not visible to the naked eye.
New Prescribing Powers – GP-AI
AI can help doctors diagnose patients by analyzing patient data and providing insights and recommendations to healthcare professionals.
Germ Awareness & Face Coverings 2023
UK will allow Chinese travelers with positive Covid tests to enter the UK and not quarantine despite in ‘Shanghai 70% having the virus. Health chiefs urge the public to wear face masks which will minimize the spread of Covid, flu, and scarlet fever which is ‘circulating at high levels
GP (Doctor) Negligence Evidence.
Local doctors’ surgeries across the UK are either closing or their clinicians are retiring early.