Prostate Cancer – where are we now?

November is the month when there is a particular focus on men’s health, in a bid to tackle the ongoing discrepancies between men and women’s health outcomes and life expectancy: one of this year’s target areas is prostate cancer
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COPD: GOLD 2020

The 2020 report updates recommendations in a number of areas, but for completeness, this summary covers the main aspects of COPD that are likely to be managed in primary care, which will be particularly useful for practice nurses who are not ‘experts’ – and those who would appreciate a refresher on the basics of COPD management
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• e-learning aims to help GPNs promote self-care messages
• Parties clash on NHS funding pledges and promises to tackle the workforce crisis
• Switching to 'green' inhalers could cut carbon emissions and costs
• Increase routine testing for key safety markers
• Using eGFR risks wrong dosing for kidney-sensitive drugs
• RCGP 'manifesto' urges politicians to rule out no-deal Brexit
• Primary care cuts down on antibiotic prescribing
• Health promotion as important for older people
• More problems with adrenaline auto-injectors
•  NHS website seeking clinician insights 

Adverse drug reactions: A guide for general practice nurses

An adverse drug reaction (ADR) may be a known effect of the drug, or a new and previously unrecognised effect. It is defined as an unwanted or harmful reaction that occurs after administration, and which is suspected or known to be due to the drug. ADRs may also be an unintended or unexpected reaction to a drug normally used for prevention or treatment of a condition. The precise incidence of ADRs is not known with any certainty because it is difficult to assess what caused a reaction, and not all ADRs are reported.

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• What can be done to improve vaccination uptake?
• Contraception update
• Prostate Cancer – where are we now?
• Deprescribing: what, who, why and how?
• Travel health update
• COPD: GOLD 2020

17 Oct 2019

Spirometry: interpretation in the clinical situation Vaping, smoking and quitting: a new dilemma Travel health update Prescribing crackdown Dementia and the management of comorbidity Eating disorders – management in primary care

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11 Sep 2019

Making personalised care happen: implementing the ‘Comprehensive Model’ in general practice Tackling chronic opioid use Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management Inhaler devices, technique and errors: an overview Flu vaccination uptake in the UK in at-risk groups: review Travel health update

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14 Aug 2019

Anxiety: assessment and management New flu vaccine and potential delays to start of flu campaign Asthma for the 21st century Continuous glucose monitoring for type 1 diabetes management Fitness to Fly How should we screen for atrial fibrillation in primary care?

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19 Jul 2019

Getting spirometry right: an innovative approach to training Travel health update What should we be doing for our patients with difficult or severe asthma? Pain in dementia: A multi-modal approach to assessment and management British Guideline on the Management of Asthma, 2019  GLP1 receptor agonists – back in the premier division! FSRH Clinical Guideline: Overweight, Obesity and Contraception

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