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Weekly pandemic flu media updateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The consultation rate for flu-like illness in England from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) scheme has decreased slightly to 35.9 per 100,000 in week 46 compared to 37.8 in week 45. This is still above the English baseline threshold of 30/100,000. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - November 19, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

Swine flu update: Cases drop in EnglandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Department of Health (DH) Area: News The consultation rate for flu-like illness in England from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) scheme decreased to 36.0 per 100,000 in week 45 compared to 37.7 in week 44. HPA modelling gives an estimate of 64,000 new cases in England last week (range 32,000 to 140,000), which represents a 24% decrease on the previous week. Interpretation of data to produce estimates on the number of new cases continues to be subject to a considerable amount of uncertainty. The HPA estimates a cumulative total number of cases of 668,000 (range 313,000 to 1,382,000...
Source: NeLM - News - November 13, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: organizations

Weekly pandemic flu media updateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The consultation rate for flu-like illness in England from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) scheme decreased to 36.0 per 100,000 in week 45 compared to 37.7 in week 44. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - November 12, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

‘Paediatric primary clinicians’ to take over children's healthcareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A plan to take childcare away from family GPs and give it to a new breed of NHS ‘paediatric primary clinicians’ has angered the Royal College of General Practitioners. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - November 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Breaking Down The Barriers: GPs And Pharmacists Launch Joint InquiryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new Inquiry has been jointly launched by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) to encourage closer integrated working between the two professions, locally and nationally. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news

Breaking down the barriers: GPs and Pharmacists launch joint InquiryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new Inquiry has been jointly launched by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) to encourage closer integrated working between the two professions, locally and nationally. (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain - November 11, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: organizations

RPSGB and RCGP launch Inquiry to encourage closer integrated working between the two professionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: RPSGB Area: News The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB), in association with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) have launched an inquiry to examine ways in which the two professions can work more closely. The Inquiry will examine: . current barriers to integrated working . arrangements that could be put in place to facilitate more effective working in primary care . existing examples of good partnership between GPs and pharmacists; . benefits for patients. The initial results from the Inquiry are expected to be published at the end of Dece...
Source: NeLM - News - November 11, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: organizations

DH: Women doctors - making a differenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report, presented to the Chief Medical Officer by Baroness Deech, the chair of the National Working Group on Women in Medicine, focuses on the role of female doctors and current barriers that prevent them from furthering their careers. n a chapter of his 2006 Annual Report, the Chief Medical Officer considered the implications of the recent increase in the number of women entering medical school, a figure that has risen from 492 in 1960/61 to 4,583 in 2008/09. Among other effects, this has created demand for improved flexibility of working hours, meant changes to career expectations and led to new challenges for work...
Source: MEDEV News - November 11, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Royal College Of General Practitioners Launches Groundbreaking 'ante-mortal' End Of Life Care Strategy, UKEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has published a groundbreaking new UK-wide strategy aimed at fundamentally improving the standards of care for those in the last stages of life. Development of the RCGP End of Life Care Strategy has been led by Professor Keri Thomas, RCGP Clinical Champion in End of Life Care. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news

General Practice Foundation launchedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Royal College of General Practitioners launches General Practice Foundation, an initiative to support the professional development of primary care teams (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

RCGP launches 'ante-mortal' End of Life Care StrategyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: RCGP Area: News The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has published a new UK-wide strategy aimed at improving the standards of care for those in the last stages of life. The strategy identifies 10 recommended areas for further work, including the establishment of a new End of Life Care Working Group to oversee and report on their progress. The recommendations include: . Recognising and rewarding best practice . Reviewing and refinement of existing educational resources . Supporting research and development of best practice models . Endorsing the use of advance care ...
Source: NeLM - Palliative care - November 6, 2009 Category: Palliative Care Source Type: organizations

Weekly pandemic flu media updateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The consultation rate for flu-like illness in England from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) scheme decreased to 37.7 per 100,000 in week 44 compared to 42.8 in week 43. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - November 5, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

GPs college invites practice nurses to join new foundationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Royal College of General Practitioners has unveiled its new section for practice nurses and other non-medical primary care staff. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - November 5, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

RCGP initiative targets nurses and practice managersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Royal College of General Practitioners has unveiled a new group aimed at supporting practice nurses, practice managers and physician assistants, as its annual conference opened in Glasgow. (Source: Pulse)
Source: Pulse - November 5, 2009 Category: Primary Care Tags: News Source Type: news

Nurses accused of professional protectionismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The chairman of the Royal College of General Practitioners has criticised nurses for ‘professional protectionism’, saying they are undermining the development of a new type of medic. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - November 3, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Weekly pandemic flu media updateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The flu-like illness rate in England from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) scheme increased to 42.8 per 100,000 in week 43 compared to 39.1 in week 42. An increase was seen in all age groups. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - October 29, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

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The flu-like illness rate in England from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) scheme increased to 39.1 per 100,000 in week 42 compared to 29.1 in week 41. An increase was seen in all age groups. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - October 22, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

Weekly pandemic flu media updateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The flu-like illness rate in England from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) scheme increased to 29.1 per 100,000 in week 41. An increase was seen in most age groups except those over 65 years. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - October 15, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

Women doctors: making a difference - report of the Chair of the National Working Group on Women in MedicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a chapter of his 2006 Annual Report, the Chief Medical Officer considered the implications of the recent increase in the number of women entering medical school, a figure that has risen from 492 in 1960/61 to 4,583 in 2008/09. Among other effects, this has created demand for improved flexibility of working hours, meant changes to career expectations and led to new challenges for workforce planning. Despite this large increase in the number of women entering medical school, there remains an under-representation of women in senior grades of the medical profession. Whilst women account for between 44% and 59% of the workf...
Source: MEDEV News - October 12, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Seasonality and trends in the incidence and prevalence of gout in England and Wales 1994-2007 [Clinical and epidemiological research]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The incidence of gout is seasonal. This has implications for the management of patients who currently have gout, and for those who are at risk of future attacks. The decreasing trend in the incidence of acute attacks suggests that patient management is improving. (Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases)
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - October 12, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Elliot, A J, Cross, K W, Fleming, D M Tags: Genetics, Degenerative joint disease, Musculoskeletal syndromes Clinical and epidemiological research Source Type: journals

Seasonality and trends in the incidence and prevalence of gout in England and Wales 1994-2007Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The incidence of gout is seasonal. This has implications for the management of patients who currently have gout, and for those who are at risk of future attacks. The decreasing trend in the incidence of acute attacks suggests that patient management is improving. (Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases)
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - October 12, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Elliot, A J, Cross, K W, Fleming, D M Tags: Genetics, Degenerative joint disease, Musculoskeletal syndromes Clinical and epidemiological research Source Type: journals

Weekly pandemic flu media updateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The flu-like illness rate in England from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) scheme increased to 26.3 per 100,000 in week 40. An increase was seen in most age groups. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - October 8, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

Weekly swine flu update (1st October 2009)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Department of Health, Health Protection Agency, NHS Choices Area: News The Department of Health has issued its weekly update on swine flu, noting that rates of flu-like illness and related activity have shown further increases in England. The largest rises in England have been seen in the North West and Yorkshire and Humber. The flu-like illness rate in England from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) scheme increased to 22.2 per 100,000 in week 39, with most age groups seeing an increase. HPA modelling gives an estimate of 14,000 new cases in England last week (range 7,000 to 30,000...
Source: NeLM - News - October 1, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: organizations

CKS Topic Minibite: Male urethritisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: CKS Area: Evidence > Guidelines This Topic Minibite covers the diagnosis, assessment, and management of urethritis without a proven cause. It is based on a UK National Guideline published by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH), and a primary care guideline published by BASHH and the Royal College of General Practitioners. The target audience is healthcare professionals working within the NHS in England who are providing first-contact or primary health care. (Source: NeLM - Urology)
Source: NeLM - Urology - September 21, 2009 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: organizations

Routine Consumption of Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes "A Big Lie"Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(NaturalNews) Taking an aspirin a day appears to increase a person's risk of dangerous gastric bleeding as much as it decreases their risk of heart attack or stroke, researchers have found."We don't have good evidence that, for healthy people, the benefits of long-term aspirin exceed the risks by an appropriate margin," said lead researcher Colin Baigent, of the Clinical Trial Service Unit at Oxford University.Health experts have been recommending for more than a decade that people considered at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (due to high blood pressure or cholesterol, obesity, advanced age or other risk factors)...
Source: NaturalNews.com - September 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Setting records straightEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Shared Record Professional Guidance project was run by the Royal College of General Practitioners for NHS Connecting for Health. Peter Short, CfH's national clinical lead GP, talks about the principles behind the new document and how it should stimulate debate about sharing information across clinical settings. (Source: EHI Primary Care Opinion and Analysis)
Source: EHI Primary Care Opinion and Analysis - September 10, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: info

Setting records straightEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Shared Record Professional Guidance project was run by the Royal College of General Practitioners for NHS Connecting for Health. Peter Short, CfH's national clinical lead GP, talks about the principles behind the new document and how it should stimulate debate about sharing information across clinical settings. (Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis)
Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis - September 10, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info

Diabetes UK Chief Medical Advisor AppointedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dr Brian Karet has been appointed Diabetes UK Chief Medical Advisor (Primary Care), a newly-created position jointly sponsored by Diabetes UK and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). In his new role, which will take up one day a week alongside his current position, Dr Karet will be the Chief Medical Advisor for Diabetes UK and the Clinical Lead for Diabetes for the RCGP. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news

Shared Record Professional Guidance (SRPG) (RCGP)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) was asked by NHS Connecting for Health to prepare guidelines on the governance, medico-legal and patient s... (Source: Clinical Governance Sitewide RSS Feed)
Source: Clinical Governance Sitewide RSS Feed - August 26, 2009 Category: UK Health Tags: Key Elements/Patient Focus/Resources/Core Standard 13: Patient Experience, Consent and Confidentiality Source Type: organizations

Shared Record Professional Guidance (SRPG)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) was asked... (Source: Health Informatics Newsfeed)
Source: Health Informatics Newsfeed - August 26, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations

Shared Record Professional Guidance (SRPG)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) was asked... (Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed)
Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - August 25, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations

RCGP calls for 'radical' review of OOH careEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Royal College of General Practitioners has called for the Government to launch a wide-ranging review of GP out-of-hours care – warning the current system is ‘obviously not working’. (Source: Pulse)
Source: Pulse - August 24, 2009 Category: Primary Care Tags: Picture stories Source Type: news

RCGP sets out principles for SEPRsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Royal College of General Practitioners has published a report on the implementation and use of shared electronic patient records systems (SEPRs) in primary care. (Source: EHI Primary Care)
Source: EHI Primary Care - August 20, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: info

Statement on the 'Informing Shared Clinical Care' reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NHS Connecting for Health has been pleased to commission the Royal College of General Practitioners to produce the Shared Record Professional Guidance report, published today (18 August 2009). (Source: NHS Connecting for Health)
Source: NHS Connecting for Health - August 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: siro Source Type: organizations

RCGP vows to support locums in revalidation battleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Royal College of General Practitioners has made its frankest admission yet of the problems faced by locums and sessional GPs working in ‘unsupportive practices’ in achieving revalidation. (Source: Pulse)
Source: Pulse - August 6, 2009 Category: Primary Care Tags: News Source Type: news

Revealed: RCGP's damning dossier on swine flu chaosEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
On Tuesday, Pulse exclusively revealed that the Royal College of General Practitioners has submitted a damning dossier to a House of Lords investigation into how the Government has managed swine flu. (Source: Pulse Today Clinical Updates)
Source: Pulse Today Clinical Updates - July 16, 2009 Category: Primary Care Tags: News Source Type: info

Niall Dickson to join the GMC as new Chief ExecutiveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The GMC has appointed Niall Dickson as the new Chief Executive of the General Medical Council. He will take up his post in January next year. Niall joins the GMC from The King's Fund, where he has been Chief Executive since 2004. Prior to that, he was the BBC's Social Affairs Editor. GMC Chair, Professor Peter Rubin, welcomed Mr Dickson's appointment, saying: The GMC is leading a major programme of regulatory change for doctors - including the introduction of revalidation. This is a challenging time and Niall Dickson is ideal for the job. He brings a wide understanding of the complex issues involved in delivering top qua...
Source: MEDEV News - July 15, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Medicine Use Reviews To Get First National AuditEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The nation's first online audit of Medicines Use Reviews (MURs) is being launched tomorrow to enable Primary Care Organisations and pharmacists to review how effective MURs are. The project is a partnership between the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB), the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Clinical Audit Support Centre Limited. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Source Type: news

UK Program Would Ask Patients to Rate DoctorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(NaturalNews) The United Kingdom's Royal College of General Practitioners is launching a program to incorporate patient reviews into the once-every-five-years professional assessment that all general practitioners (GPs) in the country must go through.In order to retain their license to practice general medicine, all GPs will have to hand in two separate surveys in which patients rate their doctors on qualities including whether they are good listeners and how personalized their care was.Previous attempts to institute patient reviews of doctors have met with serious resistance from the medical community. In the United State...
Source: NaturalNews.com - July 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Swine flu science: overviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This page pulls together the latest science on the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (swine flu) virus. It is intended as a resource for interested citizens and health professionals who want to know more about the finer details of the developing swine flu pandemic. Below you will find a range of links to international scientific resources on swine flu, which will be updated regularly. In addition, we will be critically appraising new research papers on swine flu as they are published. Links to these appraisals will be made available from this page and are also listed under the Swine flu category to the left of the page. For the latest,...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine flu Source Type: news

New guide for practice managers promotes access and responsivenessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A comprehensive guide is now available online for practice managers seeking new ways to improve access to and responsiveness of general practice. The DH-sponsored document is the result of collaboration by NHS Alliance, the British Medical Association, the National Association of Primary Care, the Institute for Healthcare Management, AMSPAR, the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Family Doctor Association. An interactive version of the guide will be produced later in the year along with a revamped website. The existing site also includes a registration form for the practice managers’ network, which has at...
Source: NHS Networks - July 9, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

Obituary: Cecil HelmanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Doctor and pioneer in the cross-cultural study of medical careCecil Helman, who has died aged 65 of motor neurone disease, achieved international renown as the foremost expert on the clinical applications of medical anthropology. His focus was the cross-cultural study of health, illness and medical care - a specialism he largely established - but his talents extended well beyond medicine and anthropology into art and literature. Cecil's work with traditional healers, especially in Brazil and South Africa, allied to 27 years' experience as a GP in the NHS and a period as a ship's doctor, helped him to develop an original an...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 5, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Medical research Medicine Anthropology Science Education People in science The Guardian Obituaries Source Type: news

RCGP Curriculum - 8 Care of Children and Young PeopleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This section of our curriculum guide refers to statement 8, Care of Children and Young People, produced by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)
Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - July 1, 2009 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

RCGP Curriculum - 8 Care of Children and Young PeopleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This section of our curriculum guide refers to statement 8, Care of Children and Young People, produced by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). (Source: Healthcare Republic News)
Source: Healthcare Republic News - July 1, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: news