About Us

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Healthcare Republic is dedicated to the primary care community, providing information for GPs, nurses, practice staff and community pharmacists. Healthcare Republic brings the whole primary care team together under one site.

We recognise that it can often be difficult and time-consuming to source the most up-to-date information, particularly with the myriad of websites available. Healthcare Republic does the work for you, whether you want the latest news or guidelines, receive best practice guidance on diagnosis and treatment, or simply getting some ideas for your next dinner party.

News

Registering with Healthcare Republic allows you to read daily news that has been tailored to who you are, what is happening in your area of primary care and in the NHS as a whole.

Prescribing

Healthcare Republic is integrated with eMIMS, the online prescribing database of MIMS (Monthly Index of Medical Specialities). In addition to the drug entries, eMIMS contains a wealth of supplementary information, including summaries of clinical guidelines, patient fact sheets on a range of diseases and conditions, a directory of self help groups for patients, and an interactive cardiac risk calculator.

Education

Our education section is a perfect resource for your continuing professional development. Search our list of courses and events, or register for our exclusive programme of webcasts.

Clinical

Healthcare Republic has a large, searchable archive of clinical articles written by some of the UK's leading experts. Read the latest guidance or register for one of our MIMS Specialist titles.

Jobs

Need a new job or wish to find a new member for your team? Healthcare Republic Jobs carries an extensive searchable database of vacancies. If you are looking for the latest jobs in primary care, not only can you search this site, but also get the latest vacancies in primary care sent directly to your inbox via our job alerts.

Go to Healthcare Republic Jobs for recruitment news or general primary care recruitment advice such as how to write a CV or write a good advertisement. We also have a panel of experts who are available to answer your recruitment questions.

Library

Use our advanced search options to find the article you need.

Practice and Finance

Managing a general practice or pharmacy can bring its own particular dilemmas.

Browse the Practice and Finance section of Healthcare Republic for articles on premises, practice finance, IT, HR and Management, or for the latest equipment reviews and offers. Practice and Finance also contains easy-to-use financial calculators for pension projections, salary calculations, amongst others.

The invaluable MedEconomics UK database has also been incorporated in this section, showing NHS and non-NHS charge fees and allowances.

Off duty

Take some time out and read our off duty articles covering gardening, food, books, personal finance and much more.

Off duty also allows you to take advantage of our exclusive discounts and enter the Healthcare Republic competitions.

ABOUT HAYMARKET MEDICAL MEDIA

Healthcare Republic is part of Haymarket Medical Media, the publishers of GP newspaper, Independent Nurse, MIMS and MIMS for Nurses. The content from these publications is incorporated within Healthcare Republic and you can use our library function to search the database of articles.

GP newspaper

GP is the leading medical newspaper in the UK, read by almost three-quarters of GPs. Published weekly, GP is relied upon to inform doctors about the latest medico-political and clinical news, and provide practical information on clinical developments. By virtue of its strong campaigning element, GP is regarded as instrumental in bringing issues concerning doctors and the NHS as a whole to the forefront of the political agenda.

MIMS

MIMS was launched in 1959 and remains the leading source of up-to-date prescribing information. Distributed on a monthly basis, MIMS is now used by 65 per cent of GPs in the UK and many pharmacists are using the publication as an essential resource.

The MIMS Specialist Titles are the latest additions to the stable of magazines at Haymarket Medical Publications. Currently covering dermatology, cardiology and women's health, these quarterly publications provide essential diagnostic and management information for practitioners with a special interest, as well as a round up of the very latest research.

MIMS for Nurses

In 2006, qualified nurse prescribers gained the ability to prescribe from the whole drug formulary. The MIMS for Nurses directory offers an essential support for this group of professionals.

MIMS for Nurses also publishes a number of supplementary publications to support the other job roles within primary care nursing, such as MIMS for Nurses District Nurses Formulary, MIMS for Nurses Health Visitors Formulary and MIMS for Nurses Practice Handbook.

Independent Nurse

Independent Nurse is aimed at primary care and community nurses. Published twice a month, Independent Nurse covers the latest clinical, political and organisational news, as well as providing practical clinical articles, and career and professional development advice to help nurses in their day-to-day practice.

ABOUT HAYMARKET MEDIA GROUP

Haymarket Media Group is a private company with offices in London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong and Singapore. The company publishes more than 60 consumer and trade magazines. Haymarket Media Group also has a large online presence, comprising stand alone web portals and sites supporting the print publications.