GP newspaper 5 February 2010

GP newspaper 5 February 2010

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Clinical

Practice dilemma - Can a father view his daughter's medical record?

Paediatric medicine - Development co-ordination disorder

Clinical Review - Hyponatraemia

The basics - Asthma care in children

Red flag symptoms - Hyperhidrosis

CKS: Clinical solutions - Non-specific neck pain

Dispensing

Equipping a new dispensary

Education

Medico-legal - Dealing with non-registered patients

Careers - My New Zealand 'ski and GP' job

MedEconomics

Which 'GP clubs' do you belong to?

In a nutshell ... Sale of goodwill

Viewpoint - Stop employing salaried GPs

Primary care - The future of out-of-hours care

Review: GP goes to work on a versatile bike

News

Behind the headlines: Are babies fed porridge protected against asthma?

Journals Watch - Birth defects, ACS and C difficile

Plain Tales From The Surgery

Antidepressant shown to aid recovery from stroke

Ovarian cancer 'signs' called into doubt

GPs urged to review all of their epilepsy patients

DoH is failing to deliver on chlamydia screening plan

PCT drops plan to pay GPs for referrals to ISTC

GPs warned about closer monitoring of referrals

GMC affiliates 'improve handling of complaints'

NICE advice on RA 'ignored'

Lib Dems propose out-of-hours rules

GPs coping with internet stress

Locums losing out on pensions

GMC finds against MMR doctor Andrew Wakefield

Boundary reforms to shake up NHS

Hospital expansion threat to practices

DoH explores options to limit list size

GP shingles jab role is unclear

PCTs must use GP language test

RCGP wants deaneries and PCOs to pay for remediation

Women GPs take the lead in Scotland

GP to lead DoH productivity bid

Involve patients to improve NHS

Fit notes replace sick notes in April

Opinion

Liam Farrell: Why doctors are a higher form of life

Mary Selby: C difficile, special custard and alien abduction

Editorial: Vertical integration a cost-saving move too far

Chris Lancelot: Red tape and regulations are rotting the NHS

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