SO good to be back at @FoxleaseTAC for VTS residential!
Hypnotism/body language/patients we like/study groups/run/yoga/orienteering/quiz and The Great Hackney Art-Off!
The average cost of a GP appointment is £39.
The average cost of an attendance at an urgent care centre is £77.
The average cost of an attendance at an Emergency Department is £359.
Just saying.
Are you a GP trainee looking for guidance on your next steps as you move into post-CCT practice? Join @NHSEngland, @rcgp and @gmcuk for our Welcome to General Practice online event on 19 May. Register your interest here: https://t.co/fid1Nam9aH
@SimonDGregory
Higher #ContinuityOfCare for patients with #dementia is associated with lower rates of major adverse events including delirium, incontinence, and lower risk of emergency admissions to hospital. Watch the 1.5-minute video with @delgadojpc
https://t.co/t4vFVicKe3
Adults who have weight related comorbidity and a BMI of at least 35 (or lower under certain circumstances) should be offered the weight loss drug semaglutide alongside a diet and exercise plan, NICE has said in draft guidance
https://t.co/w2s5Gjz8ml
Female GPs self-reported more empathy than male GPs. However, no gender difference arose in most externally rated empathy measures, indicating probable internalised gender stereotypes https://t.co/scul72TjVY
‘ Knowing patients well can be life-saving.’ best read in a long while on the value of relational medicine in primary care where there are quantifiable measurable outcomes & benefits across the system as well as qualitative improved patient experience https://t.co/LoljwPdC3z
A GP I’ve never met took a few mins out of her insanely busy day to find out my email address +send me a thank you note on behalf of a patient I saw recently in ED.
Lovely gesture+such an amazing boost for me in a week at work that made me think ‘am I actually doing any *good*?’
As a paramedic
I’ve saved more lives by referring young men to see caring GPs in their area for mental health care plans
than basically any other intervention I can think of