Pearls

World Wellbeing Week is a timely reminder that caring for others has to start with caring for ourselves. In primary care, whatever our role, this isn’t always easy. This week’s Pearl is all about ‘Communicating our needs and setting boundaries’.

With the UK’s recent May heatwave and clear signs that extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, heat-related illness should be on our radar. In this week’s Pearl, we share our recently-updated article on heat-related illness.

This Diabetes Week (8-14 June), Diabetes UK is highlighting the harm caused by stigma, reminding us that diabetes is not anyones fault and that the way we talk about it matters. In this Pearl, we explore bias in healthcare - something that impacts us all.

Spot the difference. It’s easy to look at the spotty forehead of a teenager and think of acne as an inconvenient and minor rite of passage. But acne is rarely just skin deep. This month’s Pearl on acne will prepare you for patients quoting skincare influencers.

Discussions around men’s health often focus on urogenital and sexual health. While important, this is only part of the picture. In this week’s Pearl, we share our article Men’s health: a holistic approach, inviting us to step back and take a broader view.

It is Dementia Action Week, and media campaigns often trigger a wide range of consultations about memory, brain fog or future risk of dementia. Our Pearl is here to help!

In light of recent conversations in the media regarding Meningitis, we are making this GEMS free to view

In this week’s Pearl, we share our coveted Liver disease: GEMS (Guidelines and Evidence Made Simple), which offers a clear, practical framework for interpreting LFTs and spotting early liver disease.

This Pearl on gout will cut through the uric acid crystals to give you a clear roadmap on these conundrums, and much more, leaving you feeling confident in your diagnosis and management of gout.

In this week’s Pearl, we share what is known about PMS and PMDD and focus on how we can help in general practice.

With the London Marathon around the corner and ParkRun never more popular, many of our patients are exploring running or upping their miles. Running brings huge physical and mental health benefits, but can be associated with characteristic overuse and injury patterns.

People experiencing homelessness are among the most vulnerable patients we care for, and they face significantly poorer health outcomes.  In this week’s Pearl, we look at practical steps we can take in general practice that can make a difference. 

We are heading into pollen season and the familiar refrain ‘hay fever really bad, nothing working’ will have hit the triage list. So, we thought it might be the perfect time to share a practical look at allergic rhinitis, including hay fever.

Spring has arrived: flowers are blooming and your ARCP is probably looming.  This month’s bite-sized Pearl focuses on how to make the most of your ARCP, with practical tips to help you!

In this week’s Pearl, we explore what burnout really is, why clinicians are particularly at risk, how to recognise the warning signs in yourself and colleagues, and the practical steps that genuinely help.

This week’s Pearl provides a clear, practical, general practice approach to cancer and frailty, and focuses on where we can make a positive difference to support person-centred care.