In his last column, Jo Scott-Jones looked at recognising, reporting and acting on needlestick injuries. But here, where a child gets into a secure sharps storage area on the weekend, there are no protocols to refer to, but a lot of safety issues to consider
Drama, fuss, palaver, commotion, stir, to-do, fluster, bustle: “It’s only a scratch. She’s just a kid – she couldn’t possibly have anything I could catch.” GP Jo Scott-Jones attempts to dissuade the reader from maintaining this delusion
Guidelines, according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, are “lines by which one is guided: such as a cord or rope to aid a passer over a difficult point or to permit retracing a course, or an indication or outline of policy or conduct.”
Guidelines, according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, are “lines by which one is guided: such as a cord or rope to aid a passer over a difficult point or to permit retracing a course, or an indication or outline of policy or conduct.”
When a parent brings a child to your practice seeking a medical note to explain an absence from school or to avoid an activity, often the history or timing can reveal another story
When a parent brings a child to your practice seeking a medical note to explain an absence from school or to avoid an activity, often the history or timing can reveal another story
In an effort to show someone else is an unfit parent, to try to gain custody, to make an adjustment to visitation rights or simply to hurt the other partner, people will bring children into your surgery and ask you really difficult questions
In an effort to show someone else is an unfit parent, to try to gain custody, to make an adjustment to visitation rights or simply to hurt the other partner, people will bring children into your surgery and ask you really difficult questions
Addressing the lifestyle drivers of your patients’ health problems is the right thing to do, and is probably expected by patients, but it requires you to have a consultation “escape plan”
Addressing the lifestyle drivers of your patients’ health problems is the right thing to do, and is probably expected by patients, but it requires you to have a consultation “escape plan”
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management