In our "10 timely questions" survey we asked readers if they had a story they would like to share with us about practice life in lockdown. Here are the responses
A majority in general practice seem to be weathering the COVID-19 storm without major damage, but a significant minority face uncertainty or even cutbacks
The adrenaline of another hard pandemic lockdown was dissipating, and practitioners were reporting their stories glad and glum, enthusiastic and resigned, innovative and frustrated.
The switch to mostly virtual consultations in pandemic lockdowns has revved up general practice’s adoption of electronic prescribing, with nearly 90 per cent now doing it by keyboard alone.
An emergency fund providing case-by-case support for practices and urgent-care centres unable to adapt to the drop in patient presentations during lockdown, is an option to consider, says GenPro chair Tim Malloy
The adrenaline of another hard pandemic lockdown was dissipating, and practitioners were reporting their stories glad and glum, enthusiastic and resigned, innovative and frustrated.
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