Category Archives: General

End of Life Conversations

We are pleased to announce that we now have Stephanie’s excellent presentation on communication at the end of life. It can be found in the article below, along with the really useful drug chart and drug kit. As with any … Continue reading

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Drug Kit and Drug Chart

Feedback on the presentation at the refresher course has so far been excellent, with many people requesting copies of the Drug Kit and Drug Chart either in electronic or paper copy. I have now uploaded these forms to my previous … Continue reading

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GP Refresher Course 2010

Last Wednesday I was invited to lecture on our local GP Revision Course. This is always a good chance to meet colleagues I haven’t seen for a while as well as some familiar faces and is usually fun. This year … Continue reading

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Change At The Top

After three years as Macmillan’s GP Facilitator for Central Norfolk the funding for my post eventually comes to an end on Thursday. Despite the numerous projects in which I am currently involved the current financial climate has made it very … Continue reading

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E-Learning in Palliative Care

A few months ago I posted an enthusiastic article about the proposed E-ELCA. I was really looking forward to the excellent content which had been promised and was one of the first in line to get access. The problem with … Continue reading

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E-Learning in Palliative Care.

As a busy GP and self professed geek I am always interested in E-Learning which I can do at my own pace. I am particularly excited by this latest offering from E-Learning for Health- E-ELCA ( E-End of Life Care … Continue reading

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Fakenham Palliative Care Meeting

Back in early September I was invited to Fakenham surgery to talk about “Palliative Care”. This is a colossal subject on which I could have spoken for hours given the chance! I decided instead to concentrate on looking at the results … Continue reading

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Panning for nuggets on my return from holiday.

  Like most people I don’t like returning from my holiday! The longer I have been away the more difficult it is to return to my various roles, no matter how interesting they may be. Therefore having returned in the … Continue reading

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Difficult discussions with patients and their families.

End of life is back in the news this week, just peeking from under the blanket coverage of the swine flu, but still there never the less. The BMJ this week have an excellent interview with Lord Falconer regarding the … Continue reading

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Ich bin ein Berliner

As promised having delivered my findings from the Berlin conference to our local clinical governance group, I have attached them below. Medication to match the BTcP Profile I have tried to summarise the key points made by each of the … Continue reading

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