Inhaler devices, technique and errors: an overview

Medication delivered by an inhaler is the most common treatment for virtually all respiratory diseases, and the choice of devices and treatment options is vast. Yet poor inhaler technique is commonplace and is linked to poor outcomes
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Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management

NICE has updated its guidance on the management of hypertension, halving the threshold for initiating treatment in patients with stage 1 hypertension from a 10-year cardiovascular risk of 20% to 10%.
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Dementia: Diagnosis and management in primary care

Dementia is a progressive deterioration in mental function, which is severe enough to interfere with activities of daily living (ADLs). In the UK it is estimated that around 850,000 people are living with dementia, and predicted that this figure will rise to over 1 million by 2025. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. Making the diagnosis of dementia can be difficult as symptoms vary between patients. In addition onset can be slow and non-specific, but for patients and their families or carers to receive the support they need, timely diagnosis is vital.

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• Flu vaccination uptake in the UK in at-risk groups: review
• Inhaler devices, technique and errors: an overview
• Tackling chronic opioid use
• Making personalised care happen: implementing the ‘Comprehensive Model’ in general practice
• Travel health update
• Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management

14 Aug 2019

Anxiety: assessment and management New flu vaccine and potential delays to start of flu campaign Asthma for the 21st century Continuous glucose monitoring for type 1 diabetes management Fitness to Fly How should we screen for atrial fibrillation in primary care?

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19 Jul 2019

Travel health update Getting spirometry right: an innovative approach to training What should we be doing for our patients with difficult or severe asthma? Pain in dementia: A multi-modal approach to assessment and management FSRH Clinical Guideline: Overweight, Obesity and Contraception GLP1 receptor agonists – back in the premier division!

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12 Jun 2019

Multimorbidity and prescribing Frailty, a long-term condition The UK Immunisation Schedule Finding the evidence to support best practice Accidents abroad – a salutary tale In praise of general practice nurses Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency: what you ‘need to know’

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15 May 2019

Global Initiative for Asthma: Asthma management and prevention, 2019 Practice in pictures:Eczema Travel health update Taking the initiative in asthma care: the 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction: not all that wheezes is asthma Managing the vaccine fridge Annual reviews in long term conditions

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