#de-prescribing

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My Job

My Job I link with GPs – I get to live the interconnected web that is community care in the NHS.

I thought it would be an idea to provide an update on ‘My Job’ – I have been working in this role for almost five months and it has gotten to the point where my children have begun asking me, ‘Dad, what are you?’ Not in the sense, ‘Are you from around here?’ (Although I am sure this is an occasional consideration), but, ‘What sort of doctor are you?’

You see, it used to be straightforward; back…

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Manor Field Blog #3 – what is de-prescribing? ‘Take this pill and see me in six months,’ kind of thing, rather than, ‘No more Burger King,’ which for some is harder to palate. Most of the time, when I ask a man or woman in their 90’s whether they feel they are taking too many tablets, the answer is yes!

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Drugs and drug reps

Drugs and drug reps; In the meantime, I will go on de-prescribing.

I just received an early-morning WhatsApp from a friend praising the actions of David Hambleton and colleagues in defeating the pharmaceutical industry in court – to allow the use of an inexpensive drug (Avastin) to be used to treat a common condition affecting the vision of thousands of people (Age Related Macular Degeneration)(the wettype) instead of the standard medicines which cost 10 or 20…

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