Loneliness references http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2503975/ http://www.clinmed.rcpjournal.org/content/5/3/244.long http://www.pnas.org/content/110/15/5797 http://www.campaigntoendloneliness.org/about-loneliness/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3865701/ http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/984 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gps.2054/abstract http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/334648/   Statin references   The diagrams below, from http://www.bmj.com/content/340/bmj.c2442 is  very important. A good risk calculator would be invisible – it’s shape would overlie perfectly the yellow rectangle where the people who will develop cardiovascular disease over the next decade are represented. The risk calculators […]

Gut instinct http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3596024/ http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e6144 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/rcgp/bjgp/2002/00000052/00000478/art00011?token=005c1dddc36b2f703bb1b67232d45232b5f7a736a2d3b7441287a783568293c62207d673f582f6b16d5dd1d78d40 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3207087/ http://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f6857

Teenagers sleep patterns http://www.gwern.net/docs/melatonin/2014-boergers.pdf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2820578/ http://www.sleepfoundation.org/article/sleep-topics/sleep-drive-and-your-body-clock Pregnancy and SSRIs http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Safetyinformation/Generalsafetyinformationandadvice/Product-specificinformationandadvice/Product-specificinformationandadvice–M–T/Selectiveserotoninre-uptakeinhibitors/Informationforhealthcareprofessionals/index.htm#l6 http://rcpsych.ac.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases2013/panoramassrispregnancy.aspx http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23733623 http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=204468

Obesity – FITT trial Click to access BMC_Public_Health_FFIT_article.pdf Click to access FFIT.pdf Obalon http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11695-013-0927-x http://www.obalon.com/clinical_abstracts/published-abstracts-library/# http://www.sallynorton.co.uk/procedures/obalon-balloon/ Care data http://uk.atos.net/en-uk/home/we-are/news/press-release/2011/pr-2011_12_20_05.html http://www.care-data.info http://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f7042?hwoasp=authn%3A1389724881%3A4130220%3A131128 http://www.hscic.gov.uk/patientconf http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/scientists-launch-campaign-to-discourage-patients-from-opting-out-of-caredata/20005523.article#.UtQwOhYobzI http://www.hscic.gov.uk/patientconf Click to access 2900774_InfoGovernance_accv2.pdf Click to access cd-leaflet-01-14.pdf Click to access 9731-2901141-TSO-Caldicott-Government_Response_ACCESSIBLE.PDF

Today in the BMJ myself and colleagues have a letter discussing the need for patients and the public to see easily what potential conflicts of interest a doctor may have. As we say in the letter “The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has estimated that the drug industry pays £40m (€48m; $65m) a year […]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2535001/Good-Health-VIEWPOINT-Two-time-women-GPs-better-time-man.html   Click to access FinalReportofthe7thNationalGPWorklifeSurvey.pdf https://www.gov.uk/part-time-worker-rights http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000274.full http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/press-releases/physicians-excess-workload-equivalent-extra-2627-doctors GPs’ views on The Future of General Practice – Focus Group Findings – BMA http://www.thelisterhospital.com/consultant-search/?surname=&keyword=&hospital=&speciality= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18128637 http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/time-to-think-differently/trends/professional-attitudes-and-workforce/medical-workforce http://jrs.sagepub.com/content/105/1/25 Same-day hubs are a ‘national imperative’, claims under fire ICB http://bma.org.uk/news-views-analysis/news/2013/june/juniors-continue-to-be-overworked Click to access SDO_FR_08-1109-196_V01.pdf http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/jul/24/nhs-accident-emergency-crisis-consultants

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First Council today: I raised the issues of: pharma sponsorship of the next RCGP conference The new campaign – we have to be clear that this is about funding for general practice, for more doctors and nurses and NOT for increasing GP salaries That the issue about informed consent over data sharing should be further […]