The postnatal visit is crucial for effective healthcare education, preventive medicine and treatment, and it occurs at a time of major life transition and increased need.

The inclusion of the lived experience of patients and carers as an integral component of clinical care provides an essential perspective.

Primary care doctors may be asked about palliative sedation for a patient and can provide support to family members of patients who undergo palliative sedation.

Barriers to general practice involvement in advance care planning and strategies for incorporating it into patient care are discussed.

This paper synthesises evidence-based frameworks of palliative care with other resources to guide GPs in the systematic delivery of high-quality, home-base palliative care.

This article investigates the prevalence of chronic pain in a rural setting and the use of specialist pain clinics and examines factors associated with well-managed pain.

These presentations provide fertile ground for educating patients about infections, self-management options, dealing with uncertainty and responsible use of medicines.

Buprenorphine–naloxone is well tolerated by patients with chronic pain, and has the potential to improve pain scores and affective symptoms.

Calcium score has been shown to convincingly predict future cardiovascular risk in the asymptomatic population.

Not all preferences outlined in an individual’s advance care plan are implemented during their end-of-life care.

The aim of this review is to draw attention to a preventable childhood condition, detailing the clinical presentation, diagnostic pathway and management.

A case presentation of a patient with fatigue and chronic anaemia.

This article explores the impact of genetics on cardiovascular diseases and its implications for GPs.

In this issue of AJGP, we cover a wide range of cardiovascular conditions that GPs encounter in everyday practice, providing up-to-date information and management guidelines based on current evidence.

Pouchitis is an inflammatory or infective condition of the ileal pouch. It is a common complication of colectomy surgery.