Apart from potentially decreasing the burden on emergency departments, incorporating broader-based wound care within a practice may enhance the GPs’ connectedness with their patients.

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General practice is well placed to provide the screening and management of comorbidities associated with gout as recommended by international guidelines.

This study examines whether SMS reminders may be a useful tool in the spectrum of care needed for optimal asthma management in general practice.

This article focuses on the management of early breast cancer, highlighting recent changes and the role of the general practitioner in supporting women in their decision making and treatment.

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Poikiloderma of Civatte is a common benign condition of the sun-exposed areas of the neck characterised by atrophy, telangiectasia and pigmentation changes.

In children and adolescents, there exist a variety of congenital and acquired naevi and other pigmented skin lesions that can be diagnostically problematic.

Over the past 10 years significant improvements in technology underlying ophthalmic diagnosis and treatment have led to marked improvements in visual outcomes for patients.

General practice registrars use a dermatoscope in a modest majority of skin checks and pigmented skin lesion consultations, which influences registrars’ diagnoses and increases their confidence.

Understanding patient-related factors associated with poor glycaemic control is essential to communicate better with patients, motivate them to self-care and provide better patient-centred care.

Developments in ophthalmic diagnosis and treatment have led to marked improvements in visual outcomes for patients in general practice.

The advice and decision of the general practitioner at the initial presentation of microbial keratitis is crucial for optimal management, with urgent referral potentially sight-saving for the patient.

The aim of this article is to provide a guide to clarifying complaints of visual distortions, outlining the common ocular causes, with a focus on macular pathologies.

Although most eyelid lumps are benign, accurate diagnosis and early recognition of sinister lesions leads to improved patient outcomes.