Peters et al., 2025 – “Just Put Up With It: Women’s Experiences of Perimenopause and Menopause” (J Adv Nurs) Back in 2021, myself and my brilliant colleague, Kate King, undertook some research looking at the experiences of servicewomen who were suffering from symptoms of the perimenopause. Although this was a cross-sectional survey, with all its … Continue reading Putting up with the Perimenopause
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Supporting Women Before, During and After Pregnancy: Helpful Resources for Professionals and Families
I’ve updated some of the perinatal resources I’ve been collecting to include the following (look under the ‘resources’ tab in the menu). The aim is to have these in one location for sharing to patients or to healthcare professional colleagues for onward dissemination. I hope all the links work but please let me know if … Continue reading Supporting Women Before, During and After Pregnancy: Helpful Resources for Professionals and Families
Making Sense of the PCA Model: Turning Problem Cases into Learning Opportunities
Clinical learning rarely follows a neat script. More often it emerges from the difficult cases – the ones that unsettle us, challenge our assumptions, and force us to rethink how we practise. Years ago, we developed a Problem Case Analysis (PCA) model during a GP Trainers ‘retreat’ in Germany. It provided a structured approach to … Continue reading Making Sense of the PCA Model: Turning Problem Cases into Learning Opportunities
New, changing mole is cancer
This is an archive case. I’m planning to post more cases this year-this blog was originally aimed at medical professionals, but my ongoing clinical …New, changing mole is cancer
Updated Mental Health Resources
I have updated these after being sent a very useful list by a colleague. There may be some duplication but it is growing into a comprehensive list. This is at a time when we are certainly seeing more mental health problems in primary care.
Smartphone and Social Media use for CPD in Wessex
I have finally written up a brief survey I did last year looking at how a selected group of Wessex GPs were using the Internet, Web 2.0 tools and smartphones for their CPD. The link to the document is here. I had the privilege of presenting a poster of the key findings at the Wessex Educational … Continue reading Smartphone and Social Media use for CPD in Wessex
Potential Research Project: Web 2.0 technologies in Primary Care Education. What is the current level of knowledge and utilisation of Web 2.0 technologies in Primary Care Education.
Any thoughts?