Pearls

We are into April already and our trainees focus (as well as your trainers and programme directors focus) turns to ensuring we have enough evidence for our Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP).

Myeloma has been a popular topic in our recent Cancer and GP Update courses because it is tricky. So, to celebrate the launch of the NEW season of GP Update courses today, we wanted to share this Pearl on myeloma from last season

If you’re not ok, you are not alone. Please seek help. Our article Sources of support for health professionals has contact details for sources of support, including the NHS Practitioner Health Programme.

Spring is around the corner, and to celebrate National Social Prescribing Day on 19 March, we have teamed up with Intelligent Health, Natural England and the National Academy of Social Prescribing to share a video byte on the power of nature and green social prescribing in transforming patient health. 

Statistical talk is not a common language, and a high percentage of trainees spend a lot of time getting to grips with the terminology!

Body image concerns and pursuing an increasingly muscular appearance is becoming a growing issue, particular for men and boys. Today marks the end of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, so we are sharing a Pearl about a related issue – anabolic steroid use.

Tomorrow is Rare Diseases Day. To acknowledge this challenge, we thought we would share with you a Pearl on Behçet’s syndrome, a rare multisystem inflammatory condition.

One of the joys and challenges of general practice is that anything can make its way onto the triage list or limp through the door. And many of us have presentations we feel less confident about! In the Red Whale GP team, one of those things is feet!

In 2025, Ramadan is expected to start on 1 March and end on 30 March (exact dates depend on moon sighting). How can we best support those with long-term conditions during this time?

Dance isn’t just an art form; it’s a proven tool for physical and mental wellbeing. Backed by Angela Rippon and leading organisations including the NHS and BBC, we bring you, the Let’s Dance! initiative

For this month’s trainee pearl we are highlighting some personality traits you may recognise in yourself or in colleagues and will explore how to look after ourselves if we recognise any of these characteristics!

In this week’s Pearl, we unpack all 106 pages of the new NICE guidance on menopause, published in December 2024. Much stayed the same, but we focus on the bits that may change our practice!

Spinal cord compression and cauda equina syndrome are on our (long!) list of things we never want to miss. They’re uncommon presentations, but they cause us a lot of anxiety.

It’s been a week when tech and AI have been all over the news – so we thought we would share a Pearl from our Lifestyle Medicine course on technology to support health and wellbeing. 

It’s a new calendar year and, for some, this means increased focus in preparing for the Simulated Consultation Assessment (SCA). So, this month, we’re providing a comprehensive Pearl that is all about the SCA!

When under pressure, separating the sick from the self-limiting on the triage list can feel even more difficult! We don’t have all the answers, but, in this week’s Pearl, we wanted to share our article on acute cough and pneumonia in adults.