The Decompensating Child: Blood Pressure Ranges to Watch
Why is it important to measure the blood pressure in an unwell child? What defines hypotension in a child? Have a quick refresher here.
If Your GP Surgery Uses the EConsult System…
If your GP surgery uses the EConsult system, do you know how to use it?
If you use an inhaler infrequently…
If you use an inhaler infrequently, have you checked recently if you have enough to see you through weekends and bank holidays in case you need to use it?
Lacerations – Criteria to Inform Referral Needs in Stable Patients
Lacerations: A Collection of Risk Factors and Specific Criteria to Inform Referral Needs in Stable Patients.
Googling Symptoms – What to Ask
Do you like Googling your symptoms? Us too. We’re not going to tell you to stop - you are trying to learn, and to take control of your health. But, to use the Internet’s health information properly, you need to know what questions to ask.
Adults: If you feel extremely cold…
If you feel extremely cold in a warm environment, you may have a high temperature. Follow the link in the post for advice.
Introducing Collaborative CPD
What is collaborative CPD? Well, it's a way of tagging your crewmates/colleagues in specific CPD entries such as reflections on jobs, and then asking your crewmates/colleagues to answer some questions and provide some feedback on your communication and clinical management. You can then use this feedback as prompts to write - or expand - your reflective entries. Or you can export their feedback and add it to your portfolio as evidence of feedback. And your crewmates/colleagues can sync the shared CPD to their portfolios to evidence their own feedback or to prompt or expand on their own reflections. Watch the video for more:
Video Guide/Walkthrough to Article 999’s CPD Templates, V1.6
A video guide to v1.6 of the CPD templates.
Seeking Clinical Mentors
As HCPs we are used to having mentors. We are assigned them in training programmes, trained to become them as part of our progression, and some workplaces offer ‘team leader’ […]