NB Medical Hot Topics

22/10/2025

Our AKT question bank can help you can approach your exam date with confidence 💪

Designed by working GPs who have been through the AKT exam themselves, it offers high-quality practice quizzes across 30+ categories and a full-length mock exam to help you succeed.

Discover more: https://buff.ly/cfkK5vz

21/10/2025

NB On Call is a closed, private, and supportive forum for professional discussion between GPs, accessible via their website and App on iOS / Android.

It is for registered GPs only, and is a safe space where GPs can ask questions and share clinical and non-clinical problems and issues with fellow GPs.

Why not join the conversation?

https://buff.ly/rvtgXZu

19/10/2025

Have you visited the Blogs page on our website recently? Recent topics include:

🏋️ Axial Spondyloarthritis
💓 Primary prevention of heart disease in menopause
🧪 Direct-to-consumer testing
🤰 Antidepressants in the first trimester
💊 Chronic Pain

Catch up with all the discussions here: https://buff.ly/k9U0Qld

17/10/2025

The next Hot Topics GP Update Course is on Thursday 6th November. This ever-popular training day has been fully updated, offers 6 CPD hours, and will include sessions on :

🫘 Chronic Kidney Disease
💓 Cardiovascular Medicine
♀️ Women’s Health
🧁 Diabetes, Metabolism & Obesity
🫁 Respiratory
🧬 Clinical Genetics in Primary Care
🧠 Mental Health
♂️ Men’s Health
And more…

If you are an NB Plus subscriber, you can simply sign in on the day, or watch later on demand.

15/10/2025

Great feedback from a course attendee 👏

If you missed the Hot Topics Managing Obesity and Overweight course last month, you can watch the recording at your own convenience - find it on our website under CPD Courses/Online Courses. Or keep an eye out for an announcement about the next live session in the spring.

15/10/2025

Calling all GPs and Primary Health Care Professionals based in Ireland.... Your Hot Topics update starts soon!

14/10/2025

BLOG: Axial Spondyloarthritis - A painful needle in the haystack of back pain presentations

Delays in the diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (formerly ankylosing spondylitis) are well documented with a multitude of factors at play. A BJGP article earlier this year highlights the challenges we face in primary care and addresses how we may be able to improve appropriate referrals and diagnosis rates.

In this blog Dr Rob Walker explores the pitfalls to diagnosis and provides useful tips on features that should alert us to the possibility of axial spondyloarthritis. If you’re relying on inflammatory markers, plain X-rays and an HLA-B27 test to make decisions on referral, this blog will give you food for thought.

Read more here: https://buff.ly/OTeHStP

13/10/2025

Our colleague Alyson Laybourne attended the Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference recently and caught up with the team from Action Bladder Cancer UK.

We’re delighted to have a stand at this year’s - meeting so many inspiring primary care professionals and spreading the word about improving early diagnosis of bladder cancer.

It was lovely catching up with Alison from NB Medical Hot Topics to talk about the fantastic response to our Primary Care Learning Module, developed in collaboration with NB Medical.

This case study-based, interactive learning includes in-depth background information at each stage, helping clinicians build confidence in recognising and managing bladder cancer symptoms early.

We’re also proud to have support and involvement from Regional Cancer Alliances across the UK - a real example of collaborative working to improve patient outcomes.

Come and visit us at our stand if you’re here (J22) - we’d love to chat!

12/10/2025

PODCAST: Series 7 Episode 2

In this episode, we talk about three pieces of research:

First, can researchers fill the gap on whether anti-inflammatory reliever therapy is best for mild asthma?

Second, how effective are SCAN pathways for suspected cancer in patients with non-specific symptoms who don't meet site-specific referral criteria, and what lessons can we learn from years of referrals?

Third, how do the numbers of licensed GPs differ from actual GPs working, and how does this all compare to what's happening with hospital consultants?

Listen via the NB Medical website or Spotify: https://buff.ly/szPgg9g

11/10/2025

Stay current with the latest evidence-based guidance on women’s health topics. We will be covering updates in HRT and contraception, plus many other Hot Topics. See you at 9.30am!

10/10/2025

Starting soon - the ever-popular Hot Topics GP Update Course. See you there!

10/10/2025