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📚 Preparing for the MRCGP AKT exam on 26th January? Now's the time to get your revision underway! With just under three months until the next exam, NB Medical's three-month AKT Question Bank subscription costs just £30, giving you time to work through the syllabus, practise your exam technique and track your progress along the way. Developed by practising GPs, our online question bank includes over 900 practice questions across 30+ categories, with detailed explanations and references to support your learning. You'll also have access to a full-length timed mock exam, helping you become familiar with the exam format and identify areas to revisit before January. 🩺 Start preparing with NB Medical today! 👉 buff.ly/drkafat

🎃 Some blood test results can give you a bit of a fright when they land in your inbox! Can they wait? Do they need repeating? Is further investigation needed, or is there something important you really cannot afford to miss? Our new and updated Hot Topics Abnormal Blood Results Course is designed to help you approach these everyday clinical decisions with greater confidence. Join us live on Thursday 5th November, when we'll explore common abnormalities in haematology, biochemistry, liver function and lipids, as well as hyperprolactinaemia. Using practical clinical scenarios and the latest evidence, we'll look at what needs investigating, when to refer and which results require more urgent action. 🩺 Thursday 5th November | 9.30am to 1pm Book your place: buff.ly/3yzsY4X

The autumn term is well underway, and we still have so much more to share. Take a look at the NB Medical website for upcoming dates. And if you missed one of our live sessions, you can access the recording afterwards. NB Plus subscribers get all this content at no additional cost!

New to NB Medical and don't have a Dashboard login yet? No problem! 🩺 Sign up for FREE and explore two of NB Medical's educational tools: 💬 Ask Archie: Enjoy one month's FREE access to our AI-powered educational tool, with unlimited clinical questions. Ask Archie searches NB Medical's trusted, evidence-based educational library, rather than the wider web. 🎥 Quick Consult: Watch our Gout Quick Consult video for FREE and discover another way to access practical, clinically relevant education. Create your free NB Medical account, log in to your Dashboard, and give it a try! ⏰ Ask Archie free trial ends 24th November. buff.ly/eqclJjN

Hot Topics courses resume after the half-term break, with the following sessions in November: 🩸 Abnormal Blood Results - Thursday 5th 🚑 Urgent Care - Friday 6th 🧑‍⚕️ GP Update - Thursday 12th 🍎 Lifestyle Medicine - Thursday 19th 🧁 Diabetes for Primary Care - Thursday 26th If you can't join us on the day, we'll record the courses and make them available to view on demand soon after.

Hot Topics Diabetes for Primary Care 📆 Thursday 26th November 2026 This updated course will take you from diagnosis, through the complexities of management, to complications. We will cover Hot Topics including incretin-based therapies, new advances in diabetic kidney disease and the use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in primary care. There will be plenty of case studies, interaction and quality improvement ideas, leaving you upskilled and re-enthused around diabetes management. buff.ly/jlW6evQ

STARTING TOMORROW 🩺 Unlock FREE Access to Ask Archie Two great reasons to explore NB Medical's educational tools! 🩺 💬 Try Ask Archie FREE for one month, with unlimited clinical questions answered using NB Medical's trusted educational resources. 🎥 Plus, explore our Quick Consult video on Gout, also available to try for FREE. You can access both through your NB Dashboard. Don't miss out! Ask Archie free trial ends on 24th November.

Good luck to everyone taking the MRCGP AKT exam today! 🤞☘️

Ask Archie is different 💥 It's NB Medical's AI-powered educational tool, designed to help healthcare professionals find answers to their clinical questions quickly and easily. Unlike other AI tools, Ask Archie doesn't trawl the entire internet. Instead, it searches NB Medical's trusted online educational library, providing answers grounded in reliable, evidence-based content. Fancy trying it for FREE? 🤩 From 27th October until 24th November, NB Plus subscribers can get FREE access to Ask Archie, with unlimited questions throughout the trial. Simply sign in to your NB Dashboard and start asking!

BLOG: Does Urgent Care have an identity crisis? The UK Government recently announced a £140 million boost to urgent care alongside a push to end 'corridor care' in Emergency Departments ahead of what is predicted to be an exceptionally challenging NHS winter. This will be welcome news for many, but here's a question: with so many different urgent care services already available, do we risk adding yet more front doors to an increasingly complex and inefficient system? In this week's blog, Dr Will Duffin explores how urgent care has evolved into the sprawling network of providers and facilities it is today. And, despite the mass confusion for patients, why it's still one of the most rewarding areas of healthcare to work in. Plus, he attempts a 'tentative', revised definition of what urgent care actually is in 2026. To read the full article, click here 👉 buff.ly/GEB1fcT

The Hot Topics Lifestyle Medicine course equips you with essential knowledge and strategies to support behaviour change and address the root causes of chronic disease. 📆 Thursday 19th November Discover more: buff.ly/JLPXSeT

What is the new Quick Consult Series? Sometimes you don’t need a full course – you just need a quick, reliable refresher. We've launched a new Quick Consult Series, which gives you concise 15- to 20-minute video updates on common primary care topics, from acne and insomnia to lipid management and beyond. High-yield clinical updates, practical management tips and the latest evidence – all in the time it takes for a coffee break or, as you've been telling us, to while away the time on your commute! It's part of the NB Plus Subscription. Discover more on our website.

The next GP Update course is on 12th November. Are you ready for a refresher? ☑️ The original Hot Topics course ☑️ Fully updated for Autumn 2026 ☑️ Aimed at GPs and Primary Care Health Professionals ☑️ Claim 6 CPD hours Visit the NB Medical website to book your place, check out other dates, and see what additional courses might be relevant to your everyday practice. buff.ly/FDqYRRc

Hot Topics Urgent Care course - 6th November - will you join us? ☑️ Fully updated for Autumn 2026 ☑️ Claim 6 CPD hours ☑️ Watch live or on-demand buff.ly/1kuexav

Starting soon - the Hot Topics GP Update Course 🩺 See you there!

💙 Shining a light on PTSD after childbirth Childbirth can be a traumatic experience, and for some women, the psychological impact can continue long after they've left the delivery room. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following childbirth is an important area of perinatal mental health, but one that can sometimes go unrecognised. In our latest NB Medical blog, we shine a light on birth-related PTSD and the importance of recognising its impact, particularly for healthcare professionals supporting women during the postnatal period. 📖 Read the full blog here: buff.ly/drJ0KqG

Did you know that NB Medical is able to provide a tailored Hot Topics course of your choosing for your team? Call 0191 603 1872 to discuss your requirements.

Starting soon - the Women's Health for Primary Care Course ♀️ See you there!

🎙️ Coming this Friday: A new episode of the NB Hot Topics Podcast! What's on the agenda this week? The NB Medical team is back with another round-up of the latest research, clinical updates and topical discussions relevant to primary care. 🎥 Watch this short preview from Dr Neal Tucker to find out what's being covered in Friday's episode. 🎧 Keep an eye out for the new episode, available this Friday, 16th October!

Interpreting abnormal blood results is an everyday part of primary care, but knowing what is significant, what to investigate and when to refer isn’t always straightforward. This 3-hour update course will cover: 🩸 Haematology - iron deficiency anaemia, neutropenia and lymphopenia 🩸 Biochemistry - hyperkalaemia and hyponatraemia 🩸 Abnormal liver blood tests - understanding abnormal results and knowing what the next steps are to take 🩸 Lipid abnormalities - including hyperlipidaemia, familial hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia 🩸 Hyperprolactinaemia - reviewing the causes, when to investigate, how to manage and when to refer Sign up now: buff.ly/4v5yaFl