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We run one day courses throughout the UK and Ireland where we update GPs with all the recent papers and guidelines.

By GPs for GPs, our mission is to help busy GPs with the difficult task of keeping up with all the new developments, papers and guidelines that are relevant to our daily work. We take the time busy GPs do not have to trawl through the literature, distil it and give GPs the essential information they really need to help their patients. The courses are designed to be fun and engaging, and delegates leave with lots of ideas to take back to the practice and to help them help their patients and to help with appraisal and revalidation. Delegates receive a detailed book (now also with on-line access) which summarises all the material and is an invaluable consulting room reference!

30/03/2026

If you're looking for an Urgent Care course, join us on Thursday 7th May 2026.

🚑 Full-day course
🚑 Multidisciplinary, evidence-based updates in acute patient management
🚑 Covers national and international literature/ guidelines
🚑 Broken up into small, bite-sized topics
🚑 Refresh how to provide the most up-to-date patient care

https://buff.ly/ID4xhuk

28/03/2026

BLOG: Fracture Risk in Parkinson’s - Mind the Treatment Gap

Fred is 79 and has had Parkinson’s Disease for about 10 years. He tripped and fell a couple of months ago in the garden and sustained a fragility fracture of his wrist, and is back to review his DEXA scan result. His femoral neck T score is -1.5, putting him in the osteopenia range. Should we be considering a bisphosphonate for him? But I thought people with osteopenia didn’t need bone protection treatment?

For a seemingly simple area, osteoporosis and fracture risk assessment is not straightforward. It would be considerably easier just to base treatment decisions on bone mineral density (BMD) scores, but sadly using BMD alone is a very poor predictor of fracture risk, and the majority of people who sustain fragility fractures will not have BMD scores in the osteoporosis range.

This is particularly the case for people with Parkinson’s Disease, like Fred. In his latest blog, Dr Rob Walker explores why risk factor assessment for fracture risk is essential, why, in some cases, we need to adjust FRAX scores to give a more accurate picture of fracture risk, and why this is particularly important for Fred.

https://buff.ly/v3zJdEI

27/03/2026

Ask Archie will be FREE to NB Plus subscribers for another month. Have you tried it out yet? We'd love to hear your feedback!

25/03/2026

We've added new FREE Hot Topics Clinics to our calendar 📢

Each clinic runs on a Tuesday evening, from 8-9pm.
You can claim 1CPD point for attending.

Upcoming topics:
🫘 Working smarter in CKD (19th May)
🧬 Genetics in Primary Care (9th June)

Don't forget to sign up!

https://buff.ly/mYx3Buq

23/03/2026

KISS - Keep It Simple Summaries

These are FREE, useful, downloadable resources on a wide range of topics relevant to primary care.

The most recent topics are allergy testing, gambling and subclinical hypothyroidism. Are you up to date?

https://buff.ly/rOmqLR0

21/03/2026

PODCAST: Series 7 Episode 8

In the latest episode, Dr Neal Tucker looks at three new research papers to help us along our way in general practice this month.

1️⃣ How long do modern hip replacements last? How does this new data change our conversation with patients?
2️⃣ It's thought GLP1 agonists could have a role in addiction management, but so far, research has failed to show definitive benefit. Could new data from the US on veterans with type 2 diabetes show a different picture?
3️⃣ What analgesia would you recommend for a child in pain? This new paper compared ibuprofen with or without paracetamol or hydromorphone, an extremely potent long-acting opioid for kids. Good idea? We find out.

Listen here: https://buff.ly/FI50zfi

19/03/2026

BLOG: Recurrent thrush - spotting the pattern

It’s a busy Thursday morning. You scan down your clinic list, heart sinking a little at the back-to-back complexity of the cases ahead and wondering how late you might run by the end. Then you clock a telephone appointment with Sarah. She is a 28-year-old lady seeking treatment for ‘thrush’.

You pick up the phone. She reports she’s had thrush before, symptoms seem the same, she feels ‘sure it is thrush’.

Excellent! A quick prescription for fluconazole and done! Maybe you might even make it to coffee on time….

However, are we doing Sarah justice here? Should we be happy to prescribe based on Sarah’s self-diagnosis? When does acute vulvovaginitis become recurrent vulvovaginitis, and does it matter?

A recent article from the BJGP explores patient and clinician perspectives on the diagnostic process for recurrent thrush in primary care, highlighting potential pitfalls and opportunities to improve care.

Read the full blog here: https://buff.ly/d0W3Kdu

18/03/2026

FREE webinar: Hot Topics Working Smarter in CKD Clinic - Tuesday 19th May 2026

Following our successful joint webinar with Kidney Research UK last year, we are once again working with them to take a real, practical look at CKD management in primary care. During this clinic, Sarah Davies and a fantastic primary care-based clinical pharmacist, Moudy Khodadi, will discuss why CKD matters and identify pragmatic solutions to working smartly in primary care to tackle CKD, using the whole team.

We will also hear from a person with lived experience of CKD and tackle those tricky elements of having a conversation with a person about their CKD diagnosis.

We will have plenty of useful resources from Kidney Research UK to share with you. Do join us!

https://buff.ly/UWaLZvX

17/03/2026

"Ask Archie."
"Archie who?"

Ask Archie is NB Medical’s new AI-powered education tool designed to help healthcare professionals access clear, evidence-based answers in seconds.

Ask Archie connects and analyses information exclusively from NB Medical’s trusted educational resources to deliver concise, clinically relevant responses. It does not browse the internet or pull from external sources, giving you confidence in the quality and reliability of every answer.

Why the name Archie?

The name honours Archibald Cochrane, the pioneer of evidence-based medicine and a principle that underpins everything we do at NB Medical.

Ask Archie is available on a free trial basis, exclusively for NB PLUS subscribers until 30th April. Just log into your NB Dashboard today and Ask Archie a question.

16/03/2026

The Abnormal Bloods course covers the full blood count, what to do with white cell and platelet abnormalities, and all things biochemistry! We’ll be looking at sodium and potassium abnormalities – and where magnesium fits in! We’ll round off with thyroid function tests, and what to do with abnormal LFTs.

For each of these areas, we’ll look at understanding exactly what the test is and what it can tell us, then focus on the most common abnormalities you’re likely to see in general practice. Our traffic light system will help you manage results and know when not to panic – or when you should!

The webinar will be carried out as a morning session on Friday, 24th April 2026, starting at 9:30 am and finishing at 1 pm. Don’t worry if you miss something; all of the content will be available on demand.

https://buff.ly/xgfrYgl

15/03/2026

What do you like about our live courses? We'd love to hear your feedback!

14/03/2026

NB Plus is an annual or monthly Primary Care CPD subscription for you or your organisation.

The annual subscription offers best value and includes:

☑️ All live and on-demand course webinars
☑️ 15 online fully searchable course reference books
☑️ Immediate access to all our existing resources, plus access to all new courses added during your subscription
☑️ Ask Archie, an AI-powered educational tool for accessing accurate, evidence-based information instantly
☑️ Over 100 hours of online CPD Modules
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NB Medical Education was founded over 20 years ago by doctors Simon Curtis and Phil Nichols. The original aim was to help GP trainees pass their MRCGP exam.

The first ‘Hot Topics’ course was held in London in September 1998 and from those small beginnings has grown into today’s business which provides CPD training for over 20,000 Primary Care healthcare professionals per year.

Our presenting team, led by Dr Simon Curtis in Oxford, are all NHS GPs and Nurses who are recognised nationally and internationally within their area of expertise and work tirelessly to maintain a position at the forefront of modern practice.

We continually redesign course content and ensure we align with the latest and most up to date policies, procedures and best practice.