With 1.5 million people in the UK now taking weight loss injections, the majority of them through online only services, it’s clear that getting hold of these medications is not difficult. The crunch comes when you encounter any sort of complication… read on for our take on why procuring the medications is only the first step- and not necessarily the most important one…
While many in the UK will be delighted with a hot spell, it is true that you can have too much of a good thing. In this blog, with thanks to Dr Catherine for her input, we explore the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke so that you can tell the difference and know exactly what to do when it becomes an emergency.
Let me dive straight in with a quick disclaimer: what follows is a hugely generalised (yet eerily relatable) observation. Here it is men are more wary of going to the doctor than women. They just are.
We see it all the time in our clinic lists, and we hear it daily from the voices of mums, wives, and daughters calling to book appointments by proxy for the men in their lives. We explore why this is even a ‘thing’ and make a few suggestions to get the important men in our lives in to the consulting room and feeling better! :)
We dive unabashed in to this week’s ‘burning’ issue- urinary tract infections (UTIs). Guaranteed to 'disrupt the flow' of any fun weekend, UTIs are mainly (although not exclusively) a female scourge... But gentlemen, it takes two to tango, so you have every interest in being fully briefed. Thank you to Dr Tanya, GP with special interest in women's health, for this week's top tips on avoiding the UTI burn this bank holiday weekend!
As the weather (broadly) improves, I wonder how many of us have considered dusting off our trainers this weekend? A regular exercise habit is one that all of our doctors would heartily encourage, and running (at any pace) is one of the most accessible and fuss-free ways of exercising. But it also puts stress on the body that can land the beginner back on the sofa way too soon, and with depleted motivation. Happily, we have the advice of WGP's great friend and neighbour Liam Newton, Sports Physiotherapist and Specialist running physio to keep us on our feet and powering forwards. He kindly shares some top tips with us here.
Good luck to anyone marathoning this weekend! And so the season of extreme physical challenges is upon us, often necessitating a medical sign-off. Winchester GP is happy to help, and because we're more than just as pretty signature ✍ here are a few top tips to make the process as simple and stress free as possible.
As we approach holiday season, we decide to poll our GPs for a for a list of the products they would not cross passport control without!
Read on to learn how to create your GP-curated ‘grab and go’ travel apothecary - because finding a local pharmacy, and translating drug names at a weird time of night is no one's idea of fun!
There comes a time for all of us when we start to notice our older relatives starting to slow down. But it’s not always obvious which changes we should just accept, and when to seek professional advice and perhaps intervention. Luckily, Dr Catherine Frankum, one of our fabulous GPs, has a special interest in frailty. We managed to waylay her in clinic just before the Easter weekend, to get her top tips for supporting our elderly loved ones as they age.
The peri-menopausal and menopausal periods of a woman’s life bring about significant changes and often troublesome or even debilitating symptoms. Some of these symptoms may be caused by falling Oestrogen levels. First line HRT treatments focus on restoring these levels, and for many women is very effective in managing symptoms. But if you feel that standard HRT is not quite hitting the spot, it might be time to consider whether another hormone, testosterone, could be the missing link in your management plan.
Winchester GP were truly humbled when one of our patients, unprompted, started sending in their weekly experiences of starting the weightloss medication Mounjaro. We think it’s an incredibly brave and generous thing to do, and so are delighted to share their updates verbatim here, starting with how they came to our consultation room in the first place.
