Burning Questions

Dr William McNulty and Dr Omar Sharif Usmani, from the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospital, answer your questions on this ubiquitous condition.

Childhood infections are varied and have many presentations. Dr Gerry O’Hare, Consultant Paediatrician at Leeds University Hospital, answers your questions on infection red flags.

Alistair Tindall FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, South London NHS Trust, answers more of your questions on traumatic injuries that are often overlooked or misdiagnosed in general practice.

Licensed nicotine products, such as patches and gum, should be offered to people who smoke and are struggling to quit to help them cut down on cigarettes, according to NICE. 

Dr Clare Gerada, Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, argues that the GP's role has never been more pivotal to the survival of the NHS.