Useful GP Resources

Useful resources for Busy GPs

Keep coming back as we'll keep updating this site to provide you the most useful links all on one page. If you have found a website that you found useful email us so we can share it.

Everyday Useful Sites

Family Practice Notebook Similar to GP Notebook but US based with interesting Dietician in Box feature
Diagnostic MedLab Handbook Useful Lab tests information How to collect samples etc.
Derm Net NZ NZ Dermatology resource for images & management
Best Treatments UK BMJ resource to advise patients best treatments for numerous conditions evidence based
Alternative Medicines Advice Bandolier Evidence Based Medicine website about alternative/complementary therapies

Gestational age calculator Calculate mother's current gestation based on LMP
Pathology results intrepretation Royal College of Pathologists website. Click on appropriate letter for test performed.
Labtests Online Useful resource for patients wanting to find out about their blood results.

Drug Information Sites

Drug safety in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding How safe are drugs during pregnancy guide by Dept Health in OZ
Drug Information Line 0800 3784 4636 Drug information line for health professionals eg drugs in pregnancy, breastfeeding, kidney diease etc
Pharmac Search Schedule Search pharmac's database for subsidised drugs
Medsafe Datasheets for drugs available in New Zealand

Poisons Unit 0800 764 766 New Zealand's National Poison Database contact

Party Drugs Guide By CADS in NZ

GP Notebook UK based GP diagnosis & management (No Longer free but useful)

Family Doctor New Zealand NZ based resource for a number of conditions

Patient Information Websites

Patient UK Patient Handouts: Print out or give patient address
Better Health Victoria Patient information for conditions & tests
Health Education brochures Ministry of Health NZ booklet search site to order practice brochures
BPAC leaflet ordering page

NZ Hospital Guidelines

Ministry of Health Referral Guidelines Offers management & referral guidelines for a number of conditions
Starship Hospital Clinical Guidelines Guidelines for paediatrics in NZ
KidsHealth Information site on number of paediatric conditions

Medical Fitness to Drive Booklet NZ LTSA downloadable booklet it can't find in practice

Speciality Guidelines or handbooks

Clinical Guidelines

NZ Guidelines Group
NICE Guidelines National Institute of Clinical Excellence. UK Clinical guidelines
NHS Clinical Answers UK UK Medical Advice site for doctors
Management of Common Infections in General Practice by Dept GP in Auckland

Paediatrics

Royal Melbourne Childrens Hospital Australian Paediatric Guidelines

Immunisation schedule NZ schedule at a glance

O&G

Royal College of O&G UK Guidelines
UK Gynaecology Protocols From Brighton, UK. Maybe useful for seeing what protocols are in use elsewhere.

Depression

Mood GYM Online CBT for depressed patients based in Australia
Depression PHQ-9 questionnaire Screening for patients with depression download this form (could scan into notes to see how improving)
Edinburgh PostNatal Depression Scale Questionnaire assessing those with postnatal depression
Mental Health Foundation For patient info & library, resource & more
Psychiatry Crisis Team Contact Numbers Around the country

Cardiology

American Heart Association Patient Information Useful Patient info
Cardiology Pictures & Animations Useful pictures/animation to explain about angina, AF, BP etc
British Heart Foundation Booklets Booklets on a number of conditions &

Others

British Association for Sexual Health & HIV UK STD guidelines

Family Planning NZ Booklets For OCP, Depo, Condoms, STIs, POP

Wheeless Orthopaedic textbook

ENT UK Useful Patient Information & handouts on number of ENT conditions

Specific Conditions Resources

COPD From How to treat Guide

Travel Medicine Sites

CDC US Based travel medicine site based on Centre for Disease Control latest info
Fit for Travel UK based travel medicine site v useful with maps of malaria risk
CDC Travel Health Kit Advice re what to carry on trips abroad

Evidence Based Medicine

Best Bets Searchable Database of evidence based answers to real life clinical scenarios Click on database

Sites to gain RNZCGP CME points for MOPS or AVE

BPAC NZ Based evidence based medicine site with CME
BMJ Learning Free sign up if subscriber with NZ Royal College of GPs
Goodfellow Unit Auckland University based Goodfellow CME

US Websites

American Family Physician American Peer Review GP journal
eMedicine US Based online medical reference

Journal Websites

BMJ

Other Sites

Bones of body

University of Auckland Useful Links

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CONSUMER ADVICE

HealthInsite Australian Based information on range of health topics & conditions

Australian Consumers' Health Forum Advice for patients visiting online sites & factsheets and useful links for Australian sites

Health Talk Online UK site where people talk about their experiences of different conditions & treatment.

Informed Health Online Evidence Based site on conditions

Discern Provides a questionnaire to assess the quality of information online for consumers.

CASP Critical Appraisal Skills Programme works with consumer organisations to provide basic skills to crtically evaluate medical literature.

National Institute of Health US site for consumers

MedlinePlus Health information from largest medical library

Therapeutics Initiative Up to date EBM on rational drug therapy

Public Library of Science Free access to Peer reviewed journals

Cochrane Collaboration

Journal Watch

WONCA Global Family Doctor

Essentialevidenceplus

National Prescribing Service Australian based site

Bandolier EBM

FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION INFO

Health Translation Directory Useful for foreign language info sheets with a number of languages available for areas ranging from Acne to Women's Health.

NZ Search Engine sites

NZ Webz Directory

Swine Flu Help in the UK

GP Wanted

Looking for a GP Locum in NZ?