Main description:

Practical Procedures in General Practice 2e is an updated guide for any GP looking to establish a minor surgery service, covering:

setting up a minor surgery clinic
accreditation - new
patient selection and assessment
basic operative procedures
diagnosis and management of skin lesions - new
joint injections
long-term contraception, including LARCs - new
specialist procedures such as carpal tunnel decompression and non-scalpel vasectomy which may be undertaken by GPs with extended roles

If you are one of the many GPs looking to reduce referrals and provide a better service to your patients by developing a minor surgery DES, then Practical Procedures in General Practice will help.

Note from the publisher:

This book will help you to understand what is possible and to remind you how to do the procedures correctly. It is not a substitute for gaining relevant practical experience through expert supervision or at a specialist training course, such as one of those run by the RCGP.

Contents:

1. Introduction to minor surgery

2. Operative procedures in minor surgery

3. Diagnosis and management of skin lesions

4. Joint injections

5. Steroid injections in the upper limb

6. Steroid injections in the lower limb

7. Long-acting reversible methods of contraception

8. Other procedures