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The APWSI was established to promote the role and represent the interests of Practitioners with Special Interests at all levels, from local, regional and national.


The APWSI’s aims and objectives are to:
- Promote good practice among its membership
- Provide high quality patient care at an intermediate tier care level
- Facilitate networking among its membership
- Support and provide continuing professional development opportunities
- Encourage local and national policies that support the development of Practitioners with Special Interests
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Bursaries for GPs wishing to develop a Special Interest in Musculoskeletal Medicine

We are delighted to announce the availability of bursaries, kindly supplied by Stryker UK, to assist funding for the Rila/Middlesex University Postgraduate Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine.

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New Discounted Fees Structure For PG Diplomas and Certificates!

Train to become a GP with a Special Interest (GPwSI).
Formal accreditation, to work as a GPwSI, is now mandatory as recently set out by the DH (April 2007).

APWSI is pleased to offer disounts for 2007/2008 Postgraduate Courses
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New Clinical Resourse Added, ENT

Minimum dataset for recording of findings of flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopy
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Dermatology: Template Job Specification for a GP with a Special Interest in Dermatology


A Sample of a patient satisfaction survey


GPwSI Appointment & Reference templates - sample

Further sample templates for working as a GPwSI, but this could apply to any Practitioner with a Special Interest, have been posted on the site under "Generic Resources"

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Application & Re-application
to work as a PwSI/GPwSI sample templates

Further sample templates for an application and re-application to work as a PwSI/GPwSI have been posted under "Generic Resources"

Click here to view these templates
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Community Heart Services

The following two resources should be of value
to you if you are providing or looking to provide a "Community based
Heart Failure Service".

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The NICE guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Parkinson

The NICE guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Parkinson's disease were published on June 28th 2006. As the leading authority on the condition in the UK, the Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS) is well-placed to discuss how implementation of the guidelines can lead to major improvements in services for people affected by Parkinson's in England and Wales.
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Cardiac Diagnostics in Primary Healthcare

Clinical and Cost Benefits Promote Utilisation of Cardiac Diagnostics in Primary Healthcare

London, United Kingdom - June 6, 2006 - Across Europe, the market for cardiac markers used in primary care is experiencing a tremendous rate of growth due to their precise diagnostic properties. With rapid turn-around times (TAT), these cardiac markers will enable cost reduction and improved patient outcomes. Over the next three to four years, cardiac markers will be implemented more effectively in primary care to support decreased bed occupancy, hospital costs and physician time.
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End to insulin injections for children with rare form of diabetes

Up to half of people diagnosed with diabetes in the first six months of life can now replace their insulin injections with tablets.

Research, initially funded by Diabetes UK, recently identified that changes in a gene (Kir6.2) cause a rare form of diabetes that occurs in infancy. As these patients make very little or no insulin, it was thought they needed insulin injections for the rest of their lives.

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