Minor illness seems trivial, but is it always simple to deal with and when do we need to think more carefully about what can seem like minor illness on the surface? 

Lay referral: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1316199/pdf/brjgenprac004944500617.pdf

The debate about doctors and Physician Associates: https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2449

Sore throat causes: https://twitter.com/DrSteveTaylor/status/1761753922920694133/photo/1

Rincke’s oedema: https://voicefoundation.org/health-science/voice-disorders/voice-disorders/reinkes-edema/

PEWS (scoring system for acute illness in children): http://generalpracticemedicine.org/PEWSSheetApril2017Final2.pdf

Recurrent UTI: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cystitis/expert-answers/bladder-infection/faq-20057833

The role of pharmacies: https://www.england.nhs.uk/primary-care/pharmacy/community-pharmacy-contractual-framework/referring-minor-illness-patients-to-a-community-pharmacist/

Managing uncertainty in medicine: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.5694/mja2.51925

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