GPManual is written and peer-reviewed by qualified General Practitioners. Every piece of clinical content is sourced from authoritative guidelines — NICE, BNF, SIGN, WHO, and major specialty societies — and reviewed by MRCGP-credentialed editors before publication.
GPManual exists to give every General Practitioner — whether in a busy urban surgery or a remote rural practice — instant access to accurate, evidence-based clinical decision support. We believe that access to high-quality clinical information should be free, fast, and trustworthy.
All editors hold current MRCGP registration and active UK clinical practice
Dr. Rachel Okafor
MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG
Lead Clinical Editor
GP Principal with 14 years in UK primary care. Trained at University of Edinburgh. Special interests in cardiovascular risk, diabetes management, and evidence-based prescribing. Former GP trainer and RCGP examiner.
Dr. James Mwangi
MBBCh, MRCGP, MSc (Clinical Pharmacology)
Drug Database Editor
GP with a Masters in Clinical Pharmacology from King's College London. Leads drug dosing content, interaction checking, and renal/hepatic dose adjustment protocols. 11 years in general practice.
Dr. Sunita Patel
MBBS, MRCGP, DCH, DFSRH
Paediatrics & Women's Health Editor
GP with diplomas in Child Health and Sexual & Reproductive Health. Manages paediatric dosing, vaccination schedules, obstetric emergencies, and contraception content. 9 years in mixed urban/rural practice.
Dr. Thomas Nguyen
MBChB, MRCP, MRCGP
Cardiology & Emergency Editor
Dual-trained in Internal Medicine (MRCP) and General Practice. Leads ECG atlas, cardiovascular protocols, and emergency management content. Previously worked in acute medicine and cardiology at NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr. Amara Kowalski
MBBCh, MRCGP, MSc (Epidemiology)
Evidence & Biostatistics Editor
GP with a Masters in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Oversees guideline appraisal, biostatistics content, and ensures all clinical recommendations are graded by evidence level.
How clinical content is created, verified, and kept up to date
Content is sourced directly from NICE, BNF, SIGN, WHO, ESC, AHA/ACC, BTS, RCOG, KDIGO, and other major international bodies. We do not create original clinical recommendations.
A specialty-trained GP editor drafts or updates content, cross-referencing the primary guideline source. All drug doses are verified against the current BNF/BNFc.
A second clinical editor with relevant specialty interest independently reviews the content for accuracy, completeness, and clinical applicability in UK general practice.
Where applicable, recommendations are labelled with their evidence source (e.g. NICE NG, SIGN, Cochrane). Consensus-based or expert-opinion content is clearly distinguished.
All modules are reviewed at least annually. When a major guideline update is published (e.g. NICE NG, ESC guidelines), the relevant content is updated within 90 days.
Our editorial team monitors NICE, MHRA, BNF, and major specialty society feeds for urgent safety updates, drug alerts, and guideline revisions requiring immediate action.
GPManual does not create original clinical recommendations — all content is derived from these authoritative bodies
NICE
National Institute for Health & Care Excellence
BNF / BNFc
British National Formulary
SIGN
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
WHO
World Health Organization
ESC
European Society of Cardiology
AHA / ACC
American Heart Association / American College of Cardiology
BTS
British Thoracic Society
RCOG
Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
KDIGO
Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes
MHRA
Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Designed for Healthcare Professionals
GPManual is intended for use by qualified General Practitioners, medical students, and other healthcare professionals. It is not designed for patient self-diagnosis or self-treatment.
Clinical Judgment Remains Primary
All content is designed to support — not replace — physician clinical judgment. Individual patient circumstances, comorbidities, and local formulary restrictions must always be considered.
UK Primary Care Focus
Content is primarily aligned with UK general practice guidelines (NICE, BNF, SIGN). Clinicians in other countries should verify recommendations against their local national guidelines.
Currency of Information
While we strive to keep content current, guidelines change. Always verify critical prescribing decisions against the current BNF and the most recent version of the relevant guideline.
If you believe any clinical content is inaccurate, outdated, or missing an important guideline update, please contact our editorial team. We take clinical accuracy seriously and aim to respond to all correction requests within 5 working days.
editorial@gpmanual.comThis page was last reviewed by the GPManual editorial team on April 2026.
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