An Xmas diddy: Away is the manager, no trolley for a bed. The Out of Hours GP, laid down his tired head. CQC in the bright sky, tried probing him as he lay The poor working GP, prayed for sleep and for play. Patient demand is growing, GPs still are awake. But the frazzled poor […]
General Practice is at a tipping point. The below letter provided by a concerned GP has been created with a view to provide a launching point for those concerned about the changes being imposed on General Practice to send to their MP to make them aware of the issues. Please first copy and paste the […]
Yesterday at the 2014 RCGP annual conference in Liverpool Jeremy Hunt took questions from a variety of GPs are part of one of the opening sessions. A link to the video footage can be seen here. Some questions such as those posed by Mark Purvis (@purmj) challenged the information provided by the Secretary of Health […]
On the 6th of August is the annual ‘Black Wednesday‘. This is when we see an influx of new doctors start the year in new posts. Some see this as a negative. I see this as an opportunity for experienced clinicians to help guide the new crop of developing doctors to be understand how to […]
Ramadan is here and particularly in the UK, there are approximately 19 hour fasts. These can have a physical toll on the human body. As a result it is worth covering the common conditions that affect people during this time and how to prevent them. Headaches: a common symptom particularly at the start of Ramadan […]
To help others manage the unplanned care DES I thought it might be useful sharing my own notes on actioning the plans. Please note I take no responsibility for the accuracy but this is the information I have used and happy to be corrected if anything out of place. Most of my comments revolve around […]
What is #1careRevolution? Primary care (known on twitter also as 1care) is seeing a shift. Increasing workload, increasing demand, increasing expectations on a background of reduced real term funding and a media that seems determined to showcase only the bad, and hide the exceptional good done by the hardworking staff in the NHS. Look on […]
I was asked to write a blog for Pulse, unfortunately due to the busy day I submitted it late. Here it is anyway: After a hectic meeting with district nurses, community matron team, care coordinator and local practice team discussing complex patients, risk registers and end of life care; I then had a busy on-call followed by my […]
The RCGP is a member organisation. As members we have the right to expect our college to work for us. Lately I feel the college seems distant. With growing workload, pressure from the Government and secondary care to do more and patient expectations rising, I propose we need change. The RCGP needs to do more […]
So the BOMTTU bunfight came and went. The DrGandalf journey began at the the top of snow hill. Descending its peak I Braved the harsh weather of middle midlands to arrive at the Old Stock and joint. Greeted by familiar faces and the hugging death grip of the Human Tourniquet the afternoon brought acquaintances old […]