Influenza. The flu. Oh how I hate thee….. Flu season is in full force with this year expected to be particularly nasty. This on a background of an underfunded NHS with significant staffing, morale and resource issues paints a worrying picture. So trying to safeguard ourselves from the flu should be a priority. One I failed on this year. The …
This week Google released details on the company’s new hardware ventures. These included the high quality Pixel 2 phone and a new Google Home smart speaker. However for me, the most surprising release was the Google Pixel Buds. These are wireless headphones of the ilk of Apple’s AirPods which released last year with the then new iPhone. They are simply …
Hello all you eGPlearners out there. I recently came across an article about a possible new resource for all clinicians out there. On the support page at eGPlearning I have talked about various online support groups and forums that exist to help GPs and primary care workers such as Tiko’s GP group, Resilient GP and GPSurvival. . Many of these …
A peer on one of the many Facebook groups for GPs has started an excellent blog called GP and Human. This charts her journey as both a GP and a patient. It is well worth a read and the post on The Other Side is hauntingly poetic and powerful. However for the eGPlearners this following article is an excellent perspective …
Hello all you eGPlearners out there. A few things coming this week but to start off on a lazy Sunday, have a read of an excellent article by a fellow GP blogger on the real world version of Marvel’s Tony Stark (Iron Man) – Elon Musk. Of particular note is the effective way Dr Foster relates the article to primary …
When you have the opportunity to combine two passions, it is one that must be grabbed by the dragon’s horns. Recently the Faculty of Medicine for doctors and medical students had a post describing the various medical specialities. https://forum.facmedicine.com/threads/medical-specialties-as-game-of-thrones-characters.32024/ The article talks about how the different medical specialities are aligned with various characters or houses from the hit series Game …
Did anyone notice the thunderstorms, rain and general dreariness of today (the first Wed of August)? Some may explain the meteorological reasons for this phenomenon, or put it down to the British weather. I myself blame Black Wednesday. For those non-medics reading this article, Black Wednesday is in reference to doctor change over day. This is the day when a fresh …
The kit you need as a GP – Dr Gandalf’s essential GP equipment list It is almost August and that means a new wave of AiTs ( Associates in training – the actual name of GP trainees) will qualify as GPs. Many of these AiTs will turn to locum work to gain variety, experience and confidence as a working GP. …
Satyre Medical Practice guidance for patients. Dear patient. Welcome to our practice. The following are some suggestions of how to make things most pleasant for our staff. You may book an appointment at any time. It doesn’t matter if we have already offered you three appointments today, as they are not at the exact moment you are free between work, …
Today a colleague (Ed Pooley) of mine made an astute observation. The generation shifts from baby boomers, to Generation X and Y and now the millenials, and the way people view the world now means many want services to function in a convenient way for them, regardless of whether it is paid for or free. No other services is this …