Back from a close friend’s stag in Amsterdam.Hungover in body, spirit, and soul. Monday’s already rough — and the other GP’s phoned in sick. Glorious. Jake Jake is doing well. It was really heartening to get on a call with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) for him last week. A week after his binge-induced, axe-wielding, explosive-threateningContinue reading “Diary of a GP 9: Standing Tall in the Smoke (31/3)”
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Diary of a GP 7: A non-stop day
Duncan, the 22-year-old whose relatives and friends keep dying around him, is back. I can’t believe it. His grandfather fell and is now paralysed. He keeps having panic attacks—one triggered during his therapist’s consultation, another when his mildly abnormal blood results set off his health anxiety. He’s coping quite well despite this. Recently, he spentContinue reading “Diary of a GP 7: A non-stop day”
Diary of a GP 4: ‘The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand and touch another person’
I was a bit ratty this morning. Not looking forward to work. But then I had a good set of patients in the morning. The first phone call was someone who wanted a repeat prescription of her Hormone Replacement Therapy (menopause treatment). Before I asked her to book in for an annual blood pressure (BP)Continue reading “Diary of a GP 4: ‘The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand and touch another person’”
Diary of a GP (hope I can keep this up)
22/01/2025 Dear Diary Today I woke up early at 0530, did some house chores and then did some yoga for and breathwork for 45 minutes and then meditated for half an hour. I never imagined I would write those words- it’s funny where life takes you. But it’s the only way I get my fillContinue reading “Diary of a GP (hope I can keep this up)”
Mindful Medic 