The real heart of the BMA LMC GP UK (enough acronyms to obscure meaning?) conference lay in the issues debated — motions that touched everything from clinical ethics to working conditions to the future of how we practise medicine. Here’s a glimpse into some of the motions that sparked the most debate — and whyContinue reading “Diary of a GP 22: What GPs Are Fighting For — Stories, Systems, and the Sticking Points”
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Diary of a GP 20: Mental Toughness Has a Time Limit
I wake up and lie in bed. Can’t bring myself to get up and do anything useful. Decide to get my phone and scroll. Un-mindful medic. Eventually I contemplate if I can even be bothered to cycle into work. I hear David Goggins’ voice: “The only way you gain mental toughness is to do things you’reContinue reading “Diary of a GP 20: Mental Toughness Has a Time Limit”
Diary of a GP 18: From Reception to Resignation?
Frontline Receptionist: The View from the Other Side It’s both important—and humbling—to spend time in other people’s shoes. This morning, the service manager, Andy, asked me to start the day on reception—to feel the heat where it often burns brightest. Patients treat receptionists very differently to doctors. Probably because we hold the keys to theContinue reading “Diary of a GP 18: From Reception to Resignation?”
Diary of a GP 15: No Soap, No Hope
I come in to work and as Carrie the healthcare assistant pops into my room to borrow a thermometer in the morning, I ask for my hand soap to be replaced as I can’t find any in the store cupboard. I receive a blank look. ‘The soap. It needs replacing.’ She rustles away. ‘We canContinue reading “Diary of a GP 15: No Soap, No Hope”
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