Since I handed in my resignation, Claire (our HCA) decided to retire and left last week, three receptionists are heading off to uni, and Jane — one of the key clerical staff — is leaving too. All within a month. I’m out in two weeks. No replacements have been lined up. “It’s like rats leavingContinue reading “Diary of a GP 28: Notes from a Sinking Ship”
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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”
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