Arrival in Inverness I arrive in Inverness and the moment I step off the plane, a palpable weight lifts from my shoulders. A few steps further and a man cracks a joke about the weather. It’s cooler for sure. But also satisfyingly crispy, like a praline wafer. He’s from Stornoway, of the Outer Hebrides, whereContinue reading “Diary of a GP 19: Scotland’s Clarity, Preferably, Helpfully”
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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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