General Practice Chair of SGPC speech at the SLMC conference 2020 4 Dec 2020December 4, 2020 This speech was delivered by Dr Andrew Buist at the 2020 SLMC conference on 4 December 2020. *************************************************************************** Thank you Chair, Conference, 2020 has been a year like no other,…
General Practice GP Contract Update 3 Dec 2020December 4, 2020 Tomorrow, GPs from across Scotland will gather to discuss all the key issues that are on our agenda as a profession at the annual SLMC conference. This year, as Dr…
General Practice Scottish LMC conference 2020 23 Nov 2020November 23, 2020 Many, many things have been different in 2020 – and the upcoming virtual Scottish LMC conference on Friday 4 December will be just one of the many new experiences for…
covid-19… Latest GP updates 16 Nov 2020November 17, 2020 I know this is a hugely busy time for GPs across Scotland – as described in my blog last week. That is why we are continuing to work extremely hard…
General Practice GPs under pressure 11 Nov 2020 General Practice is under huge pressure. Across Scotland, surgeries have remained open for business through both the first wave of Covid and again through the current rise in cases –…
covid-19… Covid19, winter and general practice 15 Oct 2020 I am writing this as we approach what is likely to be a difficult winter. In recent conversations with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, I have emphasised the…
General Practice How Covid has helped GPs find a different way of working 17 Sep 2020 I often lament that a GP’s work is never done. It’s not to garner sympathy, it’s not to preach ‘look at how busy I am’ – it’s simply just a…
General Practice As General Practice approaches winter… 26 Aug 2020September 7, 2020 As we approach the end of the summer, our thoughts are now inevitably turning to the winter ahead. This year will likely be very challenging for the NHS and doctors…
General Practice Navigating face coverings in the ‘new normal’ 23 Jul 2020August 10, 2020 As the nation steps cautiously out of lockdown GPs across Scotland are managing a rapid return to normal levels of patient contact, as patients who had delayed contacting their doctor…
General Practice IT is a key tool in improving efficiency… 1 Jul 2020 I hope everyone is coping as the inexorable tide of work floods back into our surgeries, made worse by the fact that our normal relationships with community and acute services…
covid-19… General Practice: Mobilisation and Recovery… 30 Jun 2020June 30, 2020 These are the new buzz words of NHS Scotland. As we come out of the first wave of COVID-19 they apply across the system, although so far inevitably most of…
covid-19… GP services in Scotland during the Covid: next steps 5 Jun 2020June 5, 2020 Many of my blogs since taking over as chair of BMA Scotland’s GP committee have been focussed on transformation – and the positive long term changes we have been working…
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