Consultants… The pandemic that has yet to peak? 4 Mar 2021March 5, 2021 As a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist for over a decade, I thought I was prepared for anything. The reality is that nothing I have encountered previously in my career has…
Uncategorized Wrong-headed pensions move threatens to blow further hole in the senior doctor workforce in Scotland 4 Mar 2021 Last week BMA Scotland made absolutely plain our fears around the long-term retention of senior doctors in our NHS. You can read our full report here. We have rising consultant…
Uncategorized A YEAR OF COVID – reflecting on the “remarkable” way General practice has adapted 2 Mar 2021March 2, 2021 As we reflect on the sad milestone that is the 1 year anniversary of the pandemic, I look back at how my practice has changed, adapted, and coped with the…
Uncategorized Coronavirus in the ICU: one year on 1 Mar 2021 It’s almost exactly one year since our ICU’s first planning meeting for the imminent arrival of SARS CoV-2. One year on – what have we learned? We have learned that…
Uncategorized A YEAR OF COVID: The world has changed and so has medical school 1 Mar 2021 Practising cardiovascular examination with a friend yesterday, I suddenly realised that we had not seen each other since last March. Sarah, one of my first friends at medical school, lives…
#ScotlandsDoctors… Our job plans were turned upside down… 26 Feb 2021 “As a department, our workload has gone up significantly since the pandemic started last year. In March job plans were turned upside down and there was a lot of confusion…
#ScotlandsDoctors… We’ve had to rely on flexibility and goodwill… but people are exhausted. 26 Feb 2021 “I would say we’re one of the more fortunate departments within the NHS – we’ve never really struggled to appoint to obstetrics and gynaecology during the pandemic – so prior…
Uncategorized GPs on frontline of pandemic deserve better than latest MSPs report 18 Feb 2021 As GPs on the frontline of the pandemic response, we have worked round the clock to care for those across our local communities who need us. Even before Covid and…
covid-19… Scottish SAS contract update 18 Feb 2021March 1, 2021 At the end of last year, I think the whole country was looking forward to starting a new year and putting 2020 behind us. The prospect of 2021 brought us…
covid-19… Clinical trials in a covid world… 18 Feb 2021 "I'm feeling so fed up of it, doctor." Such comments about the new lockdown amongst participants in our clinical trial have been unusually universal. At the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology…
#ScotlandsDoctors… LGBT+ History Month: Why we need to do more… 17 Feb 2021 The theme of this year’s LGBT+ History Month is ‘Body, Mind, Spirit’ which, twelve months on since the start of the Covid pandemic, will resonate with many people whose physical…
Uncategorized Doctor wellbeing a major concern 11 Feb 2021February 11, 2021 I will use this blog to talk about doctors’ wellbeing. Time and again over this last year it’s been the most important issue for us and with each passing month…
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