Consultants… Covid19 – Update for consultants 24 Apr 2020April 24, 2020 The days and weeks seem to be blending together into indistinguishable times right now, but I think it’s been about a fortnight since my last update, so I wanted to…
Consultants… Recalibrating the NHS? 23 Apr 2020April 23, 2020 Several weeks into lockdown. The NHS emergency brake has been pulled and we’ve screeched to a halt to meet the Covid 19 challenge. That in itself is quite remarkable -…
covid-19… Learning under lockdown 22 Apr 2020April 22, 2020 If you had asked me at the beginning of 2020 what my vision for the new year was, this would undoubtedly not have been it. The current COVID-19 pandemic is…
covid-19… Covid19 – update for General Practice 21 Apr 2020May 14, 2020 Many of us are facing the unrelenting pressures that this pandemic has brought to bear. Our work as GPs has radically altered in the past month as we have adapted to…
Consultants… Death in service update 20 Apr 2020April 20, 2020 Throughout this COVID-19 pandemic, one of the BMA’s priorities has been to ensure that death in service cover is extended for all healthcare workers, to give them peace of mind…
covid-19 Our ICU looks different now 20 Apr 2020 Our ICU looks different now. We still have 16 beds. We still have our nurses, our doctors, our pharmacist and our physios. We still have our patients, some of whom…
covid-19 The system works because public is sticking to lockdown 16 Apr 2020 Last week I worked my first intensive care shift in over 20 years. I went in feeling apprehensive. I came out feeling safe. As junior doctors, all anaesthetists train in…
covid-19… BMA Scotland – Covid19 update 15 Apr 2020April 16, 2020 Things continue to move at huge pace as the effects of COVID19 are felt more and more across our country and our health service. I am writing this coming off…
Consultants… Take care – and don’t forget we’re still here for you… 10 Apr 2020April 9, 2020 While we’re on lockdown, the temptation to really make the most of our allocated daily exercise and/or outdoor slot could lead to us taking up new hobbies – at a…
Consultants… Covid19 update for consultants 8 Apr 2020April 9, 2020 I think it is safe to say that we have never before seen days like these. Not in living memory have our hospitals had to deal with a virus sweeping…
covid-19… Covid19 update for SAS doctors 6 Apr 2020April 8, 2020 As each day comes the enormity of what we are facing seems to get bigger. However, as doctors, we are rising to every new challenge thrown at us and we’re…
covid-19… Thank you for all of your support 5 Apr 2020April 3, 2020 For my latest update I want to speak directly to the people of Scotland, not just doctors and medical students. This is the most testing time for the NHS since…
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