Consultants Consultants: 2020 and beyond… 10 Dec 2019January 6, 2020 As we enter a new decade, I wanted to share a vision for 2020. In an alternative universe Medical Doctor 2020 conjures up ideals of a brave new future where…
SAS doctors Recognising what it means to be an SAS doctor in Scotland – my hopes for 2020 9 Dec 2019December 9, 2019 This blog is designed to give you an idea of my priorities for 2020. And I promise I’ll get to that. But I hope you’ll permit me a bit of…
#ScotlandsDoctors A day in the life of…Dr Alison Brooks 8 Dec 2019December 6, 2019 6am My alarm goes off. I have early surgery today so have to be at work for 7.15am. 7.30am Early surgery goes smoothly with four 15 minute appointments which are…
#ScotlandsDoctors My inspiration, and my advice 7 Dec 2019December 6, 2019 There are two doctors who come to mind immediately when I think about who has been my inspiration in medicine. The first was my first consultant when I was a…
Supporting members Why we need to work smarter with our medical manager colleagues 6 Dec 2019December 9, 2019 BMA Scotland held another special one-day conference for medical managers last week. It was a follow-up to previous events and surveys of medical managers to look at what they need…
Pensions Pensions – where we currently stand in Scotland… 5 Dec 2019December 6, 2019 To steal a quote – it seems to me at the moment that if you asked me my main three priorities for senior doctors in Scotland, the answer would be…
#ScotlandsDoctors My most memorable experience in medicine 4 Dec 2019 When I reflect on my 35 years in medicine, a great many memories come back to me, each one as pertinent as the one before. But I wanted to talk…
#ScotlandsDoctors Why I became a GP… 3 Dec 2019December 3, 2019 While I was going through medical school, I loved every different speciality I encountered. In Edinburgh, we had rotations for each speciality, with a final for that subject at the…
#ScotlandsDoctors Why I chose to study medicine… 2 Dec 2019December 3, 2019 When I was at secondary school, back in the 70’s, we didn’t have work experience, university trips or “so you want to be a doctor” organised sessions. That’s why, back…
Bullying… Supporting doctors this christmas: Help us understand the pressure you are under 1 Dec 2019 Despite being bombarded by the music and advertising for seemingly months, it’s probably not too early now to start thinking about the festive period. I very deliberately choose ‘thinking about’…
General Practice Andrew Buist SLMC ’19 speech 29 Nov 2019March 22, 2020 Conference – good morning. I doubt I am the first Chair of SGPC to deliver this speech and begin by saying this is a crucial time for our profession. But…
General Practice SLMC look ahead 26 Nov 2019November 28, 2019 On Friday the Scottish Local Medical Committee conference takes place in Clydebank, when representatives from Scotland’s 14 LMCs come together to debate policy that forms the basis of our SGPC…
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