General Practice… GP Workload: Coping with increasing demand and chronic underfunding 28 Mar 2024March 28, 2024 Imagine you have a local supermarket. You have been going there for years, your shopping list is getting longer every month, and frankly the bill is getting pretty high. So,…
International Women's Day IWD: we have to inspire future doctors so that as a woman, they don’t think twice about being a surgeon 8 Mar 2024 International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on where we are, how far we have come, and where we still need to get to. I have been a doctor…
wellbeing Vital service supporting doctors when they need it most 4 Jan 2024 This is a tough time of year for many, and in particular doctors who maybe didn’t get the same kind of break many parts of society enjoyed over Christmas. And…
Medical students The Climate Crisis is a Health Crisis 1 Nov 2021November 1, 2021 Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year globally from just four causes - 38,000 due to heat exposure in the elderly,…
Lewis Morrison A plan to make a plan? 18 Dec 2019December 18, 2019 With a gestation period not dissimilar to an elephant, on Monday this week the Scottish Government finally published its long-awaited Workforce Plan: just in time for Christmas. So did we…
Junior Doctors Junior Doctors: Our Priorities… 18 Jun 2019July 3, 2019 Although it doesn’t directly affect us, I’m sure many of you will have been paying attention to the Junior Doctor Contract negotiations in England over the past couple of weeks…