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Slow GPs don’t ‘spend’ time with patients.They invest it. Here’s why..
Too often healthcare works like this: Problem > Quick fix > Move on. Infection > antibiotics. Sore knee > X-ray and painkillers. Diabetes...
tgedman
Sep 202 min read
It’s not what you say as a GP. It’s how you say it. Lessons from a recent near miss...
I saw a female patient recently with a chronic severe mental health issue. Isolated after losing her partner. Only her pet for company....
tgedman
Sep 202 min read
3 men. All lost their jobs. All lost hope. All suicidal. All in one 3 hour NHS GP shift. Let’s talk about what we did together.
I performed a remote GP shift recently. Men’s mental health was the theme. I sat and listened to 3 men in despair. They all had wives and...
tgedman
Sep 202 min read
“Don’t feel ashamed. You are not alone”. A letter to empathic, ‘slower‘ NHS GPs.
Dear friend, I know it’s tough right now. And you may feel that you are the only person who leaves late. You may feel defective, like...
tgedman
Sep 202 min read
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