Aberdeen GP, Chair Royal College General Practitioners in Scotland, fitba fan, Dad, podcast devotee and history nerd. Views are my own.

Joined June 2009
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That same mosque, on the night of the Clutha Vaults helicopter tragedy, opened its doors and gave shelter, food, water and medical attention to the survivors. They're the real Glasgow, not this rabble of racist thugs.
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Worshippers 'had to be locked in' as balaclava-clad men 'marched on mosque' as mob violence sweeps Glasgow lbc.co.uk/article/riots-uk-g…
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The increase in fragmentation of primary care and β€œtaskification”, the worse the experience . Poorer outcomes, increase cost, more frustration. If only there was an adequately resourced universal role of a type of β€œGatekeeper Person”, maybe call them a GP Happy Sunday
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Celebrities, rich people and ex-prime ministers should not make health policy. Prostate cancer screening is just not as simple as some are making out. There are real harms caused when people are treated unnecessarily.
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🌿 The #GrampianWellbeingFestival is back this May! Discover free activities, events, and resources that support mental health and wellbeing across Grampian. πŸ‘‰ Explore the programme: nhsgrampian.org/your-health/… #Wellbeing #MentalHealth #TeamGrampian #ProudToBeNHSG
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Fantastic to host SPICE at the Aberdeen Vaccination & Wellbeing Hub as part of @grampianwellbeingfestival @NHSGrampian
Delighted to host @aberdeenuni promoting /researching Nutrition in Social Prescribing @HSCAberdeen @NHSGrampian as part of Grampian Well-being Festival @ChrisProv22 @FionaMosgrove @fimitchelhill @carolineand73 @JohnPMCooke @laura_skaife
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Replying to @ChrisProv22
🌱 Foundations for Life taster sessions at the Aberdeen Vaccination & Wellbeing Hub! Free sessions running May & June to help you take small steps towards healthier habits. The full 10‑week programme starts 22 June @NHSGrampian
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Ein offenes Fenster, eine Tasse Kaffee, ein altes Buch. Es ist nicht viel. Aber manchmal reicht das schon.
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Another SNP policy introduced o great fanfare that fails the basic delivery test. Call for probe into β€˜completely unaffordable’ SNP walk-in GP clinics app.scotsman.com/story/74428…
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It’s mad how much crime has fallen. Looks like it started just after Tony Blair let all of those immigrants in.
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On Monday I gave evidence to the Childhood Vaccinations Committee alongside @doctor_katie (BMA) and Kim Ball (RCN), and we were aligned. General practice is still the backbone of childhood immunisation. The model works. Falling uptake isn’t failure; it’s pressure. The answer isn’t redesign, it’s support: more capacity, targeted investment, better data, and trusted communication. With the right backing, general practice can deliver.
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My favorite guideline is the NICE guideline on multimorbidity, because it tells you not to blindly follow guidelines.
Medical guidelines have destroyed critically thinking in medicine.
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🚨🚨🚨Great career opportunities come to those that apply !@Leigh_Porter1 @RachelX64 @fimitchelhill @WarrenderJulie @JohnPMCooke @NHSGrampian @HSCAberdeen @sheltie21 @ChrisProv22 @KateRiddel1
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Replying to @daniellismore
When I finished my surgical training in the NHS (about 15 years ago), I went to the US for a fellowship. The programme director liked my skills and offered a fast track to move to the US full time. I was extremely torn, as with the private health insurance system I would make more than three times what I would in the UK. I however found the way poor people were treated in the US and how they died from lack of basic medical care reprehensible and moved back to the UK. With my experience now I will earn more than four or five times what I currently do in the NHS. I however sleep easy every night knowing that all decisions I made during the day were based on what was best for the patient and not how rich the patient is. The NHS has problems but it is a beautiful system where a homeless person is treated exactly the same as the prime minister. Farage gets a lot of money from private companies in the US who have been eyeing the billions they can make in the UK for years. I will benefit from it money-wise but I still oppose it as I am not a monster like Farage.
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Replying to @fimitchelhill
Grampian Wellbeing Festival Launch Event! 🀩 Join us to kick off a month-long celebration of wellbeing, connection and community across Aberdeen. #GrampianWellbeingFestival #Aberdeen #FiveWaysToWellbeing @NHSGrampian @AberdeenCC
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ZERO cases of cervical cancer diagnosed in women under age 25 in Australia πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί None . Nada . Zip. For the first time since records began! How did this happen? One word VACCINES!!!!!
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This is where medicine moves from a mere matter of measurement & data to an art There is nuance, understanding, empathy, knowledge, kindness, compassion, being inquisitive This cannot be replaced & needs to be saved #TeamGP
πŸ“ What you can’t measure What happens when a GP sees something others couldn’t reach? What if the instrument wasn’t training - it was years of knowing a community? Who measures what matters? One room. One family. One conversation. πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡ open.substack.com/pub/davetr…
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April's Newsletter for the Aberdeen Vaccination & Wellbeing Hub - please share widely. See what's going on this month here: nhsgrampian.org/globalassets… @NHSGrampian
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Saghar Gholami, 19 years old, 19 years old, 19 years old. Let’s not stay silent! let’s be her voice. She is at risk of execution. #Ψ³Ψ§ΨΊΨ±_ΨΊΩ„Ψ§Ω…ΫŒ #Saghar_Gholami
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