GP and Senior Clinical Lecturer in General Practice @UofGSHW | @deependgp | @RCGPHI | Bluesky - dnblane.bsky.social
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28 Oct 2025
🎧 New season of @UofGPolicy Spotlight kicked off with a deep dive into Scotland’s health future.
With @DrGregorSmith on prevention, Realistic Medicine & the long-term challenges facing the NHS.
Alongside me & Prof Petra Meier @UofGSHW
🔗 Tune in: uofgspotlight.com
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May 21
Just popped on here to find that Liam Farrell and Tom O’Dowd, two highly respected Irish GPs, have had their X accounts hacked…
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great BMJ paper about the decimation of NHS dentistry. bmj.com/content/393/bmj-2025…
if this interests you come and talk about the way that we are paid and how it affects what we do - whether under our 'control' or not
medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/ce…
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the @CHPIthinktank consistently does great work and this is worth you time
Apr 13
Our research into the profits leaking out of the NHS to private companies is out today. Find out how much profit is leaking out of the NHS in your area here nhsprofitmap.org.uk
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Mar 20
another tragic sickle cell case with too familiar themes including of not being listened to and lack of clinical curiosity from staff bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn48… clear need for improved accountability and assurance mechanisms bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q118…
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I completely agree HOWEVER the vast majority of excellent palliative care is provided not in hospices/ specialist services but in homes by amazing DISTRICT NURSES, the unsung sheros here. yet their numbers have been decimated and working arrangements trashed. RESTORE THE DNs.
Mar 18
We owe it as a moral duty to all those people who fear they may experience avoidable pain in the last days of their lives. 4/4
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CMA investigation into private dentistry following one on vets. thetimes.com/business/compan…
Treating healthcare as a market doesn't work.
From 2016: GP is going to do a dentist- we are headed that way
bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i481…
(medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/ce… opening for booking soon)
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7 Nov 2025
Yesterday we held further evidence sessions with Professor of General Practice: Adrian Edwards, of @cardiffuni and @PRIMECentre,@DeepEndWales and @DHCWales to inform our inquiry into 'the future of general practice in Wales
Missed it? Catch up here👇
senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/a2…
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18 Nov 2025
Scotland have qualified for their first #FIFAWorldCup since 1998! 🏴
#WeAre26
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5 Nov 2025
Thanks to @pauline4glasgow for raising our concerns about the proposed walk-in clinics and the impact they may have on health inequalities.
Evidence from England showed they do not reduce demand, are used by relatively healthy individuals and may worsen health inequity.
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6 Nov 2025
Learned about a couple of new initiatives today:
1) Overlapping Illness Alliance - overlappingillnessalliance.o…
2) The International Post Covid and Post Infection Conditions Society - ipicsociety.org.uk/
@LongCovidScot @odo_kate
6 Nov 2025
Vital messages from Sarah Barley-McMullen, who lives with Long Covid.
@NIHRresearch @The_MRC
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6 Nov 2025
Vital messages from Sarah Barley-McMullen, who lives with Long Covid.
@NIHRresearch @The_MRC
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31 Oct 2025
Great start to the launch event today @UStAResearch - well done to @mgtmccartney & colleagues
1 Sep 2025
am beyond thrilled: the Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare, University of St Andrews.
critical appraisal, risk, ethical innovation, governance, leadership, bioethics, conflicts of interest....first event 31st October. Please join us!
medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/ce…
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29 Oct 2025
🎥WATCH
Chair of Scottish GP committee @DrIMChairSGPC explains the deal negotiated with the Scottish Government which will see additional funding being put directly into general practice
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28 Oct 2025
Big news for Scottish General Practice - gov.scot/news/531-million-in…
28 Oct 2025
Chair of Scottish GP committee @DrIMChairSGPC at Leith Surgery with @scotgovhealth to talk about a big announcement for general practice in Scotland.
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15 Oct 2025
This 💯
14 Oct 2025
PSA screening media coverage is currently very poor. Various charities are not helping but instead adding to the confusion and hype. The Times today carries another high profile individual story of how they were "absolutely" saved by screening with PSA testing.
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13 Oct 2025
Fragmenting care costs more lower quality care. meantime qualified GPs can't get jobs in practices (complex but increased costs of running practices, underfunding /instability). far better to invest in stable core NHS GP (and read evidence on walk in services!)
13 Oct 2025
NEW: John Swinney announces a network of 15 walk-in GP services to deliver 1m extra appointments
Open 7 days a week, open 12 to 8. No appointment needed
"They will break from the status quo," he tells SNP conference
BUT, only ONE open by the end of the year, Qs about cash
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9 Oct 2025
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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1 Sep 2025
Many congratulations Margaret - this looks fantastic! 🙌
1 Sep 2025
am beyond thrilled: the Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare, University of St Andrews.
critical appraisal, risk, ethical innovation, governance, leadership, bioethics, conflicts of interest....first event 31st October. Please join us!
medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/ce…
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