Pulse turns 50 this year
13 Jan 10
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Pulse's 50th Birthday
Pulse turns 50 this year
Timeline
Timeline: 50 years of Pulse and general practice
18 Mar 10
View our scrolling timeline charting the history of general practice over the past 50 years.
Long-serving GPs
Dr Leslie Harrington: 'I took out an ovarian cyst with chloroform, a rag and forceps'
23 Mar 10
A GP for 44 years, Dr Harrington recounts how GP working conditions and patient's attitudes have changed over the years.
Dr Tony le Vann: 'I went straight in the deep-end, with no GP training'
23 Mar 10
Dr le Vann describes how he managed to see around 100 patients a day and what he will and won't miss after he retires next month.
Dr Tony Ball: 'GPs have become more defensive'
23 Mar 10
A GP in Birmingham, Dr Ball recalls the loss of out-of-hours and the golden era of the Red Book.
A day in the life of general practice
A day in the life of general practice
27 entries from 17 GPs and practice staff across the country give a unique snapshot of modern general practice on the 50th anniversary of Pulse's first issue. Read the full blog here.
Top 50 most influential GPs
50 GPs who shaped (or will shape) general practice
To mark Pulse's 50th anniversary, we've asked the leaders of the profession to help us draw up a list of the UK's most influential GPs.
Present
1 - Professor Steve Field
16 Mar 10
Professor Steve Field was something of a runaway winner with our panel after making it his business to be ‘the face of general practice’ during almost two and a half years as chair of the RCGP.
2 - Dr Laurence Buckman
16 Mar 10
GPC chair Dr Laurence Buckman has overseen a hugely turbulent period of upheaval and unrest even by the standards of general practice, punctuated by deteriorating relations with the Government.
3 - Dr Iona Heath
16 Mar 10
Dr Iona Heath was recently elected president of the RCGP, but it’s not that largely honorary role that has made her our panel’s third most influential GP in the UK.
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4 - Dr Hamish Meldrum
16 Mar 10
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5 - Professor Mike Pringle
16 Mar 10
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6 - Dr David Colin-Thomé
16 Mar 10
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7 - Dr Fay Wilson
16 Mar 10
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8 - Dr Clare Gerada
16 Mar 10
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9 - Dr Michael Dixon
16 Mar 10
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10 - Professor David Haslam
16 Mar 10
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11 - Professor Martin Roland
16 Mar 10
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12 - Professor Paul Little
16 Mar 10
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13 - Professor Richard Hobbs
16 Mar 10
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14 - Professor Trisha Greenhalgh
16 Mar 10
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15 - Dr Gillian Braunold
16 Mar 10
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16 - Dr Sam Everington
16 Mar 10
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17 - Dr Michelle Drage
16 Mar 10
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18 - Dr Maureen Baker
16 Mar 10
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19 - Dr Andrew Dearden
16 Mar 10
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20 - Professor Kamlesh Khunti
16 Mar 10
Past
1 - Dr Julian Tudor Hart
16 Mar 10
An inspiration to many of the current generation of GPs, Dr Julian Tudor Hart’s career was characterised by a passion for public service and his pioneering research, both of which still resonate hugely in modern general practice.
2 - Sir Denis Pereira-Gray
16 Mar 10
Sir Denis Pereira-Gray worked for almost 40 years in the St Leonard’s Medical Practice in Exeter and is known for his pioneering research, much of it carried out at the first postgraduate university department of general practice in Europe,...
3 - Sir Donald Irvine
16 Mar 10
Sir Donald Irvine had a major role in shaping the regulation of general practice and the promotion of high-quality care.
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4 - Dr Roger Neighbour
16 Mar 10
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5 - Harold Shipman
16 Mar 10
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6 - Dr John Horder
16 Mar 10
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7 - Professor John Howie
16 Mar 10
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8 - Dr Ian Bogle
16 Mar 10
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9 - Dr James Cameron
16 Mar 10
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10 - Dr William Pickles
16 Mar 10
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11 - Dr John Chisholm
16 Mar 10
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12 - Dr John Fry
16 Mar 10
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13 - Dr David Morrell
16 Mar 10
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14 - Dr John Hunt
16 Mar 10
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15 - Dame Lesley Southgate
16 Mar 10
Future
1 - Dr Chaand Nagpaul
17 Mar 10
Dr Chaand Nagpaul joined the GPC’s negotiating team in 2007 and is seen as one of the profession’s rising stars.
2 - Dr Beth McCarron-Nash
17 Mar 10
Dr Beth McCarron-Nash burst onto the scene in July 2008 when she became the first female GP negotiator elected since 1991 – and only the second in the history of the GPC.
3 - Dr Richard Vautrey
17 Mar 10
Dr Richard Vautrey is known more for his level head than for youthful experience.
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4 - Dr Clare Taylor
17 Mar 10
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5 - Professor Helen Lester
17 Mar 10
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6 - Professor Tony Avery
17 Mar 10
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7 - Dr Richard Fieldhouse
17 Mar 10
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8 - Dr Sarah Jarvis
17 Mar 10
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9 - Dr Nigel Watson
17 Mar 10
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10 - Dr Ahmet Fuat
17 Mar 10
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11 - Dr James Parsons
17 Mar 10
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12 - Dr Ben Riley
17 Mar 10
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13 - Dr Andrew Thomson
17 Mar 10
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14 - Dr Charlotte Jones
17 Mar 10
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15 - Dr Kathryn Griffith
17 Mar 10
Highs and lows of the past 50 years
Highs and lows: The 2004 new GMS contract
05 Mar 10
Dr Kailash Chand, former GP in Oldham, Lancashire and now chair of NHS Tameside and Glossop, remembers the massive impact of the new GMS contract.
Highs and lows: The 1990 contract
05 Mar 10
Dr George Rae, chair of the BMA's north-east regional council and a GP in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, remembers the turmoil that followed the new GP contract in 1990.
Classic covers
Pulse magazine - 30 May 1970
Does 32 consultations and eight home visits a day sound fun? This was the typical workload in 1970, which unsurprisingly made general practice unattractive to young doctors.
Pulse magazine - 04 April 1981
Any GP struggling with IT glitches might be cheered by this story of a pilot scheme to install computers in 50 GP practices for the first time.
Pulse magazine - 20 April 1968
A week before the 1967 Abortion Act came into force, GPs were worried.
Pulse magazine - 24 January 1976
A controversial health minister unveils plans to group GPs together under a single roof, bringing a range of clinical services into the community.
Pulse magazine - 13 November 1965
The 'moment of truth' arrives for GPs, as the profession decides whether to back the Red Book deal.
