A day in the life of general practice
16 Mar 10
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.
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A day in the life of general practice
2130: Home at last
15 Mar 10
It's a late finish for Bishop Auckland GP Dr Stewart Findlay, as he rounds off our day in the life of general practice.
2027: My 'day off'
15 Mar 10
She may not be at the surgery, but Dr Nicola Hambridge, a GP in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, managed to keep surprisingly busy.
2000: The 'Gordon' surgery
15 Mar 10
Jobbing Doctor knows exactly who to thank for his extended hours surgery.
1945: A practice nurse's perspective
15 Mar 10
Lorraine Pring, a practice nurse at the Yare Valley Medical Practice in Norwich, has early patients, dismissive consultants and an unfamiliar feline to deal with.
1930: A new IT system, a suspect skin lesion - and far too many testicular problems
15 Mar 10
It's all in a day's work for Halifax GP Dr Asad Mubarik.
1925: Four patients, four stories - four reasons to give them online access to their records
15 Mar 10
A typical day at Dr Amir Hannan's practice in Hyde, Greater Manchester, throws up four very different reasons for patients to have online access to their own electronic health records
1915: A flying trip to Germany
15 Mar 10
Dr Charles Alessi is a GP in Kingston, southwest London. But today, he's working elsewhere...
1850: Why does everyone have a UTI at the moment?
15 Mar 10
That's the burning question preoccupying Copperfield today.
1800: Struggling to help epileptic patients
15 Mar 10
Try as he might, the Jobbing Doctor finds himself unable to make any significant impact on some of his epileptic patients.
1752: A visit from the PCT
15 Mar 10
A meeting with the PCT gives Bedfordshire GP Dr Mary Hawking a heads up about changes to practice funding next year.
1740: Managing the care home burden
15 Mar 10
Dr Stewart Findlay's Bishop Auckland practice covers six care homes, and faces the challenge of providing high-quality but cost-effective care.
1645: My Monday, hour by hour
15 Mar 10
Every hour of Harlow GP Dr Rob Gerlis' day is fully accounted for.
1627: Appraisals time for practice staff
15 Mar 10
The Jobbing Doctor has been appraising - and praising - his practice staff
1559: The unique challenges faced by small practices
15 Mar 10
Dr Krishna Chaturvedi describes the difficulties, and the rewards, of working in a small practice in Southend in Essex.
1528: Surgery, meeting, meeting, surgery
15 Mar 10
Dr Richard Page, a GP in Audley, Staffordshire, has had a busy day - and has an equally busy night to look forward to.
1410: The perks of being a locum - a day off
15 Mar 10
For Pulse's locum blogger GP For Hire, it's been a very easy Monday.
1400: Doing my rounds
15 Mar 10
The Jobbing Doctor keeps it deliberately low-tech as he heads out on home visits.
1328: A busy morning for a nurse practitioner
15 Mar 10
Angela Nagle, a nurse practitioner at a GP practice in east London, has seen 30 patients so far today. And it's only lunch...
1321: Halfway there
15 Mar 10
Bishop Auckland GP Dr Stewart Findlay is half way through his epic twelve-hour day. Two surgeries down, two to go...
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1250: A difficult decision
15 Mar 10
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1201: I like Mondays
15 Mar 10
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1100: Dealing with addiction
15 Mar 10
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1040: Feeding the QOF beast
15 Mar 10
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0800: The blue screen of death
15 Mar 10
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0747: Extended hours surgery
15 Mar 10
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0615: Dragged out of bed by the alarm clock - and the Ardnamurchan point
15 Mar 10
