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Pulse in Print: The origins of Pulse and its TV-royalty first editor
Pulse in Print: The origins of Pulse and its TV-royalty first editor

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Working life: Fighting for public and planetary health
Working life: Fighting for public and planetary health

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Working life: Updating the Gladstone bag
Working life: Updating the Gladstone bag

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Working life: Paging Dr Beat
Working life: Paging Dr Beat

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Working life: Providing care after the earthquake
Working life: Providing care after the earthquake

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The 100% faithful GP: ‘My week in The Traitors’
The 100% faithful GP: ‘My week in The Traitors’

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Working life: Writing for the next generation
Working life: Writing for the next generation

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Working life: Climate change check-up

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Working life: Celebrating Christmas – and life – in the hospice

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Working life: Improving healthcare for veterans
Working life: Improving healthcare for veterans

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Working life: Grenfell remembered
Working life: Grenfell remembered

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Working life: Let the games begin
Working life: Let the games begin

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Working life: Supporting Soho’s Chinese community
Working life: Supporting Soho’s Chinese community

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Caring for patients and the planet
Caring for patients and the planet

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Supporting refugees at the Ukrainian border
Supporting refugees at the Ukrainian border

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Rapper’s delight
Rapper’s delight

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An immersion in nature
An immersion in nature

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Protecting the Christmas crowds
Protecting the Christmas crowds

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The art of saving the planet
The art of saving the planet

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Highs and lows of on-court life
Highs and lows of on-court life

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Working life: Connecting remote Zambia
Working life: Connecting remote Zambia

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Working life: Back in play at Wimbledon
Working life: Back in play at Wimbledon

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Working life: Island-bound
Working life: Island-bound

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Working Life: Mentoring primary care workers in rural Nepal

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Working life: Up the garden path
Working life: Up the garden path

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Working Life: The 100-mile vaccine trips
Working Life: The 100-mile vaccine trips

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Working life: Island-bound
Working life: Island-bound

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Working Life: Mentoring primary care workers in rural Nepal
Working Life: Mentoring primary care workers in rural Nepal

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Working life: Up the garden path
Working life: Up the garden path

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Working Life: The 100-mile vaccine trips
Working Life: The 100-mile vaccine trips

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Working life: A pillar of the temple
Working life: A pillar of the temple

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Working life: Running things
Working life: Running things

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Working Life: Christmas care on the street
Working Life: Christmas care on the street

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Working life: Boxing clever in a pandemic
Working life: Boxing clever in a pandemic

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Working Life: Wellcome Photography Prize 2020
Working Life: Wellcome Photography Prize 2020

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Working Life: Football behind closed doors
Working Life: Football behind closed doors

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Working Life: Healthcare in the extremes
Working Life: Healthcare in the extremes

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​Working Life: Riding to the rescue
​Working Life: Riding to the rescue

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Working Life: Working at the Nightingale
Working Life: Working at the Nightingale

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Working Life: Round the racetrack
Working Life: Round the racetrack

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Working Life: Working in trans health
Working Life: Working in trans health

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Working Life: Making waves on the radio
Working Life: Making waves on the radio

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Working Life: TEDxNHS
Working Life: TEDxNHS

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Working Life: From Wales to West Africa
Working Life: From Wales to West Africa

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Working Life: The RCGP at Pride
Working Life: The RCGP at Pride

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Working life: Caring for elite triathletes
Working life: Caring for elite triathletes

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Working life: The osteopath GP
Working life: The osteopath GP

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Working life: On duty at Silverstone
Working life: On duty at Silverstone

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Working life: Drugs Checker
Working life: Drugs Checker

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Pitch perfect – the rugby team doctor
Pitch perfect – the rugby team doctor

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Working life: The GP practising acupuncture
Working life: The GP practising acupuncture

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Working life: The GP with altitude
Working life: The GP with altitude

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Life at sea as a Royal Navy GP
Life at sea as a Royal Navy GP

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Working life: A shift as a forensic medic
Working life: A shift as a forensic medic

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Working life: Crowd medic at speed festival
Working life: Crowd medic at speed festival

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Working life: Running a virtual ward
Working life: Running a virtual ward

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Volunteering as medics for Raleigh International
Volunteering as medics for Raleigh International

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A GP’s life in 1948
A GP’s life in 1948

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Working life: Creating GP drama
Working life: Creating GP drama

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Working life: Practising politics
Working life: Practising politics

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Working life: Practising the art of writing
Working life: Practising the art of writing

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Working in the Rohingya crisis
Working in the Rohingya crisis

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Working life: Practising on a day at the races
Working life: Practising on a day at the races

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My working life: Crowd doctoring at Arsenal FC
My working life: Crowd doctoring at Arsenal FC

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Working life: The Emergency GP
Working life: The Emergency GP

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GP careers: Advising the ombudsman
GP careers: Advising the ombudsman

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Working life: My new life as a GP in Qatar
Working life: My new life as a GP in Qatar

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My working life: Saving lives at sea with the RNLI
My working life: Saving lives at sea with the RNLI

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Motorbike medicine: The GP practising on a race track
Motorbike medicine: The GP practising on a race track

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The GP investigating health controversies
The GP investigating health controversies

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Life as a new GP partner
Life as a new GP partner

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Examining pilots’ fitness to fly
Examining pilots’ fitness to fly

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A GP standing for parliament
A GP standing for parliament

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Volunteering on Lake Victoria
Volunteering on Lake Victoria

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Practising on a peak
Practising on a peak

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A day GP-ing in the desert
A day GP-ing in the desert

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Working in a homeless hostel
Working in a homeless hostel

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A day assessing ability to work
A day assessing ability to work

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A day specialising in end-of-life care
A day specialising in end-of-life care

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A day filming with Sir David Attenborough
A day filming with Sir David Attenborough

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How I became a GP novelist
How I became a GP novelist

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A day lasering away tattoos
A day lasering away tattoos

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A day treating students
A day treating students

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A GP on the European golf tour
A GP on the European golf tour

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Coffee scalds and razor blades: A day as a prison GP
Coffee scalds and razor blades: A day as a prison GP

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Ahead of the pack: The ultrarunner GP
Ahead of the pack: The ultrarunner GP

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A day running a medical school
A day running a medical school

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A day in aesthetics medicine
A day in aesthetics medicine

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Embracing island life as a GP in Shetland
Embracing island life as a GP in Shetland

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Presiding over a coroner’s court
Presiding over a coroner’s court

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A day as an extensivist GP
A day as an extensivist GP

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A GP on the frontline of the refugee crisis
A GP on the frontline of the refugee crisis

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An evening treating the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
An evening treating the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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Treating patients on the Antarctic sea
Treating patients on the Antarctic sea

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A day in the life of a GP and personal trainer
A day in the life of a GP and personal trainer

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Maintaining a dual career in Australia and Britain
Maintaining a dual career in Australia and Britain

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A day as a crowd doctor
A day as a crowd doctor

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A day in the life of an army medical officer
A day in the life of an army medical officer

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A GP on the ski patrol
A GP on the ski patrol

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A week in the life of a GP in 1963
A week in the life of a GP in 1963

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A day as an expert medical witness
A day as an expert medical witness

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Match day for a football doctor
Match day for a football doctor

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Treating patients during Nepal’s earthquake
Treating patients during Nepal’s earthquake

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Volunteering at Glastonbury
Volunteering at Glastonbury

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How I repatriate sick travellers
How I repatriate sick travellers

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Training medical students in Ethiopia
Training medical students in Ethiopia

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Government must give fair funding for general practice north of border, says RCGP Scotland chair
Government must give fair funding for general practice north of border, says RCGP Scotland chair

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Helping victims of sexual assault
Helping victims of sexual assault

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A Friday night in out-of-hours
A Friday night in out-of-hours

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Increase in number of GP consultations has been ‘modest’, think-tank claims
Increase in number of GP consultations has been ‘modest’, think-tank claims

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Examining asylum seekers
Examining asylum seekers

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GP access improves in Wales, official figures reveal
GP access improves in Wales, official figures reveal

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Treating patients with Ebola in Sierra Leone
Treating patients with Ebola in Sierra Leone

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Training as a GP
Training as a GP

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My portfolio: from A&E GP to clinical lecturer
My portfolio: from A&E GP to clinical lecturer

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My working life: Specialising in mental healthcare
My working life: Specialising in mental healthcare

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Workforce strategy needed to prevent ‘disintegration’ of general practice, warns academic
Workforce strategy needed to prevent ‘disintegration’ of general practice, warns academic

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A day in the life of a county councillor
A day in the life of a county councillor

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GP creates video urging junior doctors to choose general practice as a career
GP creates video urging junior doctors to choose general practice as a career

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Are more UK-trained doctors moving abroad?
Are more UK-trained doctors moving abroad?

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Running clinics for the homeless
Running clinics for the homeless

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How I survive a monthly phone-in on BBC radio
How I survive a monthly phone-in on BBC radio

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5,000 GPs prevented from returning to workforce by ‘red tape’, says the RCGP
5,000 GPs prevented from returning to workforce by ‘red tape’, says the RCGP

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Inspecting a GP practice
Inspecting a GP practice

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Championing sexual health
Championing sexual health

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Why I chose… Medical politics
Why I chose… Medical politics

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80% of GPs spend more time inputting information from secondary care
80% of GPs spend more time inputting information from secondary care

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From locuming to leading a chamber
From locuming to leading a chamber

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Leading an NHS membership organisation for commissioners
Leading an NHS membership organisation for commissioners

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80% of GPs fear workload pressure will make them miss serious conditions
80% of GPs fear workload pressure will make them miss serious conditions

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What I’ve learned from… Being a CCG vice chair
What I’ve learned from… Being a CCG vice chair

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Day in the life: Working for a cancer charity
Day in the life: Working for a cancer charity

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Day in the life: Leading a GP federation
Day in the life: Leading a GP federation

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GPs overwhelmingly against move to a salaried profession
GPs overwhelmingly against move to a salaried profession

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TV documentary to look ‘behind closed doors’ of GP practice
TV documentary to look ‘behind closed doors’ of GP practice

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Colleagues and patients mourn Lincoln GP who tragically drowned on holiday
Colleagues and patients mourn Lincoln GP who tragically drowned on holiday

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Day in the life…Working for the air ambulance
Day in the life…Working for the air ambulance

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What I’ve learned… Being an academic GP
What I’ve learned… Being an academic GP

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A day in the life: Chairing a CCG and working as a salaried GP
A day in the life: Chairing a CCG and working as a salaried GP

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A day in the life: Leading the Welsh GPC
A day in the life: Leading the Welsh GPC

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A day in the life: Leading GP training in London
A day in the life: Leading GP training in London

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Heading up primary care at NHS England
Heading up primary care at NHS England

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Why I chose… To become a GP novelist
Why I chose… To become a GP novelist

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Brief Encounters: Dr Paul Charlson, GP entrepreneur
Brief Encounters: Dr Paul Charlson, GP entrepreneur

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From a career in GP academia to editing the BJGP
From a career in GP academia to editing the BJGP

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Dr Justin Amery: What I’ve learned from writing books for GPs
Dr Justin Amery: What I’ve learned from writing books for GPs

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Why I chose… to be a GP homoeopathist
Why I chose… to be a GP homoeopathist

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Day in the life: Dr Jenny Stephenson, GP and university fellow
Day in the life: Dr Jenny Stephenson, GP and university fellow

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The rewards and challenges of running an LMC
The rewards and challenges of running an LMC

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What I’ve learned from… Painting as a GP
What I’ve learned from… Painting as a GP

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Why I chose… mountain medicine
Why I chose… mountain medicine

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Brief Encounters: Dr David Watt, vice-president of the UK Balint Society
Brief Encounters: Dr David Watt, vice-president of the UK Balint Society

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Day in the life: Dr Catherine Steven, GP lead for a locum chambers
Day in the life: Dr Catherine Steven, GP lead for a locum chambers

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Why I chose… to spend a year learning about GP education
Why I chose… to spend a year learning about GP education

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Dr Paul Hobday: What I’ve learned from working in the same practice for 30 years
Dr Paul Hobday: What I’ve learned from working in the same practice for 30 years

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Brief Encounters: Dr Jane Roberts
Brief Encounters: Dr Jane Roberts

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Brief Encounters: RCGP chair-elect, Dr Maureen Baker
Brief Encounters: RCGP chair-elect, Dr Maureen Baker

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Day in the life: Dr Mike Rossiter, sports doctor
Day in the life: Dr Mike Rossiter, sports doctor

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There should be no expectation that GPs give personal numbers to dying patients
There should be no expectation that GPs give personal numbers to dying patients

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Life as a GP columnist and media doctor
Life as a GP columnist and media doctor

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Dr Daniel Goodare: What I’ve learned from working in ultra-remote medicine
Dr Daniel Goodare: What I’ve learned from working in ultra-remote medicine

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Why I chose… to work as a CCG chair
Why I chose… to work as a CCG chair

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Day in the life: Dr Leslie Borrill
Day in the life: Dr Leslie Borrill

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Why I chose…. To be a media doctor
Why I chose…. To be a media doctor

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Why I chose… to be a political campaigner
Why I chose… to be a political campaigner

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How I combine research with general practice
How I combine research with general practice

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Why I chose…to work as a GP assessor
Why I chose…to work as a GP assessor

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Working life: Why I chose… NHS leadership
Working life: Why I chose… NHS leadership

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Why I launched a service for stressed doctors
Why I launched a service for stressed doctors

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Dr Chris Johns: What I’ve learned triaging admissions
Dr Chris Johns: What I’ve learned triaging admissions

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Day in the life: Dr Angela Burnett, lead doctor at Freedom from Torture
Day in the life: Dr Angela Burnett, lead doctor at Freedom from Torture

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Why trauma medicine gives me a real buzz
Why trauma medicine gives me a real buzz

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Professor Clare Gerada: How does she do it?
Professor Clare Gerada: How does she do it?

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Why I chose… Expedition medicine
Why I chose… Expedition medicine

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