According to Icelandic folklore, when scrambling over volcanic rockscape it is not uncommon to experience the sensation that you are being joined by groups of people behind you. And yet, when you turn around, no one is there. The Icelandic term for the mysterious and unseen individuals responsible for this, is Huldufolk (yes, pronounced hool-de-foke), or ‘the hidden people’.

I sometimes get the same feeling when hearing promises of what the ‘wider primary care team’ will offer us in the next version of the Scottish GP contract; especially in rural areas.

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