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19 Jul 2017

That déjà vu feeling

I remember the frustration of reading this article in the BBC News back in 2014, when Scottish GPs were being criticised by Reform Scotland for not embracing online appointment booking and prescriptions. The Scottish Government was quoted as saying ‘online services are currently available to all GP practices in Scotland’ and that it was ‘continuing to work to promote […]

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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 […]

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Objectives: Together with fellow GPs we want to explore aspects of  GP participation in emergency teams.  We present research on the GPs’ key contributions, how decisions are made and how leadership is enacted.  Our ambition is to strengthen the awareness of the GP’s role as a primary care emergency team member. Background: In 2010 a […]

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Background Arran is an island community with finite – but committed – emergency medical resources.  Prior to October 2010 no mechanism existed for regular dialogue between emergency teams such as the ambulance, mountain rescue, coastguard and fire services.  We sought to change this with the aim of better networking and interagency training. Intervention We aimed […]

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