The World Health Organisation suggests there are over 10,000 human diseases. And one of a GP’s main jobs is to decide which one of these the patient has come in with (though often it’s equally valuable to rule out which of the really nasty ones it isn’t). And so begins the dance of history taking. Continue reading “… How to be a GP. Part 1: Diagnosis.”
Category Archives: General Practice
…Christmas for GPs: Take One Humbug and Come Back in January if it’s No Better…
Of course you know: Christmas for GPs actually started ages ago. It’s not when you start hearing Slade and Wham on Radio 2 in November. It’s not even when Tesco starts stocking Christmas puddings in October. You’re miles out. Christmas for GPs actually starts in about April. It’s when your eye drifts down the annualContinue reading “…Christmas for GPs: Take One Humbug and Come Back in January if it’s No Better…”
… the Royal College of GPs (and how not to get out of meetings on time)
For over a decade, I’ve been on the board of the North West faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). It was even my turn to be chair a few years ago, and I’m genuinely proud to have been elected a fellowship. These faculties round the country discuss issues affecting general practice andContinue reading “… the Royal College of GPs (and how not to get out of meetings on time)”
… Sump Sprockets, Sloop Valves and the MOT.
My car is due its MOT in January. And for the uninitiated, with the technical terminology, unfamiliar equipment and the code of secrecy, I imagine it can feel a lot like a trip to the doctors. But a few weeks before the MOT I had noticed a worrying symptom. The chest pain of the internalContinue reading “… Sump Sprockets, Sloop Valves and the MOT.”
… Passwords (or “Chris Tarrant and the curse of NHS I.T.”)
This month I have mainly been getting annoyed by computer passwords. It’s like “Who Want’s to Be a Millionaire?” but with more questions and less prize money.
Me: Password64
Chris: Final answer?
Me: Final answer, Chris.
Chris: OK. You said Password64.
Me: I know.
Chris: Confident?
Me: Hurry up Chris
Chris: You’re absolutely…. wrong!
No way! Piss off, Chris! This was definitely right yesterday.
Or have I changed it?
Dr Brown is Getting Better 