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The story of my mum – a caring GP and proud 'Westie'

30th October 2020
This week marked the end of an era; the culmination of a medical career that stretches back more than 50 years — longer than…
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Coronavirus has slashed healthcare use by one third. But it's not all bad news

30th October 2020
It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of our lives. One is how often we access healthcare. We’ve…
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I fear for the future of public hospital care

29th October 2020
Recently an email from a SA Health bureaucrat, which was leaked to the ABC, suggested that some public hospital surgical…
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Abortion ruling amounts to a ban - what's going on in Poland?

29th October 2020
Enormous protests are taking place across Poland in response to a new ruling striking down part of the 1993 abortion law —…
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I rarely cry, but I’m tired, really tired

28th October 2020
The vast amount of memes, jokes and links that have been sent around in 2020 have mainly slipped right by me, as all the…
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Our surgical team invented a new form of PPE so we could continue operating

28th October 2020
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the UK, thousands of surgical procedures were put on hold. For a surgeon like me…
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Healing exam trauma will form a pivotal part of my presidency

27th October 2020
As incoming president of the RACGP, this month’s Key Feature Problem and Applied Knowledge Test exam failure has raised…
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