Thursday 21 June 2012

GP confederations

This time last week me and the Nurse practitioner were sent to meet the other GPs in the North Sheffield proposed GP confederations.

I was a pleasant afternoon and the practices we were allocated all seemed to enjoy having a chat about what bothers us at the moment and how we could address this.  

What difference will it make?? Well, who knows, but I can see advantages in working together to address problems we are having locally. whether we will manage to achieve anything, remains to be seen!

Wednesday 13 June 2012

MPS

So I have been called to an inquest for a patient that I saw once before she was re admitted for an abdominal problem which turned to a fatal episode of sepsis. I've discussed it with the senior partner who has been to 'loads' of inquests. I've written a report to submit which had been in my pigeon hole for 3 weeks.

Inquest is in September and I feel partly curious partly very anxious about what will be expected of me.

Reading MPS Casenotes over lunch reminded me to put something down on the blog about it!

13/6/12 addition I had my first MPS contact regarding the letter I had drafted before I went away, basically re-writing the letter! I've done exactly what they advised so hopefully should be acceptable to submit soon.

2 come along at once!

Back from Hols and a wonderful week where I didn't think about work or anything medical for a week. Truly refreshing.

After thinking there was no good GP blogs out there a couple of months ago I found out about another to add to Margaret McCartney's site. Check out-

http://www.darmipc.net/blog.html

This is a site run by a GP called Wilfred Treasure, who I'm amazed I've never come across before. From my first dip onto the site I can already tell this is going to be just my thing! Also if you follow the link it takes you to an iPhone friendly mobile site- so I can look at this during boys swimming lessons/on the bus etc!

Teaching next week and week after so what I'm supposed to be doing is refreshing my knowledge of the Calgary-Cambridge guides. Doesn't seem as interesting as Dr Treasures blog!