by Nicholas Grundy | Nov 16, 2018 | Blog
[This is the unedited version of an article published by Pulse] The question on the lips of every GP this week must be: is there anything for which NHS England won’t try to blame someone else? To no one’s surprise, NHS England’s response to their...
by drgandalf | May 8, 2017 | Blog
You wouldn’t shout at your mortgage advisor if you turned up an hour late and they told you to re-book. You wouldn’t argue that your lawyer didn’t know what they were talking about if they gave you legal advice. You wouldn’t insist that your...
by drgandalf | Jan 15, 2017 | Blog
I am a GP. I am exhausted and stressed. I work 8-8 already sometimes longer tbh. I do not have 3 hour lunch breaks , indeed I often eat at my desk. I often don’t have time to talk to my work partners as we are all so busy. I only send the sick and the needy...
by drgandalf | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog
Being at the mercy of a General Medical Council (GMC) investigation is considered by many doctors as the most stressful and unpleasant experience in a medical career. One of our members was unfortunate enough to be subjected to this process after a patient alleged the...
by drgandalf | Aug 5, 2016 | Blog
Fighting for a return to practice – whatever it takes The Cameron Fund has received several recent requests from GPs on the Induction & Returner Scheme, all trying their best to return to General Practice. Launched in May last year, the Scheme aims to...
by drgandalf | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog
The 12 Laws of negotiating according to Peter Holden Holden’s Law No. 1 Look at the BOTTOM (profit) line not the top (turnover) line and LEARN TO SAY NO (and make your partners mean it!) Holden’s Law No. 2 Stop/Avoid being busy fools and avoid the herd mentality trap....
