Category: International
Global primary care: the privilege of being in the NHS
During the wintry January and February months, I had the pleasure of spending three tropical weeks in the vibrant city of Lagos, Nigeria. My experiences were enjoyable and enlightening, however I increasingly became aware of the power of the NHS and the privilege of its general practitioners. I felt an unfair advantage over our colleagues who were limited within their health, social and economic system.
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Last haircut in Amwaj — COVID-19 in Bahrain
Bahrain is a sparkling jewel of an island, much less bling than Dubai, much more laid back and tolerant than many places in this region. Bahrain is coping remarkably well with Covid. But the two big challenges are the 2,000 Bahrainis returning from Iran, just 100 miles away, but definitely in a parallel universe. And, secondly, the migrant workers’ camps.
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Waiting for the perfect wave — an Australian perspective on COVID-19
Australia now has one of the flattest COVID-19 curves in the world, one of the lowest death rates. Maybe much of our success is based again on luck. The response of the government to the epidemic was initially a little lethargic, but eventually sudden and precise. Populism seems to have been replaced by an unusual preponderance of listening to experts.
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Caring for refugees in Europe – can kindness overcome hostility?
Naomi Adelson is a GP working in Birmingham. We probably make an unusual sight at the side of the...
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A Scottish elective: a view from Lebanon
Rana El-Jarrah is a third year medical postgraduate trainee in family medicine at the American...
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Palliative care in its broadest sense: Indian style
Philippa Jeacocke is an ST3 GP trainee in Sheffield. She has just returned from a year out of...
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How to manage the Tour de France
David Misselbrook was a South London GP for 30 years. He was involved with GP training, CPD...
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Vasco da Gama exchange to Switzerland
Patricia Schartau is a ST4 academic clinical fellow in Primary Care at King’s College London...
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GPs at the Deep End: International Bulletin No. 1
From its beginnings in Scotland, the Deep End movement of general practitioners serving deprived...
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Living in “The Citadel” in Sierra Leone
Michael Bryant is a GP who splits his time between South Wales and West Africa, where he works in...
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The Rohingya refugee camps – what you don’t hear on the news
Richard Armitage splits his time between general practice in the East Midlands and humanitarian...
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Reflections on Moria: a shameful humanitarian crisis
Philippa Jeacocke is a GP trainee in Sheffield currently taking a year Out of Programme Experience...
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