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Monty Hall for doctors

Three doors are visible to the audience, behind one of which is a car; behind the others are two goats, presumably sedated to stop them giving themselves away...
12 January 2026
5 mins read
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Random acts of joy — Fingernails

'Perhaps a psychoanalyst would coax out of me that growing my nails is an act of quiet liberation; I can decide how long I want my nails to be, I can decide what I want to next choose for myself. taking control
12 March 2022
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Ethics and toxic high-workload work environments

Martin Hewett argues that because of their understanding of their “duty of care”, doctors make micro-adjustments to their behaviours and work practices to cope with the increased work. This acceptance of the increased workload has two main effects: it sets a new
10 March 2022
7 mins read
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Southgate’s Sign

When you are with a patient and you get a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach, accompanied by a wish that you were somewhere else, then you are probably facing an ethical problem, writes Peter Toon
9 March 2022
4 mins read
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The ethics of self-isolation

Peter Toon reflects that removal of mandatory isolation will mean that those who have COVID take on the ethical responsibility for the protection of others. It's complicated...
23 February 2022
3 mins read

Can you spot a bully?

What comes to mind when you hear the word bully? Most likely the stereotype of an older child picking on a younger child. But it's important to think of other forms, like the bullying that occurs in our workplaces. Joel Brown explores
11 February 2022
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Is the modern GP a Jack of all trades, master of none?

The breadth of the scope of clinical care in general practice has often left the rather tragically lingering stereotype that GPs are the medical variety Jack of all trades and master of none. Joel Brown, family physician, combats this stereotype and offers
28 January 2022
4 mins read

The dangers to health when we live in a bubble

We all live in our bubbles. These are where we live our versions of reality and avoid anything that might harm them. Our habitable biosphere on Earth is a bubble. Inside are the smaller bubbles that include our family, beliefs, habits, work,
24 January 2022
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Whole person general practice

Stephen Opare-Sakyi argues that GPs should see patients as whole people, but should be seen as whole people as well - by governments, patients, and each other.
17 January 2022
2 mins read
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Age Concerns

Arthur Kaufman reflects on intergenerational tensions from the older British citizen's perspective. It is easy to see these being implicit or even explicit in the consultation.
13 January 2022
4 mins read
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Wallpapering

As notice-boards overflow with helpful advice, are we entering an age of extreme wallpapering? Madge McClary argues we should stem this tide for the sake of all!
6 January 2022
4 mins read

The invisible general practitioner

Media images of mask-wearing healthcare staff rarely depict primary care. A facet of the existential crisis facing general practice is that of identity. As it stands, it feels as if GPs have been judged in pseudo-absentia. Sati Heer-Stavert calls us all to
31 December 2021
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