Monthly Archives: February 2012

Complementary?

I’m occasionally asked if I can recommend any complementary therapies. It is a difficult question because patients come to see their GPs because we are trained in a rigorous scientific way and believe in scientific principles. Tweet

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Painful Surgery?

My apologies to the patient  who recently saw me with some discomfort in his nether regions. I decided that the best way forward would be to arrange for an Ultra Sound Scan. Tweet

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There’s something comforting about how the NHS has embraced modern technology. No matter whom you want to contact there seems a plethora of ways the NHS has embraced = Email, telephone, twitter, texting, websites and so on. It is not … Continue reading

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Grass a Granny Campaign

Now I bet that caught your interest. Grass a Granny. To misquote Heineken ‘Possibly the best alliteration ever’. It marries up two opposite philosophies – grassing – a dishonourable behaviour even amongst thieves and grannies – the ultimate and universal … Continue reading

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Revamped websites

I’m ever keen to get patients to visit our websites. We have a superb newsletter website where you can easily access all previous editions of the newsletter. It now has an amazing search facility—which I’ve found invaluable. Tweet

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