Profile – General Practice Zone

Education:

William crane comprehensive in Nottingham, Birmingham University.
Qualifications:

MBChB MRCS MRCGP FRCR1 DRCOG LoCIUT LOCSDI PGCert and I’m now studying for a Masters degree!
Work History:

All over the U.K. Birmingham, London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Nottingham, Derby.
Current Job:

GP in Derbyshire, Academic at University of Nottimgham, clinical specialist at Royal Derby Hospital. Teacher nationally for urgent care.

About Me:

I’m a GP and I love it! It’s a job that lets me treat people and make the well but also means I can do lots of other things too. I teach young medical students and am using lots of exciting techniques working with actors and artists in health rather than just using the science. I also teach fully qualified GPs and travel all over the U.K. and Europe to do this.
My Work:

Varied!!!
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Being a GP is amazing. I’ve worked as a surgeon, x-ray doctor and as an actress and i can honestly say that being a GP is the best job in the world. No day is ever the same. Some days i hold peoples hands as they are sad or very ill, the next I’m hugging patients who have had a baby. Sometimes I save lives. That’s something you never forget!
My Typical Day:

Every day is different!
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Monday and Wednesday I see patients. Every 10 minutes someone new comes in. Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes it’s hard but always rewarding. Tuesday I work at the University writing courses and teaching students. Thursday I work all over the U.K. and Europe, teaching GPs how best to practice as being a doctor is a job where you have to always be on top of the changes! Friday I work at my local hospital in Derby, seeing really unwell people, but trying really hard to make them well and keep them at home. It’s always different and always amazing!

Gail Allsopp