Profile

I have a portfolio career so my day varies. I work 3 days a week at the surgery . My day is a mix of seeing my patients, attending various meetings – staff meetings with people I work with, finance meeting with my partner and practice manager to make sure we are making enoguh money to pay our bills, I teach medical students years 1 and 5 and also doctors who want to be GPs so sometimes I teach and have tutorials. I also do a lot of womens health so sometimes I am running clinics discussing that with ladies. I also get to supervise other members of my team like the First contact physiotherapist who deals with patients that have joint problems, pharmacists who look after medicines for our patients, our paramedic who sees patients with us.

The other 2 days of the week, I work for the CCG – I represent GPs on a few meetings like the Medicines Management team where we discuss medicines and management , I sit on the health inequalities board for our new integrated care system, I lead the EDI network for General Practice Staff and Allies , I examine for the Royal College Of General Practitioners at a local faculty level for doctors training to be GPs – practise sessions and also for the Royal college of GP exit exams to become GPs . I also examine for the medical school Year 5 OSCEs and Health Education England for doctors trying to settle and work in England from Europe and other countries or doctors who have taken a career break and trying to come back to work as GPs.

I love a varied day, keeps life interesting and fun and I am never quite sure what happens next.