#GPFUQ 160 What’s
the theory of everything ‘The need to
seeks causes has been put into the soul of man’ Tolstoy
#GPFUQ 161 How do you get the balance of care right? In
practice the dual provision of care by a personal GP and a chronic disease management
focussed nurse gives a tension to provide balanced care for both a person and
their disease.
#GPFUQ
162 Why do patients always come at the wrong time? Its impossible for them to come at the right
time its always going to be either too early or too late. A paradox is that
whilst GPs and hospitals are overwhelmed by patients who have minor self
limiting conditions, we are told that patients with clear signs of early
cancers either don’t seek help or are under treated.
#GPFUQ
163 Why does it take three years to train a GP but more than three to train
any other speciality? General Practice can either be considered too easy
because you don’t need to know too much about anything or too difficult because
you do need to know something about everything. The NHS funding for a three
year training scheme simply reflects reluctance of Government and the NHS to move on from the
old models of training of specialist doctors.
#GPFUQ 164 Why does
working abroad for 2 years enhance your reputation in hospital medicine but
trigger remedial training in general practice? If you work abroad for more than
2 year then before you can return to work as an NHS GP you have to prove your
competence by being supervised working in a general practice until your
competence is assured. Is this because GP is too easy or too difficult?
#GPFUQ 165 Why
is it important to plan sabbaticals in your career? We all work best doing the jobs we enjoy and
feeling like a volunteer rather than a conscript. A sabbatical gives you a
chance to review where you are in your career and either change it or continue
it and stay a volunteer
