I recently attended a course and found it really interesting that, after a quick round of introductions, the other GPs had started complaining about general practice before the course had even started. I know that many GPs feel very negatively towards the profession but I couldn't help the feeling that complaining about it was seen … Continue reading The negativity bias in general practice and how to combat it

London is a vast city and there is so much to see. What are you going to see when you are not at the workshops and plenaries? I've broken down some sites by interest based on 40 years of knowledge accumulated over my lifetime. You will not be bored in this city! The WONCA Europe … Continue reading A Londoner’s guide to (WONCA) London Part 4 – what to see!

I know that the UK doesn’t have a great reputation when it comes to food but there are plenty of amazing places to eat in London. I actually really love British food but you do need to know where to go. For the record, I live in East London and previously lived near Portobello market so my … Continue reading A Londoner’s guide to (WONCA) London part 3 – Eating and drinking

I’m sure everyone knows that the WONCA Europe conference is in London this year on the 28th of June to the 1st of July. I was born in London and have lived here for the majority of my life and would consider myself a thoroughbred Londoner. Therefore, I thought I would compile a post that … Continue reading A Londoner’s guide to (WONCA) London part 1 – getting there and where to stay

This post has evolved from a conversation with WONCA Junior Researcher of the Year nominee, Dr Ebrahim Mulla. One of the things that I love is hearing about frameworks and theories that encapsulate things that we observe on a day-to-day basis. This was particular to a discussion about something we call in the UK 'reg-itis' … Continue reading Thought of the day: why do incompetent people think they are better than they are?