Some musings

Last night I watched ‘Living’, the recently released film, written and directed by the Booker Prize winning author of ‘The Remains of the Day’, Kasuo Ishiguro. Starring Bill Nighy and Aimee Lou Wood it is set in 1953 and charts the final few months in the life of Mr Williams, a senior bureaucrat in the…

she never came to see you,never looked you in the eye,she never came to tell youhow she hoped that she would die she never asked for tablets,never sought from you a note,she never gave herself a chance,she chose to stay remote you’re not her doctor anymorebut don’t think you’re to blame,you never even spoke to…

Perusing the latest issue of the PJGP [Peruvian Journal of General Practice] this week, I came across an interesting study on the therapeutic benefits of a certain bread based snack. This was the abstract. ‘Until recently the use of marmalade sandwiches to mitigate the stress experienced by those working in primary care settings has been…

Here’s a link to a job advert: https://www.bmj.com/careers/job/158777/salaried-gp-gp-partner-6-sessions-east-quay-medical-centre/ If, as Oscar Wilde might say, to embarrass oneself once may be regarded a misfortune, but to do it a second time looks like carelessness, what would it be if one were to do it a third time? Surely nothing short of madness. And yet here I…

Over the last couple of weeks I have, on more than one occasion, made something of a fool of myself. Perhaps you’ve noticed! I hope so, because that was at least partly my intention when I donned a pink wig and went public with my ludicrous attempt at singing. By that, and other nonsensical endeavours,…

Here’s a link to a job advert: https://www.bmj.com/careers/job/158777/salaried-gp-gp-partner-6-sessions-east-quay-medical-centre/ If, as Oscar Wilde might say, to embarrass oneself once may be regarded a misfortune, but to do it a second time looks like carelessness, what would it be if one were to do it a third time? Surely nothing short of madness. And yet here I…

‘Eleanor RigbyPicks up the rice in the church where a wedding has beenLives in a dreamWaits at the windowWearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the doorWho is it for?’ Eleanor Oliphant may be perfectly fine – but Eleanor Rigby is not. Maybe you’re not either. Because Eleanor Rigby is not alone…

THE LIFE I LEAD Some while ago I was fortunate enough to be sat in Exeter’s Northcott Theatre to see the opening night of ‘The Life I Lead’. It is a brilliantly written play by James Kettle performed single handedly with equal brilliance by Miles Jupp. Through a conversation with the audience, it tells the…

Here’s a link to a job advert: https://www.bmj.com/careers/job/158777/salaried-gp-gp-partner-6-sessions-east-quay-medical-centre/ A successful advert should be a) eye catching, b) memorable and c) capable of generating some excitement for the thing which it is advertising. I’m not sure the above is wholly successful in those three endeavours! And so, last week, in a desperate attempt to attract a…

A while back I read ‘Histories’ by Sam Gugliani – It’s a very good read relating the stories of various individuals, clinical and non clinical, who work in a hospital, and gives their differing perspectives of what takes place there. To give you a flavour, here are a couple of quotes that stood out for…