Adventures of a Sick Doctor

JUNE 5, 2021

I've been neglecting this blog. My wonderful GP has died, but I am building a relationship with my new one. I make myself do the right thing when it comes to going to my GP for bloods and prescriptions (a massive 40% of doctors who completed the IMO survey said they had no GP).

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Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

Is a General Physician (GP) the same as a Family Physician (FP)? A general physician (GP) is not the same as a family physician (FP). A physician also may consider themselves a GP if they began practicing before Family Medicine became a specialty (in 1969). Don’t worry; HIPAA laws protect your privacy and medical information.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

More GPs = Higher Life Expectancy Did you know that people in areas with more GPs live longer ? Studies from the USA showed that adding one GP per 10,000 inhabitants was associated with 2-5 fewer deaths 5 , 6 and 4 fewer hospitalizations 5 annually. 11 , 13 Over time, GPs come to know their patients well.

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Adventures of a Sick Doctor

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Adventures of a Sick Doctor Friday, 13 November 2020 Clarification The last line of my last blog was written purely for literary impact. Search This Blog Home About Me Sarah Fitzgibbon 47 year old GP, mother of three gorgeous children, wife of superhero husband, wrestler of metastatic bowel cancer. I still sleep terribly.

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