Category Archives: Medical

World Family Doctor Day

20 Tuesday May 2014

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Penny Wilson's avatarNomadic GP

Today, May 19th, is World Family Doctor Day. This is the day when we general practitioners / family physicians / primary care doctors get to sit back, crack out the party poppers and pat ourselves on the back for the good work we do for our patients and communities.

Here in Australia, we instinctively know how important we are in the health system. We know that we do the vast majority of the medical care in this country, with only a small proportion of our patients ever stepping foot in our secondary and tertiary hospitals. We also know that without strong primary care, the overall health system would crumble. In our low tech setting we use our clinical judgement to absorb a lot of the risk of uncertainty, keeping acutely unwell patients out of emergency departments. Our focus on preventive health care keeps the population healthier for longer, reducing…

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Dr Mustapha Tahir: On bringing criminal charges against Doctors for wilful neglect.

15 Thursday May 2014

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Update: GPs face criminal charges for ‘wilful neglect’ | Letter | Pulse Today.

The proposals being advanced by the Government, in the above link, is unworkable and a further example of the current regime’s  anti-physicians attitude.

Doctors are already over regulated in the UK, forcing many to practice defensive medicine. There are so many regulators in the UK: The General Medical Council, GMC, The Care Quality Commission, CQC, The Health and Safety Executives, HSE, The Medical Practitioner Tribunal services, MPTS etc etc

I am all for bad Doctors being appropriately punished. That is why we have the annual appraisals and a licence Revalidation every five years. Doctors should be allowed to look more after their Patients, rather than being forced into defensive medical practice. Little wonder so many UK Physicians are emigrating  to Canada and Australia, or prematurely retiring. I sincerely hope common sense will prevail when these proposals reach Parliament in form of a bill. That bill should be thrown out at first reading in my opinion.

Dr Mustapha Tahir

14 May 2014.

PATIENTS DO VALUE THEIR DOCTORS AND SURGERIES.

15 Thursday May 2014

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Dr Dean Marshall: Patients are beginning to realise their local practice is under strain | Article | Pulse Today.

This article is a clear indication that our patients value us and understanding the difficulties we are going through in the form of financial cuts from this Government.

When will the Government start listening to Patients? The National Health Service is funded by the tax payers, the Patients. It is time all political parties stop playing politics with the  National Health Service and Patients health.

Dr Mustapha Tahir.

May 15 2014.

Dr Mustapha Tahir on :Cranial Nerve Exam Cheat Sheet

10 Saturday May 2014

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Cranial Nerve Exam Cheat Sheet.

Dr Mustapha Tahir: Hi colleagues, please follow above link (not originally by me) but it made simple remembering the cranial nerves.  What do you think from your Anatomy of

so many years ago?

Dr Mustapha Tahir.

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NHS misses 18-week waiting time target | The Commissioning Review

25 Friday Apr 2014

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NHS misses 18-week waiting time target | The Commissioning Review.

Dr Mustapha Tahir: This is a very sad development. Imagine yourself or an elderly mum waiting more than 18 weeks for hip replacement & in pains.

Mustapha Tahir.