Gemma Willsher
GP Q&A: Your travel medicine pack - sorted ...

As we approach holiday season, we decide to poll our GPs for a for a list of the products they would not cross passport control without!

Read on to learn how to create your GP-curated ‘grab and go’ travel apothecary - because finding a local pharmacy, and translating drug names at a weird time of night is no one's idea of fun! 

GP Q&A: Your travel medicine pack - sorted :-)
Gemma Willsher
GP Q&A: Elderly Wellbeing with Dr Catherine ...

There comes a time for all of us when we start to notice our older relatives starting to slow down. But it’s not always obvious which changes we should just accept, and when to seek professional advice and perhaps intervention. Luckily, Dr Catherine Frankum, one of our fabulous GPs, has a special interest in frailty. We managed to waylay her in clinic just before the Easter weekend, to get her top tips for supporting our elderly loved ones as they age.

GP Q&A: Elderly Wellbeing with Dr Catherine Frankum

Depression #2 - What does it feel like to be depressed? How do I know if I am?

“That’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it’s impossible to ever see the end.”  In part 2 of our 4 part blog on depression by Dr Stephanie Hughes, we talk about what it feels like to be depressed, and how a doctor would go about diagnosing the condition. 

Depression #1 : So much more than feeling down in the dumps

We all feel low from time to time, and this is completely normal and natural – an appropriate response to life’s ups and downs. But what if your mood is so low that you are unable to enjoy yourself or take pleasure in anything; so low that you are unable to work or carry out your usual activities; so low that, in the worst case scenario, you contemplate suicide? This is the first of a series of 4 blog posts on depression, a much misunderstood illness by Dr Stephanie Hughes.

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