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Ellen Welch

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England, United Kingdom
As seen in: Metro (UK), The BMJ, LBC, GP Online
Covers:  Medical Journalism
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Ellen is a GP based in Cumbria. She has worked in various roles both within the NHS and overseas since qualifying, including a season as a Ski field Medic in New Zealand, an expedition doctor climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, and over ten years as a Senior Ship’s Doctor on cruise ships around the World. She is a published author and has written several books about the NHS as well as an award winning workbook to help GP Registrars pass their clinical exams. She has written for The Guardian, the Indepe…

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When part time means full time: the GP paradox

When part time means full time: the GP paradox

Recent workforce data from NHS digital once again show a decline in GP numbers. The statistics are concerning…

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When part time means full time: the GP paradox

When part time means full time: the GP paradox

Recent workforce data from NHS digital once again show a decline in GP numbers. The statistics are concerning…

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Part-time GPs are not to blame for the downfall of the NHS right now

Part-time GPs are not to blame for the downfall of the NHS right now

'So tell me, why do so many GPs work part-time these days?' asked a patient at the end of a consultation. I f…

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Time for change: widening participation in the UKFPO foundation programme

Time for change: widening participation in the UKFPO foundation programme

A total of 791 final year medical students were placed on the reserve list for the UK Foundation Programme (U…

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What implications does the Toombes vs Mitchell case have for other healthcare professionals?

What implications does the Toombes vs Mitchell case have for other healthcare professionals?

The recent case of Toombes vs Mitchell made legal history and the medical profession have been considering th…

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Who do you trust with your medical appointments, your GP or Sajid Javid? | Ellen Welch

Who do you trust with your medical appointments, your GP or Sajid Javid? | Ellen Welch

y day today started at 6am, faced with a roster of e-consults, alongside breastfeeding breaks and nappy chang…

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Uncertain future of GP partnerships in England

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By Ayan Panja, Ellen Welch, Steve Taylor, Paul Evans
| The BMJ
News & Views Uncertain future of GP...
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The honourable doctor-let us learn from this book and listen to those who speak up

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By Ellen Welch
| The BMJ
The year is 1828. Anaesthesia is yet to be invented and tethered to an operating table in the centre of a crowded, putrid theatre at Guy’s Hospital, a patient screams at his surgeon to stop the procedure. An hour into a lithotomy—which should have been over within minutes—the flustered surgeon, determined to retrieve the stone, refuses to stop, until he can hold the stone aloft in front of his audience.
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Action is Needed to Relieve the Workload Pressures Facing GPs

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By Ellen Welch
| medscape.co.uk
View from the Ground, by Dr Ellen Welch As the crisis in general practice burns on, NHS England has poured petrol on the flames by imposing another contract on the profession,1 leaving the general practice business model unviable. Although the British Medical Association is preparing for industrial action in autumn 2024,2 GPs are left struggling for the foreseeable future.
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