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UnOfficial account for First5s in the West of Scotland 🏴 | Promoting excellence in general practice & healthcare | Supporting GPs | #RCGPWoS Scotland, United Kingdom Joined September 2016-
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❗ NEW: BMA Scotland chair @DrIainKennedy has written to Cab Sec @neilcgray seeking urgent clarification on the Scottish position after a review of AAs and PAs was announced in England 🧵1/2
Definitely worth to listen! I am Working in a rural setting and it has been an incredible experience—challenging, rewarding, and full of opportunities to make a real difference. Grateful every day for this journey.
Definitely worth to listen! I am Working in a rural setting and it has been an incredible experience—challenging, rewarding, and full of opportunities to make a real difference. Grateful every day for this journey. https://t.co/yp4KpyrVxd
Don't forget to tune into the second episode of the Generally Speaking podcast! @ChrisProv22 and @DrChrisWilliams discuss the benefits and challenges of remote and rural general practice. open.spotify.com/episode/1orNMs…
Last opportunity to sign up for this wonderful evening, come join us! 👇 Dinner and great chats to be had!! #makeslinks @LWPmakeslinks @ALLIANCEScot
Last opportunity to sign up for this wonderful evening, come join us! 👇 Dinner and great chats to be had!! #makeslinks @LWPmakeslinks @ALLIANCEScot
What a fabulous way to spend a Saturday afternoon - family friendly Ebru under the expert guidance of @mavihamali Thanks to @gracefieldarts for an excellent afternoon tea following our art session! Keep following for more RCGP West Scotland Faculty events!
Great to see this positive work on workforce retention and beyond delighted to have our research on IMG visa issues cited! Hamali, Stark et al 💙
Great to see this positive work on workforce retention and beyond delighted to have our research on IMG visa issues cited! Hamali, Stark et al 💙 https://t.co/PVkPpbzGzH
WOS Faculty are delighted to host an afternoon of creativity with Mavi Hamali. Learn about Turkish Ebru and take home your own marbled art! 🗓️ Saturday 9th November 🕑 14:00 - 16:30 📍 Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Families welcome 🎟️ shorturl.at/LHJkY
@rcgpScotland @rcgp @wosfirst5 And now, A very Exciting November awaits!!
A huge thank you to Dr Saket Priyadarshi for his fantastic Fulton Lecture yesterday! It was a great turnout for this thought-provoking talk and discussion. Congratulations once again to our new fellows and this years winners of the James Scobbie and James Murray awards.
This weeks blog from @ChrisProv22 focussed on his time at @RCGPAC. It was a great few days, thanks for attending our “ask the First5s” session! r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/49LX-ZEN
WOS IHIG invite you to "A Decade of Community Links Workers in Scotland: lessons learned and future directions." 🗓️ Thursday 21st November 🕖 7-9pm 📍 Pearce Institute, Govan 🎟️ shorturl.at/JaBIP 📧 [email protected] (Rescheduled from October)
Just 1 week until the Fulton Lecture with Dr Saket Priyadarshi - "alcohol and drugs, a generalist or specialist challenge" Still some tickets left to join us for a fantastic talk and dinner at 1599 at the Royal College. Hope to see you there! shorturl.at/gjZZi
Get your tickets now for RCGP West Scotland Annual Fulton Lecture! With Dr Saket Priyadarshi talking about "Alcohol and drugs - a generalist or specialist challenge?" 🗓️ Wednesday 23rd October 🕖 7-9pm 📍 1599 at the Royal College, Glasgow 🎟️ shorturl.at/gjZZi
Delighted to present our poster at #RCGPAC24 "Improving visa conditions to manage International Medical Graduate retention in the UK" @rcgp please keep lobbying government, we shouldn't be losing new GPs who want to live and work here! @wesstreeting @DHSCgovuk
A special thank you to those who shared their powerful lived experiences in our final plenary of the day, including Leyla Hussein, Heidi Phillips, and our West of Scotland Faculty Chair Michael Blackmore. 👏

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