Personal Statement.
What we do is unique, valuable and worth fighting for.
The profession needs a strong unified College fighting for its members and the future of general practice.
As your President I would listen to your views and be your voice challenging the Officers and Executive of the College to deliver on this.
Responding
with effective communication; listening, and ensuring accountability to the membership
Addressing
challenges to work load and recruitment throughout general practice
Supporting
when times are difficult; providing those tools to make your working life easier, helping you provide the service you want to provide
Priorities & Aims.
Priority One
The College will listen and respond to you, and is accountable for the mandates you give it
Priority Two
The College will agree with you as what is a reasonable workload and that it becomes attainable for all GPs
Priority Three
The College will ensure GPs are valued for the fantastic work they do
Aim One
The college will support you when times are difficult
Aim Two
The College will provide you with the tools to make your working life easier and ensure education delivered in an accessible format
Aim Three
The college will give you value for your money
Experience.
Extensive college experience, including numerous positions within RCGP Wales (including Chair), and the North Wales Faculty Board. Positions within RCGP UK Council over a number of years, and within a number of groups including patient practice, ethics and quality improvement.
I have enjoyed a portfolio career as a GP with jobs in occupational health, psychiatry, education, governance, board membership and public health.
I have experience of working with primary and secondary care colleagues in medicine, nursing and therapies, social services, LHB staff, Trust staff and civil servants. I have worked at strategic government level, regional and LHB level.
Get in touch.
@mpmyres
Great fun this afternoon with the Lesotho National Rugby Team and Basotho students participating in the UK-supported Lesotho Rugby Academy programme - developing life skills through sport. @LesothoRugAcad @lesothorugby @DolenCymru #UKinLesotho
We’ve responded to the @WelshGovernment consultation on drug misuse delivery plan, welcoming focus on harm reduction. The role of A&E depts and forensic physicians in police stations is vital alongside other teams. Early access to treatment and more keyworker support is needed.
Vey interesting discussion on the undergraduate medical curriculum in Swansea yesterday.
How can we teach students to question the way that care is delivered, through considering patient-reported outcomes that matter most?
Well worth reading this blog by @DrMarkTaubert who we’ve been working with on advanced care planning. How would you plan your death? The @ChoosingWiselyW questions can help balance risks and benefits of care choices at the end of life https://t.co/09n9LjxXum
.@ResidentDoctors #choosingwisely rec #1: Don’t order investigations that will not change your patient’s management plan. #TipsForNewDocs
https://t.co/UtpQf0taGO
Physician associates and anaesthesia associates play an important and growing role in delivering our health services in Wales. Regulation recognises that contribution and provides assurance to the people using those services.
Shared knowledge and experience supported by evidence based info and openness of “what is important to me” leads to shared understanding which leads to shared decision making then shared responsibility. Don’t have an acronym yet! #MakingChoicesTogether @AMRCW #PersonCentredCare
So what we really need is BRANSURE, which sounds like a laxative breakfast cereal.
Benefits, Risks, Alternatives, No Action.
Pause for thought and questions, until
Sure of choice, Understanding, Risk savvy, Encouraged.
=> SUM (Shared Understanding of Medicine) https://t.co/M62LY1MqDK
We were delighted to welcome these wonderful ladies to St Gwladys this morning. They have travelled from Lesotho, Africa 🇱🇸 and are part of Connecting classrooms. We thoroughly enjoyed learning about their culture & were blown away by their beautiful singing. What a treat! ✨🏴🇱🇸
Today we are delighted to welcome the Chairs of all of our patient groups to Edinburgh to discuss the patient session at this year's @RCGPAC
@rcgp_ni @RCGPWales @rcgp
@angus_colin @1karenmooney
#RenewGP #putpatientsfirst #FutureVisionGP
Tsamaeang hantle Bo Mme - have a safe journey back to #Lesotho after your 7 week stay in #Wales @penygaerprimary @SwissValleyCP @oldroadschool and @DafenSchool #globallearning #sdgs #newcurriculum #professionaldevelopment @BCouncil_Wales
@DolenCymru @stgwladys @makhopotso @EngKatlehong @bocheletsana We wish our Basotho friends safe travel home. I look forward to my visit #Lesotho in October
Good to see #ExtinctionRebelion in Cardiff just now . Great atmosphere, Such an important message
Sharing learning and experiences in #education projects and initiatives across Sub Sahara Africa with @DWAnetwork @DolenCymru @BotawaEyes @HeronsbridgeSch for @HubCymruAfrica Shared Learning Event
@walesforafrica
We think tribal peoples should tell their own stories. @Channel4's #ExtremeTribe about "Pygmy" peoples is a sad throwback to a colonial style of documentary. Livia Simoka should have read @Survival's guidelines to filming with tribal peoples: https://t.co/i24xnfFxpM
@markjdoughty Great to hear this. Improving patient involvement in own care including peer support #MakingChoicesTogether #SharedDecisionMaking @1000LivesWales
Really looking forward to the first day of @TheKingsFund Patient Leadership Development Prog at @CV_UHB All Wales Adult CF Centre with the team Dr Jamie Duckers @DrCatherine_OL @Annamassey20 @annamcculloch5 @CarwynBridges - exploring potential for taking it online! Very exciting