Charlie Siderfin (01 Feb 2021)
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Dr Charlie Siderfin is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He is a GP and has lived and worked in Orkney for the last 20 years.
Introduction
Working on Westray
Hospital sizes and equipment
Working routines and commute
Role of a remote GP
Emergencies
Transportation
Challenges and solutions
Working in Antarctic
Working in Africa
Change over 20 years
Medical complaints in Orkney
Healthy living
Accessing treatment and transport
Skills needed in remote and rural medicine
Brexit, COVID, Scottish Independence
Changes to improve provision