Rotational island GP NHS Orkney (Hoy). Clinical Senior Lecturer Bangor University. Reuben-Clarendon Scholar, Oxford University, working on tele-consultations and what comes next...https://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3mhxohl6t4k23New in BMJ: Remote consultations now make up 38.5% of GP appointments in England (Dec 2025). But a new shift is emerging 👇 GPs delivering care from overseas. What does this mean for safety, continuity, and equity26 Mar 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxohl6t4k23https://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3mhio72jycs2uGPs, AI isn’t about to take your job… but it might be after your secretary’s…. https://bjgplife.com/ai-in-primary-care-secretary-not-physician/20 Mar 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhio72jycs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3mfpehtvzgk2yNew paper alert… thread below https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanprc/article/PIIS3050-5143(26)00015-4/fulltext25 Feb 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpehtvzgk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3mfhlaviops2xCannon mounted… Hoy is ready for Napoleon.22 Feb 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhlaviops2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3mf73lh2kys2fThe Hoy Head steaming in to pick us up19 Feb 2026 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf73lh2kys2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3mf72clm3x22zAt the bus stop bright and early for the next stage of the journey / bus and then ferry over to Hoy. It’s windy and cold and I’m grateful for the padded waterproof onesie purchased in the Falklands (yes I did brush my hair this morning, but no amount of brushing can compensate for Orkney wind!)19 Feb 2026 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf72clm3x22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3mf5y62emac2hMade it to Kirkwall. In a rare feat of organisation I’ve bought biscuits IN ADVANCE as thankyous for all the people who always end up going above and beyond to help me as island doctor - volunteer ambulance crew and ferry crew in particular… impressed by this unusual level of personal organisation 😂18 Feb 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5y62emac2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3mf5npce7nk2lSwitching back from academic to island GP… by 10am tomorrow the metamorphosis will be complete. Looking forward to wielding a stethoscope rather than a keyboard and to wearing my many-pocketed-trousers again. (Back in Bangor 9th March, not leaving for good!)18 Feb 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5npce7nk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3megy7zbgts2iPlenty of press coverage tonight for one of the most important papers I’ve been involved with… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3093gjy2ero09 Feb 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3megy7zbgts2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3me7tfi54322rNew paper alert! https://innovations.bmj.com/content/early/2026/02/06/bmjinnov-2025-001420 Lead author and medical student Aleks Tanaka did a brilliant job on this paper looking at whether drones in healthcare are ready to fly (read it to find out!)06 Feb 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7tfi54322rhttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3mbgenxbfrs2eHappy new year! If your eyes glaze over when people start talking philosophy in research, then read this! Proud to have been a co-author on this paper explaining why the assumptions we make about the world matter for our research https://bjgp.org/content/76/762/3602 Jan 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbgenxbfrs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3mbgenxbfrs2eHappy new year! If your eyes glaze over when people start talking philosophy in research, then read this! Proud to have been a co-author on this paper explaining why the assumptions we make about the world matter for our research https://bjgp.org/content/76/762/3602 Jan 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbgenxbfrs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3m7aqtz5hwk24@bjgp.bsky.social any chance of putting qr codes on your research pages to link to the full research paper?05 Dec 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7aqtz5hwk24https://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3m5v7bqtisk2ghttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/17/anglican-bishop-home-secretary-shabana-mahmood-asylum-seeker-comments?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other the bishop speaks for me… the bible is crystal clear on the need to care for the vulnerable and to welcome foreigners. Government policy is out of line here.18 Nov 2025 07:21 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5v7bqtisk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3m5hldhi45c2g“This is a call to ensure that the future of health is not defined solely by those with the most data, the most money, or the most influence, but by those who centre equity, prevention, and the well-being of populations…” read more here https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003335062500493712 Nov 2025 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hldhi45c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3m556m6lp322dVery proud of son who has passed his driving test, and absolutely horrified at the cost of car insurance for young drivers (and that’s for a 7 year old corsa!). Any tips?08 Nov 2025 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m556m6lp322dhttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3m3k7j65n4c2aGuess where I am19 Oct 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3k7j65n4c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3m3ft2262wc2gOut of office on… another adventure awaits. Guess where I’m going and why? (Wrong answers only!)17 Oct 2025 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ft2262wc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3m3fjvhvkxk25Delighted to be an author on both these papers - I led the paper which examined quality in contemporary remote and hybrid general practice and supported Trish on the education paper. Thanks to the amazing RBD2 team too, was such a privilege working on the study [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Oct 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fjvhvkxk25https://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3m2rnjz7rlc26Delighted to receive the RCGP health services research paper of the year award today! Massive thanks to the whole RBD2 team and particularly all those who worked on this paper [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Oct 2025 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rnjz7rlc26https://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3m2c4iydfdk2mCalm before the rather windy storm . Off to buy matches #Orkney03 Oct 2025 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2c4iydfdk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3m24gucziss23I finally, unequivocally saw the Northern lights, not just with the camera but with my own eyes too. #lifegoal01 Oct 2025 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m24gucziss23https://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3lzzx53bs3k2gThinking about online hospitals? Read the at a glance summaries from the RBD2 project - many of the findings will also apply to remote hospital care https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/research/groups-and-centres/interdisciplinary-research-in-health-sciences/remote-by-default-2/Remote-by-Default-2-project-resources30 Sep 2025 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzzx53bs3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3lyo6odtgys2tUh oh… [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2025 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyo6odtgys2thttps://bsky.app/profile/oohgpwales.bsky.social/post/3ly3355nkrs2kEnd of an era with the last publication from the Remote by Default 2 study out https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/published-articles/KRWS433405 Sep 2025 06:51 +0000at://did:plc:5qqfvrl4wffcobzvs2qxjjvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3355nkrs2k