Doctor's Diary
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7861684.stm Version 0 of 1. Advertisement "Regain control, look after your health" Health is constantly in the news, but what do doctors on the frontline actually think? This video diary will be a weekly insight into the local and national issues affecting a busy GP practice. This week, Dr Lucy Andrews explains how the recession has been bad for her patients' health. Meet the Doctors <a name="image"></a> <map name="1233856561"><area alt="Dr Jones" href="#drjones" coords="2,1,92,133" shape="rect" /><area alt="Dr Andrews" href="#drandrews" coords="96,1,185,134" shape="rect" /><area alt="Dr Coffey" href="#drcoffey" coords="188,1,278,131" shape="rect" /><area alt="Dr Sangha" href="#drsangha" coords="282,0,371,133" shape="rect" /><area alt="Dr Duckenfield" href="#drduckenfield" coords="373,0,465,131" shape="rect" /></map> The BBC diary doctors work at Brocklebank Health Centre in Wandsworth, London, which has 15 GPs and nine nurses. It is open seven days a week, and also offers services including physiotherapy, counselling, a travel clinic and the Citizen Advice Bureau. <a name="drjones"></a> DR NICOLA JONES Nicola has been a GP for 14 years and has a particular interest in heart conditions, preventative health care and women's health. She has three children and a passion for exercise and the outdoors. MBE. MBchB. DRCOG. MRCGP. MBA. <a class="bodl" href="#image">Return to top</a> <a name="drandrews"></a> DR LUCY ANDREWS Lucy has been practising as a GP since 1996. After a period of time in Australia and Hampshire she is now settled in London. Her main areas of clinical interest include paediatrics, palliative care and psychiatry. She is married with three young boys and a puppy. BSc. MBBS. MRCGP. DRCOG. DFFP. <a class="bodl" href="#image">Return to top</a> <a name="drcoffey"></a> DR TOM COFFEY Tom has been a GP for 14 years. He also works at A&E in Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith. His particular interests are sports medicine, allergies and lung disease. He is a keen tennis player and has been a Chelsea season ticket holder for 10 years. BSc(Hons). MBBS. MRCP. DCh. DRCOG. <a class="bodl" href="#image">Return to top</a> <a name="drsangha"></a> DR REGGIE SANGHA Reggie qualified from Cardiff medical school in 1995, she did her GP training in Brighton and has been a practising GP for nine years. Her specialist interests include sexual health, family planning and expedition medicine. In her spare time she likes playing tennis and is a keen photographer. MBchB. MRCGP. DRCOG. DFSRH.<a class="bodl" href="#image">Return to top</a> <a name="drduckenfield"></a> DR JANE DUCKENFIELD Jane graduated from Bristol University in 1999. Her interests are women's health, sexual heath and psychiatry. She likes travel, food and fine wine, with the odd trip to the gym to compensate! MBChB Bristol. MRCGP. DRCOG. DFFP. <a class="bodl" href="#image">Return to top</a> |