Journal
Questions worth answering properly.
Practical writing on proactive medicine and family care. Written by me, not a content team.
Proactive medicine
What actually happens in a comprehensive health assessment
A long appointment, in person, ending in a written health strategy rather than a folder of numbers. What gets measured, why each thing is measured, and what you do with the result.
Read → Proactive medicineWhat does a private GP do that the NHS doesn’t?
The NHS treats illness competently and does not have the capacity to manage health. The difference is continuity, trend data, and time, which are the three things general practice has lost.
Read → Proactive medicineIs a private GP worth it?
Counting how many appointments you will use is the wrong test. The better question is what it costs to find something late, and what a doctor who knows you before anything is wrong can do about it.
Read → Proactive medicineHealth checks and health management are not the same thing
A health check is a snapshot sold as a product. Management is a doctor watching a trend and acting on it. The difference decides whether the money is well spent.
Read → Proactive medicineWhat one blood test cannot tell you
A single result is a snapshot read against a population, not against you. Why trend beats a one-off test, and what interval bloods actually buy.
Read → Proactive medicineHow much does a private GP cost in the UK?
There are two private GP markets and they price differently, because they sell different things. One sells you an appointment. The other sells you a year of managed health.
Read →Family care
When should a child be seen the same day?
The signs that mean a child needs to be seen today, the ones that mean 999, and the ones that are safe to watch at home. Written plainly, so you can answer the question yourself.
Read → Family careIs a private GP membership worth it for a family?
The honest comparison is not membership against the NHS. It is a same-day assessment from a doctor who knows your child, against a two-week wait or four hours in a walk-in centre.
Read → Family careWhy I don’t offer an out-of-hours service
A single doctor promising to answer at three in the morning is promising something he cannot deliver safely. What I offer instead, and why it is narrower and better.
Read →Where to start
Read enough? Start here.
Start with the First Visit, an evening at your kitchen table, or go straight to the Assessment: half a day, one doctor, and a written plan for the next ten years.