“See me, feel me, touch me, heal me.” I didn’t recognise the words but the sentiments were familiar. Words of inspiration from a song that helped shape the paintings, drawings, […]
Domhnall MacAuley
Domhnall MacAuley: The final answer to the breast screening dilemma at WONCA Europe.
Communicating risk is about numbers. If you think of any serious disease, the potential to reduce risk by 50% sounds fantastic. If the incidence is 2/10 and you reduce the […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Storm clouds and research
On an island off the west coast of Ireland, I picked up a discarded newspaper while sheltering in a bar. Browsing through, I came across an article about physical activity […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Research of doubtful relevance
What happened? Remember your first days at medical school —wide eyed optimism and how you were going to change the world, save lives, cure disease, help the sick, make a […]
Domhnall MacAuley: A visit from the GMC
Revalidation fatigue…there is so much in the news, post, and medical media that I had begun to switch off. But, Niall Dickson, from the GMC, gave us a very reassuring […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Unexpected afterthoughts on the BMJ Group Improving Health Awards
Humbled, unsettled, introspective. Mixed and strange emotions. Not the response you might have expected on such a wonderful evening. But, lets enjoy the evening first before the amateur psychology….. The […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Exporting UK style quality and outcomes to Switzerland
Clocks, watches, mountains, and trains. Clean Swiss efficiency. So, I was fascinated to learn about Swiss primary care when speaking at a recent conference in Lausanne; mostly single handed, still […]
Domhnall Macauley: A tongue in cheek letter to consultant colleagues
Dear consultant colleague, The standard of consultant letters is very variable so we have decided to introduce a new proforma for consultant letters to GPs. Patients attend many different outpatient […]
Domhnall MacAuley: The glamour of drink
Early morning and a young lad, hooded, trainers, hugs his bottle as he staggers home. Last night it started early; cider, beer, and tonic wine. Blue bags on a Friday […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Ernest Hart leaps out of the Raidió
Tootling along in the car on holiday. Brain idling, half listening to the radio when, out of the middle of an Irish language programme, jumped Ernest Hart. A former editor […]