Fiona Stark

MRCGP, MBChB, DRCOG, RCGP West of Scotland First5 Co-Lead @wosfirst5. interests include women’s health, inclusion health and medical education. Views my own.

[Colette Mason @letsmakeslinks]

Last opportunity to sign up for this wonderful evening, come join us! 👇 Dinner and great chats to be had!! #makeslinks @LWPmakeslinks @ALLIANCEScot

[WoS First 5 @wosfirst5]

What a fabulous way to spend a Saturday afternoon - family friendly Ebru under the expert guidance of @mavihamali

Thanks to @gracefieldarts for an excellent afternoon tea following our art session!

Keep following for more RCGP West Scotland Faculty events!

[RCGP Scotland @RCGPScotland]

Thank you to Dr Saket Priyadarshi from NHS GGC's Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services for his informative and thought-provoking presentation at last week's West Scotland Faculty Fulton Lecture.

If interested in the recording, please contact [email protected]

[Fiona Stark @FFergague]

Great to see this positive work on workforce retention and beyond delighted to have our research on IMG visa issues cited!

Hamali, Stark et al 💙

[Royal College of General Practitioners @rcgp]

Today, we launched our retention report: 'Looking after the GPs of today to safeguard the workforce of tomorrow'.

You can read the full report here: ▶️ https://t.co/hEzQDwz8JB

Our GPs are being stretched to the limit. Demand for GP services is increasing, but since 2015, NHSE has 1,557 fewer full-time fully qualified GPs.

It's a vicious cycle: unsustainable workloads force GPs to leave the profession, piling on the pressure on remaining staff. This strain accelerates burnout, plunging the workforce into an even deeper crisis.

[WoS First 5 @wosfirst5]

A huge thank you to Dr Saket Priyadarshi for his fantastic Fulton Lecture yesterday! It was a great turnout for this thought-provoking talk and discussion.

Congratulations once again to our new fellows and this years winners of the James Scobbie and James Murray awards.

[Deep End GP Scotland @deependgp]

Very proud of our fantastic colleague Andrea! 🙌

[Fiona Stark @FFergague]

WOS IHIG invite you to "A Decade of Community Links Workers in Scotland: lessons learned and future directions."

🗓️ Thursday 21st November
🕖 7-9pm
📍 Pearce Institute, Govan
🎟️ https://t.co/JtCiMnfsk0

📧 [email protected]

(Rescheduled from October)

[Glasgow LMC @GlasgowLMC]

5 Reasons Why your GP is so Busy

[WoS First 5 @wosfirst5]

Just 1 week until the Fulton Lecture with Dr Saket Priyadarshi - "alcohol and drugs, a generalist or specialist challenge"

Still some tickets left to join us for a fantastic talk and dinner at 1599 at the Royal College.

Hope to see you there!

https://t.co/oST3HljCBI

[RCGP Scotland @RCGPScotland]

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay

As a GP, it can feel difficult to ask for help when you are usually the one providing help to others.

The Workforce Specialist Service is a confidential service for healthcare professionals. Find out more here:https://t.co/04kgWMcuOj

[Fiona Stark @FFergague]

The best way to start the week in Liverpool!

Thanks @drtoyosiadeniji and @rcgp for organising an amazing line up of speakers!

[RCGP North @rcgpnorth]

What an event this was! Early Careers Pre-Conference, Liverpool 2024. Here are a few pictures of the day of our amazing speakers & guests. If you were lucky enough to attend, we hope you had an amazing day!
@KamilaRCGP @docmagsy @ChrisAskewCE @DrSelvarajah @drtoyosiadeniji

[WoS First 5 @wosfirst5]

A fantastic #RCGPAC24

We have enjoyed attending a variety of different sessions, presenting our IMG poster and networking with peers.

Undoubtedly the highlight was supporting our faculty chair as he bravely share his lived experience with addictions.

#allyship #teamGP

[Jamie Hynes @ArtfulDoctor]

#PreConference24 Social photos
@michael_mul1 @docmagsy @DrThomasPC @AskJeevesWij @dralexlai @VictoriaTzB @timnx44 @jammiestdodgers @FFergague @IssFerga @drawfoster @drgandalf52 & Dr Becks Boyana!

[Fiona Stark @FFergague]

@RCGPScotland @ChrisProv22 @IssFerga @dralexlai @GorkemMert @Zehra22Imam @stuartdshand @AskJeevesWij @jammiestdodgers @dramuthan

[RCGP Scotland @RCGPScotland]

An enormous thank you to all the delegates who joined us at #RCGPAC in Liverpool and online.

We’d love to hear your highlights!

See you next year in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[CA @ChrisAskewCE]

From Nov, direct referral from 111 to breast clinics will be trialled for women experiencing a lump; Wes Streeting introduces this as an example of removing appointments from general practice where appropriate/warranted.

[Fiona Stark @FFergague]

Delighted to present our poster at #RCGPAC24

"Improving visa conditions to manage International Medical Graduate retention in the UK"

@rcgp please keep lobbying government, we shouldn't be losing new GPs who want to live and work here!

@wesstreeting @DHSCgovuk

[Fiona Stark @FFergague]

So incredibly proud of you Dr Michael Blackmore - an inspiring faculty chair, mentor and friend!

#RCGPAC #HND

[Sunil Bhan⭕️t @SunilBhanot2]

‘my name is Michael

and I’m a recovering addict’

Profoundly moving…

Pain, feelings and joyful hope!

#RCGPAC @RCGPAC @rcgp

[Fiona Stark @FFergague]

Thought you'd be interested @Jen_S14 that the impact of the fishing industry and large scale fishing is being discussed at #RCGPAC today as part of "Food for thought: how we can eat sustainably"

Some good resources for exploring plant based diets... meat-free Monday @IssFerga ?

[WoS First 5 @wosfirst5]

A fantastic start to conference week in Liverpool with the Early Career Pre-conference Summit happening yesterday.

Lots of us in from West Scotland Faculty at conference this week - come say hello / message us on the conference app, we'd love to hear from you!

#RCGPAC #teamGP