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Daily Mail
Commentary as resident medical expert for holiday insurance company Total Travel Protection
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Quoted in Sarah Graham's piece
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Opinion piece for LBS on public satisfaction with the NHS
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DAUK co-chair Dr Ellen Welch has highlighted concerns about unsafe workload pressures on GPs. Dr Welch warned that GPs cannot continue to act as a ‘last resort’ for services that have not been properly commissioned elsewhere in the NHS. She was speaking in her role as vice chair of North Cumbria Local Medical Committee
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Since graduating from Liverpool School of Medicine in 2004, Dr Ellen Welch has travelled the world as an expedition doc and cruise ship medic. Now a GP in Cumbria, her new book Why Can’t I See My GP? (link) tracks the evolution of General Practice and what its future might look like.
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As part of a portfolio career spanning 20 years, Dr Ellen Welch worked part-time as an expedition doctor, accompanying travellers on adventure trips. She tells us what the job involved
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As part of a portfolio career spanning 20 years, Dr Ellen Welch worked part-time as a repatriation doctor, helping patients who have become sick or injured abroad. She tells us what the job entails
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As part of a portfolio career spanning 20 years, Dr Ellen Welch spent 10 years working as a ship physician. Here, she tells us all about the role
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As the NHS turns 75 GPs have become a punching bag for a failing system, says Dr Ellen Welch. She looks at what needs to happen to ensure the NHS can survive and thrive in the future.
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Adele Waters covers NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness day, highlighting survivor stories in this BMJ feature
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