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OK, dear friends. I have some exciting news. I've been awarded a Churchill Fellowship to look at providing general practice/primary care to communities that can't afford to pay. churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/tim-sen… @ChurchillTrust #churchillfellow

Reflections on the realities of general practice ... In summer! bjgplife.com/insummer/ via @BJGPjournal with @timsenior fyi @rcgp @RCGPScotland @rcgp_ni @RCGPWales

I wrote about not being paternalistic as a doctor, for the @BJGPjournal , and wondered if we might be maternalistic instead. bjgplife.com/paternalistic/

I've worked in the same clinic for 20 years now. I never thought I'd be in one place for so long. I had a few thoughts on being a GP for a long time in the @BJGPjournal bjgplife.com/how-long-does-…

I feel really lucky to be in a country with compulsory voting and an independent electoral commission. Get on the website and make sure you are enrolled right now!

You need to enrol or update your details for the 2025 federal election before 8pm, Monday 7 April. Go to aec.gov.au #ausvotes

@potcalling @Leel06Lee I think this explains it. Norfolk Island is. nf x.com/quendergeer/st…

Exactly what did Norfolk Island do to get so offside?

I'm sure I'm not the only person to post this, but it does seem relevant *right now*.

Today is National Viola Day (I don't know which country - it should be wherever you are right now!) This gives me a great excuse to remember the beautiful piece I commissioned during the COVID lockdowns, played amazingly by Katie Yap. youtube.com/watch?v=hBp2iU…

#ThisDayMyWay is an opportunity to take ownership over a day that can bring up complex emotions for a lot of us. It’s an opportunity to spark important and healthy conversations between mob that help us look after ourselves and each other around the Jan 26. Scan the QR code!

Well I can vouch for one of those superb authors!

In which I wonder about the importance of patient stories, when everyone is wanting coding and validated scoring tools for @BJGPjournal bjgplife.com/medrecords/

As another general practice closes, new report calls for practical action to better support primary healthcare croakey.org/as-another-gen… By @timsenior #auspol #HealthReform #SDOH

As another general practice closes, new report calls for practical action to better support primary healthcare – by @timsenior croakey.org/as-another-gen… #AusPol

Also, you should subscribe (croakey.org/subscribe-to-c…) or donate (croakey.org/support-croake…) or even buy cool merch (redbubble.com/people/croakey…) to support @CroakeyNews They are part of the fact based community, which is quite important in health!

Please feel free to share all the #ChurchillDeepEnd articles and my final report (churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/tim-sen…) very widely. The more people know about it, the better our health system could be. Especially with an election coming...

I have to tell you, @CroakeyNews and @MelissaSweetDr have been wonderful at allowing me to write about my Churchill Fellowship visiting Deep End GPs. You can read all the articles here: croakey.org/category/croak… #ChurchillDeepEnd

I summarised my Churchill Fellowship findings and recommendations for @CroakeyNews and you can read that here: croakey.org/as-another-gen… Please share widely. You know what Twitter/X and FB are like with links now!

@timsenior @ChurchillTrust Dear Dr Tim, do you think the Deep End model shares several elements with Aboriginal health (esp. ACCHO) approach?

@goose_herder @ChurchillTrust Yes, without a doubt. ACCHOs do much of this already (without adequate funding). GPs working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health are Deep End GPs, I think.

OK, dear friends. I have some exciting news. I've been awarded a Churchill Fellowship to look at providing general practice/primary care to communities that can't afford to pay. churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/tim-sen… @ChurchillTrust #churchillfellow

Anyway. Please read my report, share widely, enjoy. I'm happy to come and talk to anyone about it! churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/tim-sen…

You'll notice that what I'm arguing for - because *all* evidence points this way - is properly funded primary health care - relationship-based, continuity over time, comprehensive. ACCHOs do this well, though all of primary care could do so much more with proper funding.

It's here! My Churchill Fellowship report on my visit to Deep End GPs is published! You can download it from here churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/tim-sen… Of course you should read it - it's not dull - but if you want a quick spoiler, here are my recommendations - a brief thread...