Doctor and writer

I’m an experienced general practitioner, a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners (FRCGP). I qualified as a GP in 2002 and as well as ‘normal’ GP I have experience of delivering healthcare in the prison setting, out of hours, and in remote locations. I was a medical officer in the British Army until 2004 serving in Germany, Bosnia, and Brunei.

I am currently the Acting Editor of the British Journal of General Practice° and I handed over the editorship of BJGP Open° in January 2020. I was the Editor-in-Chief of the Harm Reduction Journal° before leaving to concentrate on the BJGP. These are respected academic journals with strong identities and I am enthusiastic about the importance of communicating science effectively and compassionately.

I have extensive experience, as a clinician, in managing people who use substances. Whether it is injecting drugs, alcohol dependence or using the latest novel psychoactive substances I understand how to help deliver care to achieve the best possible outcomes.

I’ve written extensively for academic and professional publications. I continue to write non-fiction and fiction across a whole range of topics and genres. Click through for more about my books The Healthy Writer° and GP Wellbeing: Combatting Burnout in General Practice.° And, check out my blog on this site for my scribblings° on just about any topic.