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The Most Northerly Doctor In Britain

The Most Northerly Doctor In Britain

Written by: Michelle Langthorne
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This podcast shares the thoughts and events through diaries recorded by a GP from the South of England, Dr Ann Marshall, who took a sabbatical on the northerly most Isle of Unst, Shetland. She was the sole doctor and GP providing routine and emergency care on the island for a period, last Autumn (2023). We listen to her audio diary together and then chat off the back of those diary entries It is a story of discovery in so many ways and ultimately uplifting. It demonstrates life as a rural GP in Scotland in an extreme sense. As well as following her getting to grips with, updating and revisiting old skills and a very fresh challenge, late career. On top of that, this podcast offers a beautiful illustration of an outsiders eyes when it comes to the Island, its people, nature and landscape.

Michelle Langthorne 2024 Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 6. The First Winter Storm And Saying Goodbye

    6. The First Winter Storm And Saying Goodbye
    Jul 6 2024

    Dr Ann Marshall relates some of her last shifts, out of work pursuits and experiences a Shetland Isle Winter Storm as well as a final goodbye to Unst and her role as the most northerly doctor in Britain.

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    27 mins
  • 5. Getting In To It

    5. Getting In To It
    Jun 29 2024

    Dr Marshall deals with her first solo weekend, which turns out to be a busy one. And as the days pass she seems to be acclimatising to the responsibility of her role, as well as making the most of the small windows of free time she has, in beautiful Unst, Shetland.

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    21 mins
  • 4. Northerly Exposure

    4. Northerly Exposure
    Jun 22 2024

    Finally we see Dr Ann Marshall starting her new role on Unst, Shetland and her first day gets off to a dramatic start!
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    16 mins
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