Catriona Davis 🏴
@islanddoctor.bsky.social
GP & Rural Practitioner Isle of Islay 🏴; UCL alum; Mum to 3 (2 living) children; socialist; reader; knitter; musician; wild swimmer & epileptic. SIDS awareness. Neach-ionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig. She/her
Birthday tea for my beautiful middle child Walter Hugo George. He’s not here to celebrate with us, but we always hold him in our hearts ♥️
#walterhugogeorge #sidsawareness #babylossuk #twelvetoday #motherofthree #childbereavementuk #lullabytrust #scottishcotdeathtrust
#walterhugogeorge #sidsawareness #babylossuk #twelvetoday #motherofthree #childbereavementuk #lullabytrust #scottishcotdeathtrust
April 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Birthday tea for my beautiful middle child Walter Hugo George. He’s not here to celebrate with us, but we always hold him in our hearts ♥️
#walterhugogeorge #sidsawareness #babylossuk #twelvetoday #motherofthree #childbereavementuk #lullabytrust #scottishcotdeathtrust
#walterhugogeorge #sidsawareness #babylossuk #twelvetoday #motherofthree #childbereavementuk #lullabytrust #scottishcotdeathtrust
Yesterday I went for a walk from my back door and saw a white tailed eagle flying through a rainbow. I have strong hopes this signals a good 2025 🙏🏻 #whitetailedeagle #eagle #hebrides #islay #birdofprey #westcoastscotland
January 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Yesterday I went for a walk from my back door and saw a white tailed eagle flying through a rainbow. I have strong hopes this signals a good 2025 🙏🏻 #whitetailedeagle #eagle #hebrides #islay #birdofprey #westcoastscotland
Winter sun from the Hebrides on my run this morning 🌅
December 2, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Winter sun from the Hebrides on my run this morning 🌅
Second cake of the week. Twist: this one is dairy free.
December 1, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Second cake of the week. Twist: this one is dairy free.
It’s someone’s special day tomorrow so I’ve baked the traditional family birthday cake of Timmy the Hedgehog 🦔
November 27, 2024 at 8:18 PM
It’s someone’s special day tomorrow so I’ve baked the traditional family birthday cake of Timmy the Hedgehog 🦔
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Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
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Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
@brownflopsy.bsky.social I just finished The Last Princess. OMG. Amazing and certainly not YA 🤣 Not sure I can wait till Autumn 2025 for the next instalment!
November 24, 2024 at 9:18 PM
@brownflopsy.bsky.social I just finished The Last Princess. OMG. Amazing and certainly not YA 🤣 Not sure I can wait till Autumn 2025 for the next instalment!
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Sneak preview for next week’s episode. Gill Patterson joins me to discuss this year’s Scottish Book Trust book “Hope”
November 23, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Sneak preview for next week’s episode. Gill Patterson joins me to discuss this year’s Scottish Book Trust book “Hope”
Hurrah! So pleased the lovely Tara from @bedsidereading.bsky.social is here ❤️ If you’re a reader you’ll love her podcast. If you’re a reader and a medical professional you’ll adore her podcast and thank her for all the CPD for your next appraisal 🙌🏻
Hey everyone I’m here! Now let’s hope that podcast fans and potential new listeners find me and want to follow!
November 23, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Hurrah! So pleased the lovely Tara from @bedsidereading.bsky.social is here ❤️ If you’re a reader you’ll love her podcast. If you’re a reader and a medical professional you’ll adore her podcast and thank her for all the CPD for your next appraisal 🙌🏻
Big step but it feels good! 🙌🏻
November 21, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Big step but it feels good! 🙌🏻
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Shocking news. 36% of UK children are living in poverty according to the latest Social Metrics Commission research (I am one of the Commissioners)
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
November 18, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Shocking news. 36% of UK children are living in poverty according to the latest Social Metrics Commission research (I am one of the Commissioners)
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Little birthday treat to myself 🥰 #books #booktreat #greenpenguin #classiccrime @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Little birthday treat to myself 🥰 #books #booktreat #greenpenguin #classiccrime @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social
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GPs work for the NHS, provide services for the NHS, are paid by the NHS for 90% of income
This is a key & important difference with private healthcare providers
They are not shareholders taking the profit, they are the workers providing the patient care
#MedSky #RCGP
lowdownnhs.info/explainers/a...
This is a key & important difference with private healthcare providers
They are not shareholders taking the profit, they are the workers providing the patient care
#MedSky #RCGP
lowdownnhs.info/explainers/a...
Are GPs already privatised or still part of the NHS? - The Lowdown
Most GPs think of themselves as being part of the NHS, but officially they are classed as independent contractors. It is a status that dates back to the beginning of the NHS, and at the time suited bo...
lowdownnhs.info
November 18, 2024 at 7:35 AM
GPs work for the NHS, provide services for the NHS, are paid by the NHS for 90% of income
This is a key & important difference with private healthcare providers
They are not shareholders taking the profit, they are the workers providing the patient care
#MedSky #RCGP
lowdownnhs.info/explainers/a...
This is a key & important difference with private healthcare providers
They are not shareholders taking the profit, they are the workers providing the patient care
#MedSky #RCGP
lowdownnhs.info/explainers/a...
Reposted by Catriona Davis 🏴
I would love to tell you about the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
November 15, 2024 at 11:20 AM
I would love to tell you about the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
Strong armed my 13yo son into watching Gladiator with me whilst I knitted. The initial moaning has turned into absolute enthralment.
What other “classic” (I say this lightly) films have your early teens enjoyed?
What other “classic” (I say this lightly) films have your early teens enjoyed?
November 17, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Strong armed my 13yo son into watching Gladiator with me whilst I knitted. The initial moaning has turned into absolute enthralment.
What other “classic” (I say this lightly) films have your early teens enjoyed?
What other “classic” (I say this lightly) films have your early teens enjoyed?
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My rather messy shelf of favourite/current reads. 📚
November 17, 2024 at 7:41 PM
My rather messy shelf of favourite/current reads. 📚
How do I find starter packs? Specifically looking for the Women in Medicine one…
November 17, 2024 at 5:57 PM
How do I find starter packs? Specifically looking for the Women in Medicine one…
Sharing something profound for my first post. Made moussaka for dinner for the first time in ages. A lentil version and a lamb version. Can’t wait!
November 17, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Sharing something profound for my first post. Made moussaka for dinner for the first time in ages. A lentil version and a lamb version. Can’t wait!