Dr Geraint Preest
@drgeraintpreest.bsky.social
Doctor, Primary Care Clinical Lead BMJ Learning & Careers, Semi-retired NHS GP. Own views. Not medical advice. RT & like ≠ endorse 🎸🚴🏻♂️
How many GP colleagues can say they’re confident in managing the particular needs of our #homeless patients? This is an outstanding course by @doctoddy, packed with practical learning points. I learned a lot.
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BMJ Learning: Online Courses for Healthcare Professionals
Courses to help you learn at every stage of your career. Hundreds of interactive, peer reviewed learning modules, written by experts from BMJ
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September 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
How many GP colleagues can say they’re confident in managing the particular needs of our #homeless patients? This is an outstanding course by @doctoddy, packed with practical learning points. I learned a lot.
new-learning.bmj.com/course/30000...
new-learning.bmj.com/course/30000...
Rarely has the postman delivered such a treat. Vinyl (and CD) by #mickmacneil whose irreplaceable contribution to #SimpleMinds took it to another level
September 22, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Rarely has the postman delivered such a treat. Vinyl (and CD) by #mickmacneil whose irreplaceable contribution to #SimpleMinds took it to another level
Accelerating Scientific Discovery with AI - lecture by Sir Demis Hassabis youtu.be/hHooQmmzG4k?...
Accelerating Scientific Discovery with AI - lecture by Sir Demis Hassabis
YouTube video by CambridgeComputerLab
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August 31, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Accelerating Scientific Discovery with AI - lecture by Sir Demis Hassabis youtu.be/hHooQmmzG4k?...
My take on my departure from GP partnership into the freedom of semi-retirement. Retirement from GP practice…or not? | BMJ Careers
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Retirement from GP practice…or not?
GP Geraint Preest reflects on why semi-retirement from general practice brought him unexpected freedom, energy, and a new way of working.
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August 27, 2026 at 7:37 AM
My take on my departure from GP partnership into the freedom of semi-retirement. Retirement from GP practice…or not? | BMJ Careers
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The south Wales coast is not necessarily the best we have to offer in Wales, but on the right day….
August 23, 2026 at 12:14 PM
The south Wales coast is not necessarily the best we have to offer in Wales, but on the right day….
Landmark vaccine stops cancer returning in trial - The Times and The Sunday Times
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Landmark vaccine stops cancer returning in trial — The Times and The Sunday Times
Thousands of patients could benefit from personalised jab produced by Moderna and Merck to keep people free of the disease
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August 19, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Landmark vaccine stops cancer returning in trial - The Times and The Sunday Times
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A clinic letter describing a clinical decision as being “caught between a scylla and charybdis” could only come from a neurologist*. We’ll miss these characters when AI generates sterile reflections.
(*ok, or a Police fan)
(*ok, or a Police fan)
August 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
A clinic letter describing a clinical decision as being “caught between a scylla and charybdis” could only come from a neurologist*. We’ll miss these characters when AI generates sterile reflections.
(*ok, or a Police fan)
(*ok, or a Police fan)
Voice dictation in the car seems to struggle with a strong Welsh accent. Driving back to the house today, I voice messaged the family that “I’m head in gnome now”…..🫤
July 22, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Voice dictation in the car seems to struggle with a strong Welsh accent. Driving back to the house today, I voice messaged the family that “I’m head in gnome now”…..🫤
I will never forget the very real fear that I and my colleagues could die due to inadequate protection and using Mercedes Benz disposable polythene service seat covers (kindly donated by a local dealer) as makeshift aprons in the early days #covid #ppe
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PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted £10bn, Covid inquiry finds
Healthcare staff were unable to properly protect themselves, or those in their care, from dangerous infections, says the latest inquiry report.
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July 14, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I will never forget the very real fear that I and my colleagues could die due to inadequate protection and using Mercedes Benz disposable polythene service seat covers (kindly donated by a local dealer) as makeshift aprons in the early days #covid #ppe
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A stroll around the garden in morning light with coffee in hand earlier today. Could be a bumper crop of grapes this year
June 22, 2026 at 7:15 AM
A stroll around the garden in morning light with coffee in hand earlier today. Could be a bumper crop of grapes this year
A wander around the garden at dusk. Still, warm, quiet and some purples under an orange sky
June 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A wander around the garden at dusk. Still, warm, quiet and some purples under an orange sky
Any Cardiff medics from the last 40yrs will remember the surgeon Brian Rees. This from a recent Cardiff alumni newsletter
May 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Any Cardiff medics from the last 40yrs will remember the surgeon Brian Rees. This from a recent Cardiff alumni newsletter
At times like this, you begin to question your career choice…..
May 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
At times like this, you begin to question your career choice…..
May 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
May 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
…and in a different location, the home of one of the most debonair Hollywood movie stars in the most beautiful location.
May 13, 2026 at 9:46 AM
…and in a different location, the home of one of the most debonair Hollywood movie stars in the most beautiful location.
Talking about back stories, I’ve chanced upon this villa which *definitely* has a back story. The clue’s on the nameplate on the wall… #RollingStones #Nellcote
May 13, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Talking about back stories, I’ve chanced upon this villa which *definitely* has a back story. The clue’s on the nameplate on the wall… #RollingStones #Nellcote
Travelling by taxi in the south of France and wondering if there’s a back story to this cab! 😳
May 13, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Travelling by taxi in the south of France and wondering if there’s a back story to this cab! 😳
This quote from Michael Rosen strikes a chord at the moment.
May 8, 2026 at 9:25 PM
This quote from Michael Rosen strikes a chord at the moment.
Don’t you just love it when the GP Wales Appraisal website repeatedly crashes when uploading evidence, thus losing the last 10 mins worth of reflections. Tip: Save reflections first before uploading files.
April 30, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Don’t you just love it when the GP Wales Appraisal website repeatedly crashes when uploading evidence, thus losing the last 10 mins worth of reflections. Tip: Save reflections first before uploading files.
Gorse smelling strongly of coconuts today
April 25, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Gorse smelling strongly of coconuts today
Dad's sweet bike ride videos with daughter melt millions of hearts online www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dad captures heart-warming bike ride with daughter in viral video
A toddler has been melting hearts talking excitedly about cows with her dad in her Welsh accent.
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April 24, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Dad's sweet bike ride videos with daughter melt millions of hearts online www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Still in #Girona. There have been many magical moments but the coastal loop was definitely one of them. Sun, 26°, perfect tarmac, low traffic density, stunning views and great coffee, food and company
April 17, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Still in #Girona. There have been many magical moments but the coastal loop was definitely one of them. Sun, 26°, perfect tarmac, low traffic density, stunning views and great coffee, food and company