Clinical Experience
2001 - Today (last 3 years shown). Locum Consultant posts in General Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Renal Medicine, Cardiology and Elderly Care, Peterborough District Hospital (April 2007 - today), Lorn and Islands District General Hospital (January 2007 – March 2007), Peterborough District Hospital (June 2006 – December 2006), Stirling Royal Infirmary (December 2005 – May 2006), Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth (October 2005 – November 2005), New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton (April 2005 – September 2005), Leeds General Infirmary (January 2005 – March 2005), Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth (November – December 2004).
From 2001 - 2004 I held the post of Professor of Medicine, International University of the Health Sciences, St Kitts, WI. I was responsible for developing web-based clinical problem applications, correlating the materials and problems with USMLE objectives and designing and reviewing online student assessments.
1985 – 2001 I set up and ran two private medical clinics in the Algarve, Portugal. I acted as medical advisor to the British Consulate and to the Association of Foreign Property Owners. We were recognised by all major international assistance companies and were the local agents and advisors for the Blood Care Foundation, Alecium Healthcare, Highwaytohealth Inc, and Medex Assistance.
1978 - 1985 Consultant in Clinical Chemistry. Nottingham City Hospital. Direct patient care of seriously ill patients on the Intensive Care Unit, the Burns Unit and on the medical and surgical wards. Standing in for consultant physicians on leave. Research into substrate flow in diabetes, injury and starvation. Evaluation of the efficacy of nutritional support. I played an active part in teaching medicine, biochemistry and statistics to medical students and doctors and participated in formal management training organised by the Trent Regional Health Authority. I set up and was Chairman of the Nottingham Hospitals Computer Users Group.
January 1977 - July 1978 Senior Registrar/Clinical Lecturer Nuffield Department of Clinical Biochemistry. The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
August 1974 - December 1976 ICI/Stewart Pharmaceuticals Research Registrar Nottingham City Hospital.
January 1973 - August 1974 Registrar in Medicine Nottingham City Hospital. General Medicine, Diabetes, Neurology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology.
June 1970 - January 1973 Intern and Junior Resident posts in London teaching hospitals.