David Blane

@dnblane

GP and Senior Clinical Lecturer in General Practice @UofGSHW | @deependgp | @RCGPHI | Bluesky - dnblane.bsky.social

Glasgow, Scotland gla.ac.uk/researchinstit… Joined October 2009

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David Blane @dnblane Oct 28, 2025

🎧 New season of @UofGPolicy Spotlight kicked off with a deep dive into Scotland’s health future.

With @DrGregorSmith on prevention, Realistic Medicine & the long-term challenges facing the NHS.

Alongside me & Prof Petra Meier @UofGSHW

🔗 Tune in: uofgspotlight.com

open.spotify.com UofG Spotlight Podcast · University of Glasgow, Centre for Public Policy · A podcast discussing public policy and the political process – at a local, national and international level – through a Scottish lens.

David Blane @dnblane May 21

Just popped on here to find that Liam Farrell and Tom O’Dowd, two highly respected Irish GPs, have had their X accounts hacked…

David Blane @dnblane Jan 23

theferret.scot/why-cant-i-get…

www.theferret.scot Why can’t I get an appointment with my GP? The pressing need to address difficulties the Scottish public reports in getting an appointment with their GP was raised in last week’s budget. So will new funding and proposals for walk-in surgeries...

David Blane @dnblane Nov 6, 2025

Learned about a couple of new initiatives today:
1) Overlapping Illness Alliance - overlappingillnessalliance.org.uk
2) The International Post Covid and Post Infection Conditions Society - ipicsociety.org.uk
@LongCovidScot @odo_kate

David Blane @dnblane Nov 6, 2025

Vital messages from Sarah Barley-McMullen, who lives with Long Covid.
@NIHRresearch @The_MRC

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David Blane @dnblane Nov 6, 2025

Vital messages from Sarah Barley-McMullen, who lives with Long Covid.
@NIHRresearch @The_MRC