Pursuing a GP career after recovering from addiction

Podcast: Talking General Practice · GPonline.com

Opublikowano: 2026-08-07

This week we’re sharing a conversation that was originally recorded for our sister podcast, MIMS Learning’s Clinical Update. MIMS Learning deputy editor Rhiannon Ashman speaks with Dr Michael Blackmore, a GP partner, chair of the RCGP West Scotland Faculty, and a recovering addict, about the often hidden issue of addiction and recovery within the medical profession. In this candid and powerful conversation, Michael shares his personal journey of struggling with addiction while practicing medicine, his path to recovery with support from services like NHS Practitioner Health, and how his lived...