Edward Picot’s blog (incorporating Dr Hairy)

Bangers the butler, serving up a heart on a silver dish. From The Cake Maker of Transylvania, the forthcoming picture book by Edward Picot and Mollie Macgregor-Kinnis.

One of Hugo the Vampire’s clients, having tasted his cake, gazes wistfully towards his house by moonlight. From The Cake Maker of Transylvania, the forthcoming picture book by Edward Picot and Mollie Macgregor-Kinnis.

‘The Doubter’s Mysteries’ are an attempt to write a short cycle of Mystery Plays – ie. plays based on Bible stories, like the Medieval Mystery Plays of York, Chester and Wakefield – from the point of view of a sceptical modern audience; an audience which either doesn’t believe in God, or can’t work out what he’s playing at.

There are fourteen of these plays, and the eleventh is now online: ‘The Trial of Jesus’.

http://edwardpicot.com/mysteries/11thetrialofjesus.html (or for the full series so far, visit http://edwardpicot.com/mysteries)

Hugo the vampire Baker shares some cake (with heart baked into it) with his client. From the forthcoming picture book The Cake Maker of Transylvania by Edward Picot and Mollie Macgregor-Kinnis.

Hugo the vampire taking an order for a cake from one of his rich and beautiful clients. From the forthcoming picture book The Cake Maker of Transylvania by Edward Picot and Mollie Macgregor-Kinnis.

Hugo the Vampire gets his first taste of a cake with a heart baked in it. From The Cake Maker of Transylvania, the forthcoming picture book by Edward Picot and Mollie Macgregor-Kinnis.

Hugo’s mother meets with a sticky end – and her heart pops out and goes in Hugo’s cake mix. From The Cake Maker of Transylvania, the forthcoming picture book by Edward Picot and Mollie Macgregor-Kinnis.

Lydia’s birthday-party, with Hugo the Vampire lurking in the background behind a potted plant. From The Cake Maker of Transylvania, the forthcoming picture book by myself and Mollie Macgregor-Kinnis.

The Research Summaries and Quiz for June 2019 are now online. To access them, go to http://www.drhairy.org/index.php/researchsummaries5

Subjects covered this time:

Evolution of the general practice pharmacist’s role in England: a longitudinal study
British Journal of General Practice 2018; 68 (675): e727-e734. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X698849
Releasing GP capacity with pharmacy prescribing support and New Ways of Working: a prospective observational cohort study
British Journal of General Practice 2018; 68 (675): e735-e742. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X699137
Physiotherapist as an alternative to a GP for musculoskeletal conditions: a 2-year service evaluation of UK primary care data
British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (682): e314-e320. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X702245
Patient use of an online triage platform: a mixed-methods retrospective exploration in UK primary care
British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (682): e336-e344. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X702197
A method for measuring continuity of care in day-to-day general practice: a quantitative analysis of appointment data
British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (682): e356-e362. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X701813
Migraine management: beyond pills
British Journal of General Practice 2018; 68 (675): 464-465. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X698969
Deprescribing preventive medication in older patients
British Journal of General Practice 2018; 68 (675): 456-457. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X698933
Effects of discontinuation of chronic medication in primary care: a systematic review of deprescribing trials
British Journal of General Practice 2018; 68 (675): e663-e672. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X699041
Management of treatment-resistant depression in primary care: a mixed-methods study
NicolaBritish Journal of General Practice 2018; 68 (675): e673-e681. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X699053
Prevalence of drug-herb and drug-supplement interactions in older adults: a cross-sectional survey
British Journal of General Practice 2018; 68 (675): e711-e717. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X699101

‘The Doubter’s Mysteries’ are an attempt to write a short cycle of Mystery Plays – ie. plays based on Bible stories, like the Medieval Mystery Plays of York, Chester and Wakefield – from the point of view of a sceptical modern audience; an audience which either doesn’t believe in God, or can’t work out what he’s playing at.

There are fourteen of these plays, and the tenth is now online: ‘The Temptations of Jesus’.

http://edwardpicot.com/mysteries/10thetemptationsofjesus.html (or for the full series so far, visit http://edwardpicot.com/mysteries)