Lucy O'Hagan

STRESS

I have spent much of the last decade talking to doctors about their lived experience… their stress, their hopes and joys, their workplace issues, their mental health, their lives. Where they are going. Where they have been.  

CONSULTATION SKILLS

I have also been a GP teacher for many years, including one on one mentoring for GP registrars who need extra support. I can teach communication skills and clinical reasoning, and assist with preparation for GP exams or Fellowship assessments.

I have had the wonderful experience of leading the Whakatipu group for GP registrars whose first language is not English, or who registered in NZ via the NZREX pathway. I love the challenges and inspirations that occur in the consultation room. 

ERROR AND COMPLAINT

I am happy to assist doctors who are struggling with the effect of an error or complaint or a professional issue under the medical council.

PRACTICE OWNERSHIP

I understand the medical world…I have been a rural GP, a practice owner, an employer, a health hub developer, a team leader.

LIVED EXPERIENCE

I have had a profound episode of burnout, as well as other challenging chapters in my personal story. I have shared many of these things in my book Everything But the Medicine. I believe these human experiences ultimately shape who we are as doctors and inform our practice in profoundly positive ways.

MY KAUPAPA