Deborah Colvin

Deborah Colvin is a GP in Hackney. She has worked at the Lawson Practice for 26 years. She is also the chair of City and Hackney Local Medical Committee and, as a representative for the Medical Practitioners Union, has a place on the General Practitioner Committee of the BMA.

More competition medicine - now it's your GP's turn

GPs are the most cost-effective part of England's NHS - so why is the government so keen to make radical changes to address the lack of 'competition'?

By Deborah Colvin

/ 9 Sep 2013

Harmoni preferred to local GPs - the realities of Britain's new health market

City and Hackney GPs decided to take back responsibility for out-of-hours care but were overlooked in favour of Harmoni, the Care UK owned firm who have been accused of endangering patient safety and putting cost before clinical need. A local GP gives her account.

By Deborah Colvin

/ 15 Feb 2013