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Dr Caroline Wiggins

Dr Caroline Wiggins, MRCGP

General Practitioner, Medical Author

MBBS Honours (with Distinction), MRCGP (2016), MSc.SEM (with Distinction), BSc (Hons)

Dr Caroline Wiggins is a GP locum currently in the South-West of England. 

She has experience in the development and redesign of patient referral pathways, negotiating and writing website content to aid interface working between Primary and Secondary Care. She has an interest in Quality Improvement work. She enjoys medical writing and GP work with a particular interest in Sports and Exercise Medicine. She has been a medical examiner for undergraduate medical students at the University of Edinburgh.

Experience

EMIS Group, medical author
Referrals Advisor for RefHelp, NHS Lothian
GP locum, NHS Lothian

Qualifications

MRCGP - Royal College of General Practitioners, 2016
MBBS Honours (with Distinction) – University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2008
MSc. Sports and Exercise Medicine (with Distinction) - Queen Mary University of London, 2012

Recently contributed to:

Liver failure
Professional
Seasonal affective disorder
Info leaflet

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression which occurs when you develop symptoms of depression only during the darker winter months each year. These symptoms then get better in spring. Winter blues or sub-syndromal SAD (S-SAD) is a less severe form of the condition.

Antispasmodics
Info leaflet

Antispasmodics are used to treat symptoms such as tummy pain and cramp (spasm). They are most often used for symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. The side-effects that may occur are usually minor.

Thyroid and parathyroid problems
Info leaflet

This leaflet gives a brief overview of the thyroid and parathyroid glands and the common medical problems which can occur with these.

Oral steroids
Info leaflet

Steroid medicines (sometimes referred to as corticosteroids) are man-made versions of steroid hormones produced by the body. There are several different forms of steroid medicines. The form discussed in this leaflet is the tablet form, taken by mouth, called oral steroids. Other types of steroids include creams, ointments, injections, inhalers and sprays. These are discussed in the separate leaflets called Topical Steroids (excluding Inhaled Steroids), Topical Steroids for Eczema and Asthma Inhalers.