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Dr Colin Tidy

Dr Colin Tidy, MRCGP

General Practitioner, Medical Author

MBBS, MRCGP, MRCP (Paediatrics), DCH

Dr Colin Tidy is an NHS GP, based in Oxfordshire.

He gained his medical degree at the University of London. Colin specialises in child health, mental health, diabetes, gastrointestinal medicine, and cardiovascular medicine.

Experience

Salaried General Practitioner, Melbourne, Australia
General Practice Partner, Ashtead, Surrey
General Practice Partner, Oxford
Salaried General Practitioner, Witney, Oxfordshire
General Practice Partner, Carterton, Oxfordshire
Teaching undergraduate medical students
Training General Practitioners
General Practitioner Appraiser
Clinical Diabetes Lead for Southwest Oxfordshire
Associate Specialist, Oxford Diabetes Centre
Audit Coordinator for Oxfordshire Multidisciplinary Audit Advisory Group
Medical Advisor for Health Press Medical Publications

Education, certifications, and licences

Bachelor of Medicines, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Member of Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP)
Member of Royal College of Physicians – Paediatrics (MRCP)
Diploma in Child Health (DCH) - Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Post Graduate Diploma - Diabetes, Cardiff University
Diploma in Medical Teaching
Expert Witness Diploma
Certificate in Law and Medical Ethics

Recently contributed to:

Syringomyelia and syringobulbia
Professional
Meningitis
Professional
Sepsis
Info leaflet

Sepsis is a reaction to severe infection. It can involve many different parts of the body. The germs causing the infection are usually bacteria, but less often can be viruses or fungi.

Sepsis
Professional
Epilepsy medication and side-effects
Info leaflet

Medicines that are used to treat epilepsy work by stabilising the electrical activity of the brain. You need to take medication every day to control seizures. In about 8 in 10 cases, seizures are well controlled by medication. Surgery is an option in some cases. There are different types of epilepsy. There are separate leaflets on Epilepsy and Seizures, Types of Epilepsy and Seizures, Epilepsy and Contraception, Epilepsy and Planning Pregnancy.