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Dr Pippa Vincent

Dr Pippa Vincent, MRCGP

General Practitioner, Medical Author

MB BS, Bsc, MRCGP (2000), DCH, DFSRH, DRCOG

Dr Pippa Vincent is an NHS GP working in North London.

She is also a supervisor and trainer for junior doctors and medical students. She is the chair of the Local Medical Committee.

She gained her medical degree at University College London and worked in hospitals in London and Hampshire before training as a GP in Hampshire. She moved back to London to join a GP partnership and has worked in the same practice for 23 years. Pippa specialises in women’s health, child health and preventive medicine.

Experience

Carlton House Surgery (Medicus Health Partners), GP Principal.

Education, certifications and licences

MB BS – Medicine, University College London
BSc – Psychology, University College London
DFSRH – Postgraduate diploma, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
DRCOG - Postgraduate diploma, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
DCH – Postgraduate diploma, Royal College of Paediatrics

Recently contributed to:

Tiredness
Info leaflet

Tiredness, or fatigue, means having less energy than usual. People feel exhausted - mentally, physically or both. Tiredness is a normal part of life and more significant at particular times of life, such as having a young family, but if it persists it may warrant some investigations to check for an underlying medical problem.

Common cold
Info leaflet

The common cold is caused by an infection with a virus (a viral infection). It usually gets better in a week or two. This leaflet gives some tips on how to try to manage the symptoms and which symptoms might indicate a more serious illness.

Pericarditis
Info leaflet

Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, which is the sac which surrounds and helps to protect the heart. Pericarditis typically causes chest pain as its main symptom. Most cases of pericarditis are due to a viral infection and usually settle within a few weeks. The only treatment usually needed for a viral pericarditis is anti-inflammatory medication. There are some less common causes of pericarditis which may need other treatments. Complications are uncommon but can be serious.

Itchy vulva
Info leaflet

Most women experience an itchy vulva and vaginal itching from time to time. However, in pruritus vulvae, the itching is persistent and causes distress.

Sinusitis
Professional