International Women’s Day: Do we have cause for celebration?
A reluctant fan of awareness days but a fierce champion of women
Read moreDetailsJulie Ireland is a recently retired doctor having spent 30 years specialising in sexual and reproductive health in Glasgow. For the past 17 years she has also worked as a forensic sexual offences examiner in a sexual assault service. She has had a lifelong interest in teaching and training, latterly working for NHS Education for Scotland to create and run a national training programme for sexual offences examiners. She is currently enjoying some down time but misses her patients.
A reluctant fan of awareness days but a fierce champion of women
Read moreDetailsMy reflections on 17 years as a female doctor in sexual health performing vasectomies in Glasgow
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