A retiring doctor who has been a GP at a north Norfolk practice for 26 years has said it has been “a real privilege” to care for patients in the local community.
Dr Martyn Scott, 66, started at Sheringham Medical Practice, in Cromer Road, in 1998 - but he has now announced he will be retiring at the end of the month.
Dr Scott’s final day will be next Tuesday (January 30), after more than a quarter of a century at the practice.
“It has been a real privilege to work in a community like this, which I really appreciate,” Dr Scott, who lives near Holt, said.
“I’ve got very mixed feelings about retiring. When I hand back my licence to practice clinical medicines, I’ll be losing part of my identity - but I’m going to carry on doing appraisals for NHS England.
“It’s been hard work but incredibly rewarding. We’ve got a great team of clinicians, staff and managers at Sheringham Medical Practice - everyone here is incredibly supportive and keen to help.”
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Dr Scott studied medicine at Oxford University for three years from 1977, which he said was one of his “best life experiences”.
He was a junior doctor at Kent and Canterbury Hospital before training as a GP at Shrewsbury Hospital in 1984.
After spending two years in New Zealand, he qualified as a GP in 1989.
He “caught the bug for travelling” and spent six years as a GP in Australia before later moving to north Norfolk with his family to begin his new job in Sheringham in 1998.
He worked through the pandemic and said he was proud to be a part of the practice’s rollout of the Covid vaccine.
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"You get massive satisfaction from seeing patients get what they need," Dr Scott said.
"One of the best parts of the job is getting to know patients and their families.
"I really hope I’ve made some sort of impact in the community over the years."
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