The doctors’ doctor: the occupational health consultant

During times of intense work pressure, understanding just how hard practising medicine can be is vital to the work of Donald Menzies. As a consultant in occupational medicine at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, he believes that occupational health is an under-rated specialty that more doctors should consider as a career choice.Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, who was a GP and an inspiration, Menzies went into medicine after briefly considering an alternative career. “My first instinct was to be a vet,” he says. “I got a place in the Edinburgh veterinary school.”After a stint in a general medical job with a clinical toxicology role attached, he chose occupational medicine as a specialty, and he loves his work. “It’s about making a difference for employees—to keep them well to remain in work and to help them resume working if they’ve been off work,” he says.Menzies is passionate about caring for…
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