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Dr Christopher Sockalingam

General Practitioner

Dr Christopher Sockalingam

General Practitioner

About Dr Christopher Sockalingam

Personal Profile

Dr Christopher Sockalingam is a dedicated medical professional, specialising in General Practice. He graduated from Edinburgh University in 2004 (MBChB). In 2007, Dr Sockalingam successfully completed his general practitioner training (MRCGP). In 2021, Dr Sockalingam completed his NHS Educational Supervisors training and took on the role of a GP trainer in the West of Scotland Royal College of General Practice training programme, where he contributes to shaping the next generation of general practitioners.

Dr Sockalingam aims to provide comprehensive healthcare solutions to individual clients and businesses. Throughout his career, Dr Sockalingam has remained dedicated to excellence, professionalism, and patient-centred healthcare.

Dr Sockalingam takes a patient centred approach and keeps you engaged and involved in your health. Optimisation of health, and taking a preventative approach is Dr Sockalingam’s preference, hence his promotion of annual health assessments and targeted health screening.
When your health is negatively impacted, Dr Sockalingam can call upon his experience and expertise to listen carefully to your concern and create a personalised and comprehensive management plan. More so, within the Circle Healthcare family, Dr Sockalingam can refer on to specialist Consultants and for investigations when needed.

Dr Sockalingam understands the need to keep key personnel of all businesses in good health, ensuring wellbeing, productivity and performance. Comprehensive annual health assessments are a great investment for the owners and key employees of any business.

Clinical Interests

  • Most common issues in general practice
  • GP/medical aspects of chronic pain management
  • Mental health matters
  • Musculoskeletal complaints
  • Skin complaints
  • Chronic disease management
  • GP related childhood complaints
  • Ear, nose and throat complaints
  • Male health inc. prostate health and hypogonadism
  • Female health inc. HRT
  • Migraine and headache assessment and treatment
  • Urological complaints
  • Bespoke annual medical assessments
  • Employment examinations such as HGV license reviews 
  • Firearms and shotgun licencing and renewals
  • Bloods, investigations and result interpretation

Professional Memberships

  • BMA
  • RCGP
  • GMC

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More useful information

Languages spoken

English

GMC number

6097505
A General Medical Council (GMC) number is a unique ID that shows a specialist is officially registered and approved to practice medicine in the UK.

Qualifications

MBChB, MRCGP

Professional memberships

  • BMA
  • RCGP
  • GMC

Full list of treatments Dr Christopher Sockalingam offers


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