Talk:Sarah Wollaston

Descended from Charles Wollaston?
Is this Member of the Conservative Party descended from Mr. Wollaston - who was the magistrate who helped convict the Tolpuddle Martyrs in their bent trial in 1831? http://www.marxists.org/history/england/combination-laws/tolpuddle-martyrs.htm. The trial ury was rigged, as the Grand Jury's foreman was William Ponsonby MP, brother-in-law to the Home Secretary Lord Melbourne. Members of the jury included James Frampton, his son Henry, his step-brother Charles Wollaston and several of the magistrates who had signed the arrest warrant.http://www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk/index.php?page=oath-and-betrayal — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.74.98.130 (talk) 19:56, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Apparently not, her ancestors were still in Poland then. Sophie means wisdom (talk) 10:44, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

Experience clarification
On the GMC webpage it appears as she never gained specialist qualifications in obstetrics, she is a qualified GP since 2006. If this is taken in account she practised independently medicine for a small period of time.

GMC Reference Number 3138012 Given Names Sarah Surname Wollaston Gender Woman Status Registered without a licence to practise More Details Primary Medical Qualification MB BS 1986 University of London Provisional Registration Date 15 Jul 1986 Full Registration Date 01 Aug 1987 Specialist Register entry date This doctor is not on the Specialist Register GP Register entry date From 31 Mar 2006 but is not currently licensed to practise — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.129.87.249 (talk) 19:41, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Those dates on the GMC website aren't reliable - they reflect GMC admin rather than real world events regarding dates of becoming a fully-fledged GP or specialist. Dr Greg Wood (talk) 11:41, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

Photograph needed
Is there any chance of someone in her constituency getting a copyright free photo? I can help if necessary. JRPG (talk) 17:19, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Degree clarification
You have:

"In 1980, Wollaston went to Guy's Hospital to study medicine, taking an additional course in pathology at the same time as her primary course.[11] She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Pathology in 1983,[12] and graduated in Medicine from King's College London in 1986. "

The dates need clarification ; King's and Guys' & St. Thomas' did not merge until 1 August 1998( according to  )i.e. after Wollaston graduated. The reference you have cited is not available online. Was she in fact actually on a medical degree course at Guy's, or did she fail to win a place, take a 3 year B.Sc. and then take up a graduate entry place on a recognised medical course at King's? 79.74.101.16 (talk)ghosted02:22, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Gap in career...
Huge gap in career info. What did she do between graduating from King's and training to be a GP? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.74.101.23 (talk) 00:31, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Bit better now? Dr Greg Wood (talk) 12:40, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

Medical school and dates
The article used to say she went to both King's and Guy's. I've done some digging and she went to Guy's. The confusion arises because Guy's became UMDS and then was swallowed up by King's after Sarah W left. Someone has presumably found the King's Alumni article and understandably - but erroneously - concluded that she went to King's from 1980 to 1986.

PS I was at a nearby hospital at a similar time.

Dr Greg Wood (talk) 12:22, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

Teacher or trainer?
It looks like SW was a post-grad trainer of trainee GPs. I'm not sure that's best called being a 'teacher'. Have I missed some other teaching experience? --Dr Greg Wood (talk) 14:01, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Polish Jewish ancestor
I've removed the bit about her great-great-great grandfather from the 'early life' section, as it's not about her early life. Might be of interest perhaps elsewhere...? (I don't think it's relevant personally). --Dr Greg Wood (talk) 13:16, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Pic of a school in Malta
I've removed the picture because:
 * I can't actually see a reference to her going there
 * If she did go there, so what?
 * It was the only pic in the piece apart from her portrait, and didn't deserve such prominence.

It was quite a building though - a nissen hut with a facade!

--Dr Greg Wood (talk) 19:37, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

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Sam Wollaston
Is she related the Guardian Journalist of this name? LeapUK (talk) 10:24, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

Repeated deletion
For some reason (no edit summary, so we don't know why) an editor has seen fit to delete from the section title in question the fact that Wollaston joined The Independent Party.

That seems questionable. This fact is of moment. So I am questioning it here, rather than reverting myself. --2604:2000:E010:1100:CC32:B084:F0BA:1E92 (talk) 04:35, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Liberal Democrats
This article says that Sarah Wollaston joined the Liberal Democrats in August 2019, but does not say why she joined the Liberal Democrats. Vorbee (talk) 06:44, 15 August 2019 (UTC)