Dr Emil Goosen

A general practitioner in Gqeberha manages a working day that's genuinely complex: handling acute illnesses alongside chronic disease management, writing scripts for patients on multiple medical aids—Discovery, Momentum, Ummed and others—and navigating the realities of GoodX and Elixir practice management systems. Occupational health certificates still get done the old way—you verify someone's fit to work by reviewing their history and running basics. After-hours emergencies happen; some GPs manage these in-house, others have formal referral networks to dedicated night facilities. The load shedding schedule actually matters—you plan around it for minor procedures and blood draws. Scripts need to work with what pharmacies stock locally and what medical aid rules allow, which means staying current on formulary changes.