NOT FOR EMERGENCIES - CALL 112
Our doctor
Dr Adam Abbs, Medical Director at The Holiday Doctor

Dr Adam Abbs

MBBS, mRCGP, fHEA, PGCCE · Medical Director · The Holiday Doctor

A family medicine doctor trained in the British NHS, with active registrations in four jurisdictions and SCOPE clinical certification in obesity from the World Obesity Federation.

Adam graduated from Hull York Medical School in 2010 and completed his clinical training in family medicine and acute medicine in Newcastle and Manchester. He is a published author in clinical telemedicine, author of the Handbook of Remote Consultations (2020), accredited by the Royal College of General Practitioners, and co-author of the BMJ Learning module on remote consultations for UK family doctors.

Since 2019 his practice has been concentrated in digital health, designing asynchronous care flows that apply real clinical judgement at the scale digital channels allow. The Holiday Doctor, alongside the sister service Nivelta operated by the same legal entity, is the expression of that conviction in the Spanish market.

Adam is the sole prescriber for The Holiday Doctor at launch. Every consultation is reviewed by him personally; consultations may, in time, be reviewed by other UK- and Spain-registered doctors in the team.

Additional credentials

  • SCOPE certification, clinical training in obesity from the World Obesity Federation (worldobesity.org).
  • Member of SEEDO, the Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity - Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Obesidad (seedo.es).
  • WONCA eHealth Working Party, member of the eHealth working group of the World Organization of Family Doctors (globalfamilydoctor.com).
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education, Newcastle University (ncl.ac.uk).
Publicly verifiable

Medical registrations

Active in four jurisdictions. Each registration is verifiable on the issuing body’s public register.

 ICOMEM, Madrid
Colegiado nº 282889105
Verify on icomem.es →
 GMC, United Kingdom
GMC nº 7078829
Verify on gmc-uk.org →
 Medical Council of Ireland
IMC nº 429282
Verify on medicalcouncil.ie →
 CFPC, Canada
CFPC nº 720470
Verify on cfpc.ca →

Of these, the ICOMEM colegiación in Madrid is the registration that authorises Dr Abbs to practise medicine in Spain. The other three are listed for traceability and transparency.

Common questions

Is Dr Adam Abbs a real, registered doctor?

Yes. Dr Adam Abbs holds active medical registrations in four jurisdictions, each verifiable on the issuing body's public register: ICOMEM Madrid (colegiado 282889105), the GMC in the United Kingdom (7078829), the Medical Council of Ireland (429282), and the CFPC in Canada (720470).

Which registration allows Dr Abbs to practise medicine in Spain?

The ICOMEM colegiación in Madrid, number 282889105, is the registration that authorises Dr Abbs to practise medicine in Spain. The other three registrations are listed for transparency and traceability.

Who reviews my consultation?

Dr Adam Abbs is the sole prescriber for The Holiday Doctor at launch and reviews every consultation personally. In time, consultations may also be reviewed by other UK- and Spain-registered doctors in the team.

What is Dr Abbs's clinical background?

He is a family medicine doctor trained in the British NHS. He graduated from Hull York Medical School in 2010, completed clinical training in family and acute medicine in Newcastle and Manchester, and has concentrated on digital health since 2019.

Are consultations conducted in English?

Yes. Every consultation with The Holiday Doctor is conducted in English by a Spanish-registered, English-speaking doctor.

Last reviewed by Dr Adam Abbs, 31 May 2026