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End of life for the Liverpool Care Pathway?
After almost a year of negative publicity and little in the press to defend its good intentions, the Liverpool Care Pathway is now gradually...
Long hours and poor handover remain biggest concerns for junior doctors
Over half of junior doctors (58.5%) work beyond their agreed hours, and one in five say handover arrangements are either informal or absent in...
WORD CUP 2016
Beginner’s guide to writing case reports
For most junior doctors their first experience of publication will be writing a case report....
From Cornwall to Cape Town
In October 2012 three junior doctors set off with the aim of driving Tess, their...
The Stress Factor
Working as a junior doctor gives a new meaning to the word stress. Sara Williams...
WRC Rally Cup
So you want to be a microbiologist?
Microbiology is the study of bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal infections and microbiologists are the...
Extreme Medicine – The Antarctic Doctor
Welcome to my A&E Department. Local population: 10 to 100 (dependent on the season). Staff:...
GP Incomes Down By £6K In Last Five Years
The average salary for a UK contract holding GP fell last year to £104,100 bringing...
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CYCLING TOUR
Maternity pay as a junior doctor
Congratulations on your new arrival! Having a baby can be a wonderful yet stressful time, especially as a junior doctor rotating through different specialities,...
Tameside General Hospital Doctor’s Mess
42 inch full sky TV with movies and sports subscriptions; two broadband computers; lockers available at monthly cost; pool and ping pong table; shower...
Income protection
Income protection should be an essential cornerstone of financial planning. Wesleyan Medical Sickness answers some key questions about income protection policies.
Q: Why do I...
Climbing on to the property ladder
Whether you’re thinking about climbing onto the housing ladder for the first time, gradually moving up it or buying a property as a buy-to-let...
Survival Guide – Living in halls
As a medical student you've just moved into the thirteenth floor of halls. Your room is the size of a matchbox. The person next...
TENNIS
What’s happening with your pension?
The last 12 months have seen a number of proposed changes to the NHS Pension Scheme, as well as reductions in the amount individuals...
News in Brief
JUNIOR ROTA PAYOUT 43 FY1s working on a surgical rota at Arrowe Park Hospital Wirral will share a £38,850 payout after a diary monitoring...
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LATEST ARTICLES
Setting up a national workshop as an anaesthetic trainee
It is essential for senior trainees to demonstrate their abilities at leadership and management in order to obtain a Certificate of Completion of Training and get shortlisted for a consultant job. Setting up a...
Junior doctors reporting low morale
Doctors are reporting low morale amid rising work demands and the ongoing financial squeeze affecting clinical care, a BMA survey reveals.
More than 40 per cent of doctors said their morale was low in the...
Ipswich Hospital
Extensive seating areas, including sofas and a dining area. Kitchen stocked with unlimited cereal, toast, biscuits and squash. Two hospital computers in a computer room. Locker rooms. A full size snooker table. A ping-pong...
What to consider when taking out a personal loan
Over the coming years, you may find you need to take out a personal loan. This could be for a number of reasons, such as buying a car, going on holiday or making improvements...
Making the best of it in Sierra Leone
FY2 Dr Mikey Bryant is in Sierra Leone with healthcare charity Mercy Ships. He has been volunteering in a children’s clinic for a year in a country where one in five children don’t live...
Funding your medical elective
If you dare ask any doctor their best experience at medical school then you’d better be prepared for hours of recollections from their elective - and if you’re really unlucky they might even whip...
How to spot a fresher
A first year med student can be spotted more easily than a baby with chicken pox. Here’s what gives you away:
Can be spotted fighting over free tins of beans at freshers fairs.
Conversation...
Get Fresh – starting medical school guide
Medical school can be a scary place. There’s the dissection room, angry hospital consultants and the student union bar on a Wednesday night. But don’t go running for home just yet.
With the help of...
Raising concerns with senior colleagues
MPS surveyed 1,052 newly-qualified doctors to find out about their experiences – one of the biggest issues was quality of care, with 51% having concerns over the quality of care in their workplace.
Over 60%...