The Everest Test
The Everest Test was to take place on a plateau next to Everest Base Camp at 5200m above sea level. The idea was to...
New Zealand
The South Island of New Zealand is an adventurer’s playground showcasing the best that nature has to offer, with towering Alps, majestic fjords and...
From Cornwall to Cape Town
In October 2012 three junior doctors set off with the aim of driving Tess, their 1992 Land Rover Defender, from Cornwall, their home and...
Public satisfaction with NHS stabilises after record fall
Public satisfaction with the NHS stabilised last year after a record fall in 2011, according to British Social Attitudes survey data published by The...
News in Brief
Worries over intercalation
Medical schools expect intercalation numbers to fall over the coming years. The BMA conference of medical academic representatives heard there was anecdotal...
Target for half of junior docs to be GPs
A target of 50% of all medical students becoming GPs has been announced by Health Education England (HEE) as part of its mandate for...
Death risk from surgery higher at end of week
Patients who have elective surgery at the end of the week or at the weekend have a greater risk of death, according to a...
Half of all patient complaints are about 3% of doctors
Half of all formal patient complaints concern just 3% of doctors, with 1% accounting for a quarter of all complaints, according to research published...
Junior doc rest rooms re-open at Aintree Hospital
Junior doctor rest rooms have been brought back into use at Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust following concerns raised by junior doctors at...
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...
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...
Working part-time: a guide
A growing number of junior doctors are investigating flexible working as a way of achieving a better work-life balance. In this issue foundation doctors...
Protecting your finances from harm
As a junior doctor, it could be easy to dismiss the prospect of being unable to work because of illness or injury as something...
Standing up for patient safety
Improving patient safety is no doubt at the forefront of everyone's minds following the Francis Inquiry. Charlotte Hudson reflects on the challenges doctors face...
Top five eccentric medical inventors
Some of the greatest advances in medicine were spearheaded by some of the most eccentric characters. Ben Chandler reviews his top five eccentric medrepreneurs.
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Work experience
“Are you ‘with it’ enough to do photocopying?” That was just one of the questions I was asked on my first ever day of...
How to run a quality improvement project
Effecting change in the NHS as a junior doctor can be a daunting experience. With limited power, influence and time it can seem an...
The Francis Report
A BRIEFING FOR JUNIOR DOCTORS
Described as the worst UK hospital scandal of recent years, up to 1,200 patients were estimated to have died as...
Independent review of MRCGP exam results
The GMC has commissioned an independent review into the pass rates for different groups taking MRCGP exams this month.
It follows concerns about failure rates...
Junior docs today more likely to work closer to home
Today’s generation of junior doctors are more likely than older generations to train and work in the same region as their home, according to...
