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Confidentiality – General principles
(Correct as of April 2008) Confidentiality is at the centre of maintaining trust between patients and doctors. As a doctor, you have access to...
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...
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...
Is the health legacy of London 2012 already lost?
Will London 2012 be the first games to have tried and failed to deliver a national sport participation and physical activity legacy?
Professor Mike Weed,...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:
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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...
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...
