News In Brief
NO SEX PLEASE WE’RE MEDICAL STUDENTS
Medical students have fewer sexual partners at university than most other students, according to a poll by website studentbeans.com....
Trainee Surgeons Safe In Theatres
Surgical procedures in theatre involving junior doctors in training are as safe as operations performed in which trainees have no operative role, according to...
Extension Of GP Training Gains Support Of MEE
Medical Education England, the body responsible for medical education, training and workforce planning in England, has given its support to a proposal to extend...
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 the total decrease since its peak in 2005/06 to...
Acute Hospital Care On The Brink Of Collapse, Warns RCP
The demand on clinical services is increasing to the point where acute care cannot keep pace in its current form, says the RCP in...
Doctors Not Taught Benefits Of Exercise
Doctors have ‘sparse or non-existent’ knowledge to enable them to promote physical activity to patients, says a report published in the British Journal of...
Complaints Against Doctors Reach Record High
More patients complained about their treatment by UK doctors last year than ever before, according to the latest numbers from the GMC.
The number of...
Bridge of Death – Suicides at the Golden Gate
San Franciso's Golden Gate Bridge is not only known as the most photographed structure in the USA but also for it's more intriguing title...
Kick start your savings habit
As a junior doctor, your finances may not be in the best of health with loans, overdrafts and credit cards to pay back. While...
Having a baby as a junior doctor
Experiencing the pitter patter of tiny feet is a life changing, challenging and wonderful experience but how do you manage it if you are...
