The Quack Guide
Shiv Chopra is a member of Wesleyan Medical Sickness' Advisory Board. He is currently in his first year as a Core Surgical Trainee in...
Don’t pressure juniors to train longer, says BMA
Proposals to allow greater training flexibility must not pressure junior doctors to opt out of working-time rules, the BMA warns.
It warned opting out of...
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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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...
New private medical school opens for applicants
A new self-funded undergraduate medical degree programme by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) will take its first set of students in September 2014.
The...
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...
Coping With Pregnancy As A Junior Doctor
For my husband and I, making that all-important decision of when we should start our family was something of a balanc- ing act. On...
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...
GMC welcomes new rules on the movement of doctors across Europe
New rules on the movement of health professionals across Europe are a major improvement in patient safety, says the GMC.
EU ministers have agreed that...
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Want to broaden your experience? Have a sense of adventure? Perhaps you have a passion to practise medicine in less-developed communities? Whatever your reason...
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Extreme Medicine – The Antarctic Doctor
Welcome to my A&E Department. Local population: 10 to 100 (dependent on the season). Staff: 1. Nearest referral hospital: 2800 miles (but no referral,...
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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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...
