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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. The poll of 4,656 student ranked those studying medicine at...
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 a study by the University of Limerick.
The project team reviewed...
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 training from three to four years.
The proposals was originally...
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 £6000, according to the latest GP Earnings and Expenses report.
The...
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 a new report Hospitals on the edge? The time for...
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 Sports Medicine.
The report is based on cirriculum information from all...
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 complaints increased by 23% from 7,153 in 2010 to 8,781...
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 as the most popular site for suicide jumps in the...
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 saving may not be a priority at the moment, as...
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 also a junior doctor?
JuniorDr's Fareeha Amber Sadiq, recently a new...
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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...
