The President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England suggested recently that leaving the EU will allow surgeons to undergo thousands of hours of extra training. Following the Brexit […]
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Tony Woolfson: How can we fill vacant consultant posts?
A Public Accounts Committee report suggested that the large number of unfilled consultant posts was due to bad workforce planning. Hardly surprising really. Obviously true, but not really the point. […]
Ara Darzi: Workload fears over online patient records
England was the first country in the world to enable patients to book GP appointments, order prescriptions, and access their medical records online Since April 2016, all practices have been […]
Narinder Kapur: Name badges and job titles to keep Kate Granger’s legacy alive
The campaign by the late Kate Granger helped to raise the profile of staff introducing themselves to patients by saying their name. Words used in healthcare matter. Communication lapses are one of […]
John Davies: Treating patients at the Rio Olympics
After several days when I could tourist around the Games and Rio, while the Olympic stadium was converted from a football to a track and field venue, I was back […]
Miriam Fine-Goulden: How we talk about women leaders
It feels like there has never been a better time to be a woman in leadership: we have a female prime minister following a two-woman contest; a female Scottish first […]
Niall Dickson: Planned changes to the UK medical register
A study commissioned by the General Medical Council (GMC) last year found that the current UK register provides limited information compared with those in other countries. This is not surprising. […]
The Sick of the Fringe: Edinburgh 2016
The Edinburgh festivals are in full flow, and there is a wealth of wonderful health and medicine related events to see and do. From a show about incontinence that will gain you […]
Ossama Al-Obaedi: Virtual reality in surgery—a coaching tool for trainees?
As a junior surgical trainee, it is exciting to consider the prospect of virtual reality (VR) in surgical practice. Interestingly, VR technology as a surgical training tool was introduced to […]
Parashar Ramanuj: My biggest career disappointment
I didn’t get into core medical training (CMT) at the first time of trying. This was unplanned for, uncalled for, and in my mind unquestionably someone else’s mistake. I was […]