It is a sign of the times that one of the best ways for information from outside of hospital to come to my attention is via my Facebook newsfeed. This […]
Junior doctors
Anna Allan: Acclimatisation to the NHS
My fellow FY1s and I have been flying solo for over three months now. It has been filled with “firsts.” First day of work, first night shift… first pay cheque. […]
Tom Yates: Panorama—Britain’s Secret Health Tourists
In my opinion a recent Panorama programme, “Britain’s Secret Health Tourists,” didn’t do justice to a complex issue. With a Department of Health consultation looming on the issue, it’s important […]
Anna Allan: An end to “Black Wednesday?”
Shadowing began over a week ago. As around 7000 of my newly qualified peers entered our new homes (read: hospital trusts) for the first time, I couldn’t help but feel […]
Fiona Pathiraja: The ePortfolio and generation Y
Am I the only member of the ePortfolio fan club? If the recent vitriol on Twitter is anything to go by, one would be forgiven for thinking that the fan […]
Anna Allan: Life after finals?
The last few weeks have been life-changing for thousands of final year medical students, present company included. Final exams themselves have been a far off concept for many of us […]
Emma Rourke: Junior doctors don’t put patients’ lives at risk
It’s coming up to that time of year once again, where—for newly qualified doctors across the country—the jubilation associated with passing finals gives way to the incipient dread of the […]
Helen Macdonald: Dunce hat until April
Out with pacey surgical ward rounds; pain controlled, E+D, BO, OE – alert, obs stable, neurovascularly in tact, plan – drain out, fluids down, OT/PT, home when safe, OP 6/52. […]
Hannah Bass on healthtalkonline.org
The award-winning experiential health website, healthtalkonline.org, launched a new section devoted to carers of people with a terminal illness on Wednesday. The website’s real life stories are proving a valuable […]
Tom Yates: Separate analysis of independent and industry supported studies would be informative
I am very glad the Cochrane Collaboration exists. However, it is important to consider how its activities might be harmful and to take every effort to mitigate this risk. I […]