Junior doctors – The BMJ

Eugene YH Yeung: SHO, let it go? The real problem is not our titles

Posted on December 7, 2017December 14, 2017 by BMJ

Even if we officially change the names of “GPs” and “junior doctors,” this will not address the underlying problem […]

Clare Gerada: Why has medicine become such a miserable profession?

Posted on December 5, 2017December 14, 2017 by BMJ

Medicine has always been a hard taskmaster, yet more and more we hear about the unrest and dissatisfaction of doctors across the world […]

Emma Cox: Are we ready to seize the opportunities the new contract gave us?

Posted on September 8, 2017September 14, 2017 by BMJ

I started my foundation year 1 (FY1) post last year full of negativity about the new junior doctor contract being enforced. My expectations were that I was going to be valued less and paid less than my predecessors. However, unexpectedly, my experience was empowering and motivating. Whether this was because I was fortunate enough to […]

Stephen Bradley: The grade that dare not speak its name

Posted on August 24, 2017September 5, 2017 by BMJ

Attempts to ban the term “SHO” seem heavy handed and out of touch […]

Pallavi Bradshaw: How can we harness the enthusiasm of junior doctors?

Posted on August 8, 2017August 16, 2017 by BMJ

It’s that time of year again—yes, it’s changeover time. Thousands of new doctors are navigating their first weeks in a ward near you. Even though the statistics behind the fears of increased mortality have been shown to be questionable, patients, nurses, and senior doctors alike still await the arrivals with trepidation. Truthfully, it is probably […]

Rachel Clarke: Cheap, undervalued, expendable—junior doctors in 2017?

Posted on July 27, 2017August 22, 2017 by BMJ

NHS trusts are still treating junior doctors as if they are expendable at a time when low morale should be a priority […]

Niamh Brooks: “To be a good doctor can be painful”—career advice from Henry Marsh

Posted on July 27, 2017August 9, 2017 by BMJ

What does it take to be a good doctor today? […]

Neel Sharma and Kemparaju Hari Bhaskar: Complex presentations—surely it’s time for complex training?

Posted on July 19, 2017July 26, 2017 by BMJ

Students need to be trained and assessed in a way that prepares them for working with patients who increasingly have multiple pathologies and comorbidities […]