Even if we officially change the names of “GPs” and “junior doctors,” this will not address the underlying problem […]
Junior doctors
Clare Gerada: Why has medicine become such a miserable profession?
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?
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 […]
Stephen Bradley: The grade that dare not speak its name
Attempts to ban the term “SHO” seem heavy handed and out of touch […]
Pallavi Bradshaw: How can we harness the enthusiasm of junior doctors?
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 […]
Rachel Clarke: Cheap, undervalued, expendable—junior doctors in 2017?
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
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?
Students need to be trained and assessed in a way that prepares them for working with patients who increasingly have multiple pathologies and comorbidities […]
Stephen Bradley: Junior doctors can use the new contract to take back some control
The new contract for junior doctors poses many challenges, but it’s possible to use its terms to achieve a safer and fairer NHS […]
Paul Myatt: Making the NHS a great place to work for junior doctors
If the NHS is to meet the challenges it faces, trusts must do all they can to show junior doctors that they are valued and supported […]