Hospital Dr News

CMO: more consultant presence needed during 'killing season'

By Francesca Robinson - 17th May 2012

More consultants should be on duty and elective work should be reduced when trainees change jobs in August, the four UK chief medi ...

• Social work in crisis following cuts, survey says
• Remedy UK is "no longer able to exist"
• 20 percent 'fat tax' needed to bring change
• BMA pension ballot opens as action looms
• Outcomes better at high volume stroke centres

Dr Blogs

An alternative guide to passing medical exams

Caroline Whymark - 17th May 2012

I know who passes exams. Further, from several years of observing who does and does not pass, I can ...

Maximising a doctor's potential to succeed

Careering Ahead - 16th May 2012

There are few things worse than being stuck in traffic when you have an appointment. If you are anyt ...

Are doctors from Mars and managers from Venus?

Mark Newbold - 15th May 2012

Firstly, thank you for making me feel welcome and responding to my first blog on Hospital Dr! In my ...

Placement: should I stay or should I go now...

London Med Student - 14th May 2012

It's that time of year again. It's the time when every medical student gets slightly more neurotic. ...

Doctor gets all prickly over name change

Dr Blogs - 11th May 2012

You know times are bad when you can't even trust your colleagues at the clinic ... [caption id="a ...