The health reforms are big news – it is official. My barometer of when politics has got the attention of the wider public, my little sister, asked me what was happening to the NHS. The publication of the Health and Social Care Bill has made the changes to the NHS look very real. Doctors, nurses [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Training’
Workforce White Paper reads like an afterthought
Thursday, January 13th, 2011So, the future of our education and training is up for grabs once again. Another round of changes to the way junior doctors work and train is just around the corner thanks to the new education and training consultation. My biggest concern after reading the consultation is that this is a root and branch overhaul [...]
Top 10 issues for Junior Doctors in 2011
Monday, January 10th, 2011Wholesale reforms in the NHS and attacks on our pay will ensure that 2011 is a tempestuous year for junior doctors. In the first post of the new year I have identified some of the issues that lie ahead and signposted links to further information. If you have questions, strong views or just want to [...]
A Foundation for Excellence?
Monday, November 8th, 2010Who remembers their very first on call as a fresh F1- the low-level panic throughout, sweaty palms, just waiting for something to go wrong? Who else recalls making the jump to F2 and being the only doctor on-site for your specialty? I recall a night I did as the surgical F2 when aside from a [...]
Beware of the EWTD carrot trick
Monday, November 1st, 2010In the 15 months since the full implementation of the EWTD, doctors’ working hours have never been far from the headlines. In recent weeks the letters page of the nation’s broadsheets have been filled with missives decrying a clock watching generation of junior doctors. But if you take a step back from the superlatives and [...]
You’ve got to fight for your right to training
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010As the European Working Time Directive continues to bed in, the need for us to fight for our training opportunities has never been greater. One of the most effective ways to get better training opportunities is to get involved in the design of your rota so that you can make sure it covers your training [...]
Administrating medicine
Monday, September 13th, 2010I recently made the transition from hospital junior doctor to GP registrar. I was thinking as I checked my blood results on the computer the other day how much more efficient this process was than the end of day “chasing of the bloods” in hospital. If all is normal, results can be marked as such [...]
Training is patient safety for the next 30 years
Monday, July 26th, 2010So….this is a blog on the Temple Report – “the what report?” I hear you say. If I didn’t sit on the BMA’s Junior Doctor Committee I am fairly certain I wouldn’t have heard of it, let alone have read it. But if I ask another question – have you ever had problems with your training [...]