Category: UK

This month hundreds of doctors in the UK will join core (CT) or higher (ST)…

Patient and public involvement in research into long covid is key to understanding the condition’s…

There’s currently no shortage of controversies in medicine, with repeated strikes by doctors and proposals…

It’s fascinating to see how much time we spend writing about looking after the NHS…

I sometimes worry that I’ve made things worse for the women surgeons of the future….

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh has called on the Scottish government to increase…

The government’s “final offer” of a 6% pay increase for doctors and an extra £1250…

Health leaders have welcomed a 7% fall in the number of vacant posts for adult…

bmj;382/jul12_3/p1592/FAF1faJack Hill/GettyTo mark the NHS’s 75th birthday the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, visited the Evelina…

Over a quarter of doctors in training (27%) say that they have experienced microaggressions, negative…

The BMA must conduct an annual anonymous survey of its members about whether they have…

bmj;382/jul05_6/p1522/FAF1faEwa Gasior, a senior research nurse, captured the many hands that contribute to delivering patient…

The NHS may not survive another 25 years to reach its centenary unless the underlying,…

A culture dominated by medical patriarchy and misogyny, with staff who feared speaking up, took…

Rob GallowayEmergency medicine consultant, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust“I don’t know any consultants struggling to…

The publication of the first ever NHS long term workforce plan is a significant moment,…

As we celebrate the NHS turning 75 this month, we should consider how to preserve…

Last week more than 20 000 consultants in England voted for industrial action over pay,…

On 20 June NHS England awarded a new £25m contract to the US data analytics…

bmj;381/jun28_10/p1467/FAF1faLucy North/PA/AlamyGuests dance at a reception held at Tilbury docks in London for 100 NHS…

I owe a lot to the NHS. I don’t just mean my job, my career,…

Consultants in England will walk out on 20 and 21 July, the BMA has announced,…

We’re in the middle of a healthcare workforce crisis. We also have an increasingly unfit…

Consultants who have recently retired will be able to provide remote and face-to-face appointments as…

You made it. You were probably one of the top students in school and did…

A group of 19 prominent health organisations have written to the health secretary to urge…

The number of NHS staff who feel able to raise concerns about clinical safety has…

The NHS needs every one of its 1.4 million staff,1 but nobody is perfect every…

Employers, workers, and the healthcare profession can all benefit from occupational health, but only if…

The way medical students are allocated to foundation training places in the UK will undergo…

Being a medical student can feel really isolating. You’re passed from team to team like…

A number of major building works included in the government’s “new hospitals programme” will not…

Huge issues are facing the UK’s medical workforce: angst among staff, battles for training opportunities,…

Health leaders have given a lukewarm welcome to the Labour Party’s newly unveiled policy plans…

Does the term “junior doctors” capture their true value? Historically, the term applied to fully…

A Sudan born hospital doctor at North Middlesex University Hospital, who is stranded in his…

NHS staff on the Agenda for Change contract will receive their pay increase this summer,…

Junior doctors in the UK have recently gone on strike simply in a bid to…

A senior coroner has demanded action from the UK government to prevent more patients dying…

The government must “get round the table and have sensible conversations” about NHS staff pay…

Social media can be a fascinating part of the medical world—an intriguing cocktail of joyousness…

Which words or phrases would you like to see disappear from doctors’ vocabulary? I’d nominate…

A lot of my work consists of supervision—not in the sense of training and managing…

England’s health and social care secretary, Steve Barclay, has said that supporting the healthcare workforce…

Health leaders and employers must take urgent action to halt the thousands of doctors quitting…

Doctors should have a guaranteed seat at the table when it comes to designing and…

In debates about the challenges facing the NHS, financial difficulties are always front and centre….

Next year will see the biggest ever rise in medical training places in Scotland, its…

Ambitious plans to create a national care service in Scotland are facing mounting opposition, as…

AbstractObjectivesTo determine whether patient reported outcomes improve after single stage versus two stage revision surgery…