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Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t

admin — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:27:33 +0000

Ever made a mistake at work? Mistakes, they say, do happen. But some are bigger than others. Forgetting to put the milk back in the fridge might get you some ...

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Does the NHS Help Stressed Doctors?

admin — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:00:57 +0000

It’s an obvious statement, but doctors do get sick, just like everyone else. And given the nature of the job – the targets, the paperwork, and the relentless pressure – ...

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Junior Doctors: Does the NHS Care About You?

admin — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 09:00:16 +0000

On any given day, it wouldn’t come as much of a surprise to wake up to a negative story about junior doctors plastered across certain media. A staffing crisis, for ...

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Medical School is Ruining Your Career

admin — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:00:04 +0000

Medicine attracts intelligent, caring and driven people. There’s the thrill of diagnosis, and the reward of successfully treating identified illnesses. Naturally, alongside that personal reward comes responsibility and – especially ...

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Why Doctors Need to Wake Up to Burnout

admin — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:28:20 +0000

Let’s play a little game today. I’ll list some symptoms, and you think about the likely diagnoses. Here we go: Shortness of breath Palpitations Hot flushes Persistent tiredness Insomnia Unexpected ...

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