Having done a fair few locum shifts over the past year, I just thought I would share some pros and cons of picking some of these up....

A longer, more scientific post after the break last week! It is a popular notion that diagnostic radiology will be greatly changed with...

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed how everyone, in particular how medical professionals work. Having been doing predominantly virtual...

Time for a new type of post! Being someone who was born into a reasonably well-to-do family with some inkling on finances, I have always...

After some recent events being stuck in the middle of nowhere and having to ask for a lift from a colleague in the middle of a rainy day,...

I have finally completed my first year of foundation training and have just started as an FY2 and an SHO just this Wednesday. Just 2 days...

It is that time of the year again, changeover for the departments. But perhaps the most anxious people are the ones due to start their...

Dear Readers, Jun-Li very kindly requested for me to guest post here, so I thought I’d do a short introduction followed by a succinct...

I recently had a terrible week at work, I was put onto an unfamiliar ward instead of my normal one, so the staff, workflow and...

This is a brief description of the experience/my personal reflection after finally publishing the first version of my app on the Apple...

Studying and learning new knowledge is a career-long process for medical students and doctors. We continuously learn new things during...

Here is an example payslip for an FY1 doctor working outside of London. Also highlights some key areas to check when you are verifying...

For someone looking to apply for specialty training in the UK, the portfolio will play a huge role in influencing your chances of...

Having recently experienced an outage of the computer system in our trust, I thought about the use of electronic patient records and what...

Procedures are an essential and unavoidable part of working as a junior doctor. There are 'simple' skills we are expected to be able to...

Having recently completed my own taster week in radiology, I was hoping I would share some of the reasons why you should consider doing a...

Research is an integral component of high quality clinical care and it is through research that much of our daily practice base itself...

There are 'good' medical schools, and then there are 'bad' medical schools. An assortment of ranking systems aim to rank universities,...

I always like to reflect upon past events and think about what could have happened if I did something differently. This post is a piece...

Nights in hospital can be one of the most daunting experiences for a junior doctor. The lack of supervision, reduced staffing and the...