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...

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...

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...

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

Looking back, there were several things that betrayed my expectations of a career in medicine. Here I share some of them. 'Work life is...

With most foundation trainees switching over to a new placement around this time, I just had some ideas regarding changeover week that I...

One of the main skills to pick up as a fresh junior doctor is the ability to prioritise and complete your ward jobs effectively. This is...

So, let's face it. We all have times where we get annoyed by the tiniest things working as a doctor. Here I will share some examples. The...

Quite interestingly we are a mysterious bunch to the public, from time to time I received questions on the very entity of my job as a...

The following points are areas you should try to get your head around if you want to be a useful member to the ward team as a junior...