Unsung heroes
A career in anaesthetics
Speaking in tongues
Medical jargon or slang might save time but confusing terms pose a threat to patient safety
Book Review: Sick Notes - True Stories from the Front Lines of Medicine
Book Review: Sick Notes - True Stories from the Front Lines of Medicine
Extreme doctoring
Amy Hughes has practised medicine in some of the most challenging environments on earth – from a desert marathon in Namibia to dog sledging near the Arctic circle.
High fidelity training
Are patient simulators any substitute for the real thing in training doctors? Adrian O’Dowd investigates
Release the pressure
New FYi editor and F1 trainee Dr Rebekah Skeldon looks at ways of coping with the stress of medical training
Concern over depression questionnaire
A questionnaire used by GPs in England to determine the severity of depression in patients could pose a threat to the clinical relationship according to a study in this month’s British Journal of General Practice (BJGP).
Third of Scots NHS staff abused at work
One in three healthcare workers in Scotland experienced verbal or emotional abuse in the last year, according to a new survey.
A misfiled result - medical case study
...The histology report indicates a malignant melanoma, but the letter is filed away and is not checked for several months...
EWTD review could allow juniors more flexible hours
SENIOR medics hope a review of the European Working Time Directive in Brussels will bring greater flexibility to junior doctors’ working hours.