Attention junior or training grade doctors
JUNIOR or training grade doctors will be aware that your membership includes up to £10,000 cover from work that is not otherwise indemnified by your NHS post.
Download updated flexible working policy
THE right to make a request for flexible working has now been extended to all employees after 26 weeks’ service.
Leading through uncertainty
MDDUS Risk Management will be again running its popular LTU course developed specifically for doctors with management responsibilities.
A cut too far
...During the procedure, the surgeon mistakenly cuts off too much skin which requires skin grafts...
End of seven-day night shifts for juniors
JUNIOR doctors will no longer be expected to work seven night shifts in a row from February, the Scottish Government has announced.
Instrument failure
...The instrument fractures during treatment but attempts to remove it prove unsuccessful...
All trainees found jobs
ALL trainee doctors waiting to find jobs have been allocated a post, the UKFPO has confirmed.
Increased Crohn's disease admissions
CASES of Crohn’s disease among young people leading to hospital admission have soared in England and Wales in recent years.
Juniors offered £200 prize for gadget prediction
A £200 cash prize is up for grabs to junior doctors who share their thoughts on “the gadget that will change my medical life”.
Legal duty to consult over DNR
DOCTORS now have a legal duty to consult with patients before placing a do not resuscitate (DNR) order in medical records.