Health
Rural practice linked to junior doctors being more satisfied
A comprehensive study has found junior doctors in regional and rural Australia are more likely to be satisfied than their metropolitan counterparts.
Oct 18, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychiatry profession 'must make itself more appealing to state educated non-whites,' new study suggests
Doctors are more likely to apply for psychiatry training if they are older, white and privately educated, with below average performance at medical school, according to a new study.
Jun 27, 2019
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Health
The BMJ launches campaign for adequate rest breaks for doctors
Today, The BMJ launches the 'give us a break' campaign calling for doctors to be able to take the breaks that they need—for their own wellbeing and for patient safety.
Feb 6, 2019
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Health
Volatile combination of issues puts junior doctors at high risk of burnout
Pressure to perform, lack of support from senior colleagues and inadequate self-care are a volatile combination of factors increasing the risk of burnout and mental health issues among junior doctors.
Sep 6, 2018
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Medical economics
Burnout in doctors has shocking impact on care, review finds
Burnout in doctors has devastating consequences on the quality of care they deliver, according to a large-scale systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sep 5, 2018
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Health
Brexit will be very bad for the NHS, survey of UK doctors reveals
UK doctors think Britain's exit from the European Union (EU), dubbed Brexit, will be very bad for the NHS, reveal the results of an anonymised survey of their political beliefs and voting patterns, published online in the ...
Jul 30, 2018
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Medications
Improving the prescribing practice of newly-qualified doctors
It is known that prescribing errors in hospitals are common and that junior doctors may make more mistakes than senior doctors as they write the most prescriptions in hospital settings.
Jul 26, 2018
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Health
2016 junior doctor strikes in England had 'significant impact' on healthcare provision
The 2016 junior doctors strikes in England had a 'significant' impact on the provision of healthcare, with thousands of appointments cancelled, and significantly fewer admissions and A&E attendances than expected, reveals ...
Feb 19, 2018
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Medications
Pharmacist education may cut junior doctor prescription errors
(HealthDay)—Pharmacist feedback and education is effective at reducing prescription writing errors by junior doctors in an inpatient setting, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in the Journal of Pharmacy Practice ...
Jan 29, 2018
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Health
How doctors are taught to deal with death
As a society we're pretty removed from death. We don't really talk about it. Yet when medical students start their training, it suddenly becomes something they're intimately acquainted with. So how are young doctors taught ...
Oct 23, 2017
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