What doctors do the NHS need the most? August saw the influx of new junior doctors stampede through NHS trusts across the country, meaning locum doctors were in incredibly high demand, covering wards in all departments whilst new arrivals were trained and brought up to speed by permanent staff. Maintaining exceptionally high levels of patient … [Read more…]
Is your specialty in demand this month? In the run up to the busy doctor changeover season in August, NHS trusts across the UK have been attempting to sort out schedules and source staff to help them cope with the continuous flow of patients whilst being short staffed in general over numerous wards. Keen to … [Read more…]
Community Sexual and Reproductive Health (CSRH) is a specialty concerned with caring for the sexual health needs of men and women, often but not exclusively in community settings. This includes services such as contraception, sexually transmitted infections, medical gynaecology, menopause, psychosexual medicine, sexual assault and care of women with unplanned pregnancy. Whether your post is … [Read more…]
If you fancy a combination of both clinical and laboratory work, then a career within the pathology speciality could be right up your street as it offers opportunities within a research environment. Pathology is used to provide an understanding of the process of disease, with a number of main pathology specialities as well as even … [Read more…]
A career in public health is all about seeing the wide picture of the healthcare industry, as you will strive to improve the health of large groups of people, rather than treating individual patients. Your main goals will be focused around making communities and environments healthier, aiming to hit upon optimal health with an eye … [Read more…]
If you fancy taking on a specialty that is a mix of both medical and surgical aspects, then ophthalmology could be the area for you, as you will be caring for patients who have acute eye conditions, as well as managing patients who are suffering from long term eye disease. Many ophthalmologists will also have … [Read more…]
A career in intensive care medicine will see you manage the care of critically ill patients, as well as patients requiring high dependency care. Patients will come from surgical, medical and trauma disciplines, so you will encounter a real mix of cases that you will need to adapt and respond to. A typical day will … [Read more…]
Decked out in scrubs and beckoning for a scalpel may be one of our most iconic medical images when thinking about doctors, yet on a more serious note, opting to become a surgeon could provide you with a hugely challenging yet rewarding role, where high dexterity allows you to have a practical role in fixing … [Read more…]
Psychiatry is a specialty that focuses around treating patients with mental illnesses, as well as dealing with the interaction between physical and mental health problems. A Psychiatrist is still a medically qualified doctor, and will require six years of specialist training before you can qualify. You may be called upon to treat patients with the … [Read more…]
Paediatrics is a popular area of medicine that manages conditions affecting infants, children and young people. It is a large and varying field that encompasses everything from high-technology specialties such as neonatology, to community-based services like the management of disabled children. It also aims to minimise the adverse effects of disease, while allowing children to … [Read more…]