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Private firm's alternative career structure attracts disenchanted salaried GPs

06 Sep 10

A private firm says it is recruiting a stream of GPs on the back of uncertainty over the white paper and the lack of career progression for salaried GPs.

BMA report: Medical schools 'failing to recruit low-income students'

16 Dec 09

The British Medical Association says it has 'serious concerns' over new figures that show the millions spent on broadening the medical profession to those from low income families has had little impact.

Faking it

09 Nov 09

In the ninth part of her series on how to pass the nMRCGP, Dr Una Coales outlines the different skills required for assessing actors rather than patients in the CSA exam.

Tips and tricks for the AKT

02 Sep 09

In the eighth of her series on passing the nMRCGP, Dr Una Coales explains how speed-reading and advanced statistics can help you crack the Applied Knowledge Test.

Medical school aptitude tests 'inherently biased', study finds

17 Feb 10

Aptitude tests designed to increase diversity and fairness and widen access to medical schools for women and less advantaged students are failing because they have ‘inherent gender and socioeconomic bias’, a BMJ study has found.

Wear a watch, bring the BNF and eat porridge for breakfast: top tips on passing the CSA

10 Dec 09

In the final part of her series on how to pass the nMRCGP, Dr Una Coales gives some handy hints to ensure the day of the CSA goes smoothly.

Pass rates for nMRCGP exam plummet

04 Nov 09

Exclusive: Pass rates for the new MRCGP exam have plummeted between its first and second years of operation, providing a possible explanation for the sudden shortage of young GPs on the jobs market.

The power of words: how to tell a patient they have cancer

03 Aug 09

How language can influence the patient consultaton - and your CSA exam outcome.

Neutralising bias in the Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA)

10 Jul 09
How Spock can help you to pass CSA and do a good job interview

04 Jun 09
nMRCGP tips: How to get through the AKT

08 Apr 09
GP leaders plan overhaul of 'unsustainable' general practice

10 Mar 09
Ever thought of writing a book?

02 Dec 08
Focus on... The careers of women GPs

10 Sep 08
How to get your RCGP credits

23 Jul 08
Buckman calls for action to avert GP jobs crisis

08 Jul 08
How to deal with troublesome partners

12 Jun 08
Do we really want a move away from partnerships?

04 Jun 08
Why do salaried GPs like me want partnerships?

08 May 08
How to use e-mail effectively

01 May 08
'Finding a partner's job feels as likely as a lottery win'

09 Apr 08
How to compose a winning CV

25 Feb 08
How to...teach medical students

12 Feb 08
Working as a forensic medical examiner

04 Feb 08
Career coach - telephone consultations

29 Jan 08
PMETB fees to rise by 48%

04 Jan 08
Why are partners exploiting salaried GPs?

06 Dec 07
Balancing outside work with practice needs

29 Nov 07
What I've learned as a member of the LMC

28 Nov 07
A successful return to general practice

08 Nov 07
Career Coach - Manage your paperwork

01 Nov 07
Diving in at the deep end

30 Oct 07
Career Coach - Tackling Time

25 Oct 07
Career taster - GPSI in ENT

22 Oct 07
Career Taster - Out of Hours

09 Oct 07
Moving on from your practice

08 Oct 07
Career coach - writing tips

03 Oct 07
Career taster - GP appraiser

03 Oct 07
It's time to stop talking and bring on the revolution

20 Sep 07
Career taster - occupational health

20 Sep 07
How to set yourself goals

18 Sep 07
Career taster - voluntary worker

13 Sep 07
non verbal communication in a job interview

06 Sep 07
GP job-hunting crisis as vacancies crash

23 Aug 07
How to...give a talk

01 Aug 07
Life as an academic GP

01 Aug 07
'A hand-to-mouth life'

19 Jul 07
Pressure group set to rival BMA

12 Jul 07
How to... perform 360° feedback

12 Jul 07
My voyage as a ship's doctor

21 Jun 07
Starting your career on the right foot

14 Jun 07
How to... prepare for an appraisal

14 Jun 07
Could you be an immediate care doctor?

24 May 07
Watch out for the new generation of career-driven GPs

19 Apr 07

If you can't touch your patients, you're not ready to be a GP

18 Jun 09
Tips on how to pass the CSA

05 May 09
Tips on passing the nMRCGP: an introduction

23 Mar 09
Is here any development on GP returner scheme funding?

28 Jan 09
What it's like to run an urgent care centre

15 Oct 08
Exclusive: Women GPs locked out of leading jobs

09 Sep 08
GP training gets tougher as pass rates fall under new exam

09 Jul 08
Brief encounters - Helen Lester

19 Jun 08
Working as a boarding school doctor

05 Jun 08
Report slams DH over training fiasco

08 May 08
What's it like to work in occupational health

01 May 08
Brief encounters: Dr Mike Dixon

19 Apr 08
How to motivate staff and improve team working

25 Mar 08
Career coach - Neurolinguistic programming

20 Feb 08
Career Coach: Personal safety

12 Feb 08
Career taster: nMRCGP examiner

01 Feb 08
Brief encounters - Dr Fay Wilson

07 Jan 08
Career coach - Occupational medicine

20 Dec 07
Career taster - academic GP

29 Nov 07
Career coach - decision-making

29 Nov 07
My three month sabbatical in Jamaica

16 Nov 07
Career Taster - Family planning

01 Nov 07
Salaried, partner or locum?

01 Nov 07
Career Taster - Programme director

25 Oct 07
Career Coach: Relationships

24 Oct 07
How to interview a prospective partner

22 Oct 07
GP training should be 5 years, report says

08 Oct 07
Sharpening your presentation skills

08 Oct 07
Sky’s the limit as an RAF medical officer

03 Oct 07
Professional cannibalism threatens general practice

26 Sep 07
Avoiding prescribing pitfalls

20 Sep 07
how to prevent and manage patient anger

20 Sep 07
Our 20-year partnership

18 Sep 07
Career taster - police surgeon

06 Sep 07
Village life provides OOH lesson

06 Sep 07
Postcard from...the Middle East

23 Aug 07
Spot on about the jobs crisis

01 Aug 07
BMA warns of GP job market 'desert'

19 Jul 07
Working as a gp in a high-security mental health unit

12 Jul 07
Terror checks may hit recruitment

12 Jul 07
A doctor in the armed forces

28 Jun 07
GP training opportunity

14 Jun 07
Working with asylum seekers and refugees

14 Jun 07
Do you have a masterplan for your career?

24 May 07
How to... maintain good telephone skills

19 Apr 07
Breaking up is hard to do

23 Mar 07