Lions led by dongles

Doctors are let down every day by poor IT in the health service. Outdated software and basic delays in accessing records make a mockery of modernisation plans. Tim Tonkin looks for ways out of the jumble

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Pledge to improve record sharing

20 May 2019

The NHS has committed to end administrative burdens faced by junior doctors when they start new rotations, honouring a long-standing agreement with the BMA.
Precedent sept

16 May 2019

Seven women’s efforts to overcome the sexism they encountered while studying medicine did not end as they had hoped – but they did clear the way for others to fulfil their own ambitions. Jennifer Trueland reports on their long-awaited recognition
Crumbling hopes

16 May 2019

The NHS is being challenged to ‘transform’ but budget raids and foolhardy PFI deals have left many hospitals and GP practices debt-ridden, shabby and barely able to provide safe care. Peter Blackburn reports

A campaign for dignity

What price dignity? Well since you ask, 71 pence.
If we sign it, we own it

"Being a doctor means taking responsibility."
Competent compassion should be the gold standard

What would it take to transform the quality of care given to people – and how much would it cost?

The hard road back

Alastair Watt was a respected and hard-working consultant. His death raises serious questions about how the NHS looks after its doctors when they return to work after illness.
A place of refuge?

Squalid and overcrowded – we visit one of the largest refugee camps in Greece.
Streets of Shame

Homelessness and the NHS - a tome of tragedies
Born of injustice

Separated at Birth junior doctor and mother of two is back in family court, under very different circumstances.
Separated at birth

The impact of poor access to mental healthcare during pregnancy.
Waiting games

Nikki Mattocks has struggled with her mental health her whole life, owing to experiences such as bullying, trauma and abuse. Read her story here.
An end to market madness?

Quietly, the NHS is being reorganised by health leaders but the pace of change is being forced by frontline services buckling under pressure of increased demand and diminishing resources.
When a doctor calls for help

Dr Meng Aw-Yong explores the impact of a GMC investigation and where doctors can turn for support.
Care across boundaries

How volunteering in the UK and abroad benefits doctors and the countries that host them.
Enjoy your elective

Follow these medical students and their elective journeys in Malta, Australia, New Zealand, the Himalayan region of India, and at home in the UK.
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