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Which way forward for training?
11 January 2011

arrow-webThere is widespread agreement that surgical training has suffered under the 48-hour week, but there is less consensus on how to solve the problem. Paul Brennan reports

More than one year since our working week was formally limited to 48 hours, a survey from the RCSEng has highlighted the effect this is having on training and patient care. They, along with ASiT and BOTA, are keeping up pressure on the government to rethink the EWTD rules, although the BMA and some other EU member states continue to argue for the status quo.

 
Hitting concrete
11 January 2011

After deciding to relocate from London to Aberdeen to take up a post as an FY1, Dr Simon Lammy reveals the challenges and motivations behind the move

 
Reviving hope and health
11 January 2011

One year on from the catastrophic earthquake that devastated Haiti, we look at the experiences of medical volunteers Saqib Noor and Professor Ian Pallister in the weeks and months after the disaster

 
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