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NHS News
Puzzling claims over brain games
"People who do puzzles and crosswords may stave off dementia longer,” according to BBC News. The website said that mentally stimulating activities may protect the brain from memory loss but a...
02/09/2010
Sugar not a painkiller for babies
“Newborn babies should not be given sugar as pain relief,” read the headline in The Guardian. The newspaper said the routine use of tiny amounts of sugar before minor medical procedures is co...
02/09/2010
Migraines linked to genetics
Scientists have discovered genes that may be behind migraines, “opening the door to a cure”, reported the Daily Mirror. The newspaper said that these genes normally control the levels of a br...
02/09/2010
Medical Education
In response to ‘Medical education: striving for mediocrity?’
01/04/2010
in this issue
01/09/2010
announcement: Welcome additions
01/09/2010
commentaries: Health care professions’ education: challenges and opportunities
01/09/2010
commentaries: Balancing ethical reasoning and emotional sensibility
01/09/2010
commentaries: A call for more RCTs (Research that is Conceptual and Thoughtful)
01/09/2010
medical education in review: Education for health professionals in the emerging market economies: a literature review
Medical Education 2010: 44: 856–863Context Along with economic growth and social reforms, the emerging market economies (EMEs) are undergoing restructuring of their health care systems. There is now...
01/09/2010
ethical reasoning: A medical ethical reasoning model and its contributions to medical education
Medical Education 2010: 44: 864–873Objectives Ethical reasoning in medicine is not well understood and medical educators often find it difficult to justify what and how they teach and assess in medi...
01/09/2010
assessment: Checking the checklist: a content analysis of expert‐ and evidence‐based case‐specific checklist items
Medical Education 2010: 44: 874–883Objectives Research on objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) is extensive. However, relatively little has been written on the development of case‐spec...
01/09/2010
assessment: Influences of deep learning, need for cognition and preparation time on open‐ and closed‐book test performance
Medical Education 2010: 44: 884–891Objectives The ability to master discipline‐specific knowledge is one of the competencies medical students must acquire. In this context, ‘mastering’ means being a...
01/09/2010
Latest News
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Event for Foundation Doctors
Would you like to work with your colleagues to make a difference to the quality of patient care and feel great about what you can achieve? On 20th/21st November 2010, at the Clifton Pavilion, B...
17/08/2010
2010 FP Curriculum and the NES e-Portfolio - Quick Guide
We want to make sure that moving to the 2010 FP Curriculum is as simple as possible, so the UKFPO and NES have put together a quick guide to help ease the transition. There are two providers of...
03/08/2010
Interested in clinical leadership and medical management? Read on!
We are in the process of establishing a new, free Network for junior doctors, medical students and newly qualified Consultants and GPs interested in clinical leadership and medical management. We ...
03/08/2010
New Affiliate Scheme for the Royal College of Surgeons
The College is committed to offering a high level of support throughout a surgeon’s career. The Affiliate Scheme is an integral part of this commitment and we greatly value the association of early ye...
29/07/2010
New GMC guidance – Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision making
New GMC guidance – Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision making Doctors are to receive new guidance to help them make complex decisions at the end of life. In publis...
08/06/2010
Guide to involving foundation doctors in clinical audit
Guide to involving foundation doctors in clinical audit The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership has produced some new guidance to aid and support the requirements in the Curriculum for f...
07/06/2010
New editions of FP documents to be used from August 2010
The Foundation Programme Curriculum and the Foundation Programme Reference Guide (formerly known as the Operational Framework), were published on the UKFPO website on 14 April. These documents wil...
22/04/2010
BOTA and FOS
BOTA (British Orthopaedic Trainees Association) Junior Membership and Conference BOTA are delighted to offer Junior Membership of BOTA to all qualified doctors from FY1 upwards. This will be ad...
20/04/2010
Academic Foundation Years Showcase - Tuesday 25 May 2010
Are you a medical student and considering a career in academic medicine? Are you soon to make your application for Foundation Year jobs? If so, come and listen to presentations about the Academi...
01/04/2010
Surgeons To Use Safety Checklist Before NHS Operations
A safety checklist that reduces deaths and complications during operations must now be used in all NHS hospitals.Surgeons will have to double-check their patient's identity, diagnosis and proposed tre...
01/02/2010
Welcome Fair 2010
Our inaugural Welcome Fair was held on 5 January 2010. Many thanks to all those who attended and contributed. A webpage including the presentations delivered on the day can be found here Welcome F...
12/01/2010
BMJ Learning
BMJ Learning: 1 in 12 hospital prescriptions are wrong: how many of these are yours? This week a survey of 19 hospitals, commissioned by the GMC, revealed that 1 in 12 junior doctors' prescriptio...
15/12/2009
Foundation Programme Recruitment 2010
The application process for entry to the Foundation Programme in 2010 closed on 23 October. Allocation to Foundation School was announced on 9 December via the national Foundation Programme website. ...
09/12/2009
Specialty Training Recruitment 2010
Medical Specialty Training (England) 2010 Please find below a Quick Guide to recruitment to medical specialty training in England for 2010. Co-produced and designed with specialty trainees an...
23/10/2009
GP Recruitment 2010
Download a copy of the GP Careers and Recruitment Flyer ...
06/10/2009
Swine Flu and Medical Training
Deanery Flu Pandemic Plan 2009 PMETB principle in relation to trainees and training during times of national emergency July 2009 Swine Flu and Training ...
21/09/2009
UKFPO Publishes Careers Leaflet
The UKFPO has produced a careers advice leaflet for medical students and foundation doctors. Entitled, 'Planning Your Medical Career: A practical guide', it contains realistic careers guidance,...
10/09/2009
Free e-book for Newly Qualified Doctors
doc2doc is giving away its new e-book "You will survive: the doc2doc guide for newly qualified doctors". The guide is written by members of the BMJ Group's social networking site doc2doc. It inc...
20/08/2009
Welcome to the Foundation Portal
Welcome to the new Severn Foundation School portal. Here you will find all the latest news announcements, documentation and information concerning the Foundation School. ...
18/07/2009
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