Coping with the death of a patient
What is it like to experience a patient’s death? It almost goes without saying that every doctor will react differently to the death of a patient, depending on their level…
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Dealing with difficult patients
Discover key strategies to understand and handle difficult patients as a doctor or medical student
PTSD and moral injury in doctors
Moral injury can occur when doctors feel they are not giving the high standard of care they want to deliver. Learn more about moral injury, burnout and PTSD.
Burnout and stress in doctors
Doctors may have to deal with difficult situations and take great responsibility – often with little support. Learn how to recognise burnout and access help.
Vital Signs in Anaesthesia
This guide is produced by the Association of Anaesthetists in association with the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund Anaesthetists are high academic achievers with practical skills, the ability to keep calm…
The Vital Signs in Primary Care
Wanted – medical staff High academic achievers only with strong perfectionist and self-critical traits preferred. Successful candidates will have had: 5+ years training in party-fuelled student culture followed by sleep…
The Vital Signs
Wanted – medical staff High academic achievers only with strong perfectionist and self-critical traits preferred. Successful candidates will have had: 5+ years training in party-fuelled student culture followed by sleep…
Returning to Medicine: a Vital Signs guide
One doctor’s journey Dr Rachel Rummery is Health Education England National Fellow at Supported Return to Training and Specialist Registrar in Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology. She returned to medicine after…
How to cope with social anxiety disorder
We all experience anxiety. Anxiety often helps us to do better; many professional athletes use their anxiety in order to improve their performance. A bit of anxiety can speed up…
Early retirement because of illness or disability
If you’re thinking of retiring because of ill health or a disability, take time to consider your options. Work out what each one will mean for you financially as well…