Resource Library: Medical

  • Dr Louise Egan, specialist psychiatrist talks about her journey into the SAS grade.


    It is fair to say I have been around for a while! I graduated from medical school in 1997, and after completing my ‘house-officer’ year, I went straight into psychiatry training. Psychiatry was always what I wanted to do, so the decision was easy. At the start of my training, I also got married, and not long after we decided to start a family. It soon became apparent that working, studying for exams and looking after a baby, then a toddler, was not a good combination. When baby number two came along things got even harder. At times the challenge seemed insurmountable.


    SAS - a personal journey | NHS Employers

    • The Medical Doctor Degree Apprenticeship, which is being launched by NHS England offers NHS organisations the opportunity to grow their future medical workforce and recruit from a wider pool of people in their local community.  The apprenticeship also provides individuals with a new route to train as a doctor, particularly those who, for a multitude of reasons, may be unable to attend university full-time.


      Medical Doctor Degree Apprenticeship | Health Education England (hee.nhs.uk)

      • Combining parenthood and a surgical career can be challenging, but pregnancy, adoption or parental leave should not be a barrier or an influencing factor on pursuing your chosen surgical career. In fact parenthood enhances a whole host of useful skills; prioritisation, perspective, time management and organisation – not to mention improved skills with paediatric patients!


        Parenthood and Orthopaedics (boa.ac.uk)

        • The General Medical Council (GMC) has launched its annual report on medical education and practice in the UK.

          The GMC’s report says that instead of viewing the changing NHS workforce landscape as a threat to workforce stability, it could in fact help to reduce burnout and dissatisfaction, improve work-life balance, support informed career decisions and increase the likelihood of doctors remaining in UK practice.


          The state of medical education and practice in the UK report is launched | NHS Employers

          • The Health and Care Women Leaders Network is highlighting women's networks in our sector.


            About the network

            The Women in Medicine Carers Network (WoMedCaN) is an informal network of doctors with complex caring responsibilities. 

            Inadequate workplace policies alongside limitations in education and social care, make juggling work in healthcare challenging. Ten doctor mums who have successfully navigated this arduous path formed this informal network in 2021 to raise awareness of caring responsibilities amongst NHS senior leaders and decision-makers. 


            Women in Medicine Carers Network | NHS Confederation


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