Duty of Candour

Duty of Candour

In the realm of healthcare, trust is the cornerstone of the patient-physician relationship. Patients rely on medical professionals to provide competent and compassionate care. However, as fallible humans, medical errors can and do occur. Recognising the importance of...
Occupational Sound Exposure in Orthopaedics

Occupational Sound Exposure in Orthopaedics

Something that sets Trauma & Orthopaedics apart from more specialties is the fact that we use power tools. Suffice to say that the tools of our trade that allow us to facilitate a persons quality of life come with drawbacks. The volume in the operating theatres...
Post-Foundation to Pre-Consultant

Post-Foundation to Pre-Consultant

The thing about social media is that the frustrations that have always been bubbling under the surface for junior doctors are now spilling over into the public domain. It is evident that the current generation of fee-paying medical graduates have really suffered and...
Life as a Foundation Doctor – 15 years on.

Life as a Foundation Doctor – 15 years on.

Since medical school there has always been some issue related to training and junior doctors. At medical school the Moderning Medical Careers (MMC) changes led to a huge number of doctors career paths and progression. Then the coupling/uncoupling of runthrough...
Have you done the NJR form?

Have you done the NJR form?

“Have you done the NJR form?” Every Arthroplasty Consultant I've ever worked with Ever since I started my career in Orthopaedics, every joint replacement I’ve been involved with has required completion of a special form. The NJR form. The NJR is...
Green Surgery

Green Surgery

It all started with surgical skin disinfectant. In the latter part of my training and fellowship, I used Product A. As a consultant in my first post I also used Product A. But when I got to Worcester they had Product B on the shelf. I did not like Product B….....