Flexible Careers Scheme for NHS Hospital Doctors
The Flexible Careers Scheme is a response to the Improving Working Lives Initiative, which aims to make the National Health…
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Flex for GPs
'I retired from medicine at the age of 73. I would have liked to work for longer as a locum…
Making your time count
Time is precious, and once it is gone, we don’t get it back. It is the only thing that money…
Why being a sex and relationship therapist is like being a detective
“In my 25 years as a sex and relationship therapist, I‘ve really seen it all. When people ask me what…
A Healer’s Life is Gruelling
More and more people are running or setting up small healing or therapeutic businesses but the vast majority are failing…
Dealing with sunburn
When it comes to sunburn, dermatologists unanimously agree that prevention is always better than cure. However, sometimes it is possible…
Should you take a gap year?
Should you take a gap year before starting a university degree? Can it be a beach-hopping doss, or should it…
Cracking bad backs
Recent research from the British Chiropractic Association found that a staggering four in five people (86 per cent) are currently…
Down in the swampy lowlands
Not so long ago, I found myself in the ‘swampy lowlands’ of general practice, a term devised by the philosopher,…
The cost of diabetes hits 825 billion dollars a year
The cost of diabetes hits 825 billion dollars a year, according to new study, according to a team of scientists from…
Risk of breaking a bone depends on where you live
Broken bones can have a devastating impact on people’s lives. A team of researchers at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology…