Regulator’s report finds 67 per cent of LED and SAS doctors believe raising concerns about abuse would make no difference
When GP Genevieve Allum hears about her patients' health problems, she doesn't tell them that she has a serious genetic condition of her own. It has convinced her there should be more support for people with rare diseases – including doctors. Seren Boyd reports
Doctor urges medical profession to integrate self-care into education
US, UK and Canada-organised conference hears of healthcare staff struggling to look after themselves and consequently their patients owing to stress
Most of us have moments of self-doubt – but what happens when those feelings overwhelm you? Doctors tell Seren Boyd about their experiences with impostor syndrome – and how they have tried to overcome it
The BMA defends strike action as way to ‘sort out’ pressures
As a resident doctor, you can find yourself in a new town, hundreds of miles from friends and family. But there is often strong support available from your new colleagues, in the shape of the doctors’ mess. Here, Sonya Bushell and Nitish Trikha describe how their messes help resident doctors socialise and integrate into the medical community
Intense stress, and a feeling that no one is there to help, has tragically led to a number of doctors taking their own lives and caused others to consider it. To mark National Suicide Memorial Day for health and care workers, Seren Boyd meets those for whom it has a painful resonance
