Life at Work

Vindicated whistleblower says doctors should not be fearful of raising safety concerns

Ex-CEO Susan Gilby awarded £1.4m in damages after tribunal finds she was unfairly dismissed from Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Ben Ireland 16.01.26

What happened to FY3 locums?

Rate cuts and a dearth of locum shifts have left resident doctors with few choices amid an under-employment crisis. Ben Ireland hears from those who say trust cost-cutting has become unsafe

Ben Ireland 15.01.26

Many have fled persecution before a long and dangerous journey. Now they want to give something back to the country that offered them safety. But for refugee doctors, that is far from easy. Tim Tonkin reports

Tim Tonkin 09.01.26

This man saved my life – I live by his example

A little boy from an Italian village, a 'hopeless case', Alessandro Tamburrini's life was saved by an American surgeon. It's to that man, his friend and guide, that he dedicates his own surgical career. Interview by Seren Boyd

Seren Boyd 18.12.25

Health service pressure disproportionately affects disabled staff, finds survey

‘The medical system is failing many disabled and neurodivergent medical students and doctors,’ BMA discovers

Tim Tonkin 03.12.25

Government response to COVID-19 was ‘too little too late’, inquiry concludes

Report says 23,000 deaths could have been avoided with earlier lockdown

Ben Ireland 20.11.25

New tech and old yarns

Designers and medics are looking to the past and the future to find ways of making healthcare more sustainable. Jennifer Trueland reports

Jennifer Trueland 19.11.25

Giving a voice

Ever since he was at school, Tom Dolphin has believed in helping people stand up for themselves. Elected BMA council chair in the summer, he tells Peter Blackburn of his plans, including new powers at a local level to press for doctors' rights

Peter Blackburn 18.11.25