The other 8 hours

The other 8 hours

The other 8 hours…   Dear Friend, I hope you’ve had a good week. This week I found myself thinking about something that sits slightly outside medicine, but probably shapes my day more than anything inside it. Arnold Bennett called it “the other 8 hours” in...
How much do patients understand

How much do patients understand

How much do patients understand?   Dear Friend, This week, I found myself back in student mode, working on an essay for my statistics module as part of my oncology masters. It started off as expected — papers, methods, outcomes — but one study in particular...
Is UK graduate prioritisation fair

Is UK graduate prioritisation fair

Is UK graduate prioritisation fair?   Dear Friend, I hope you’ve had a good week. This week, I want to look at the real-world impact of the UK’s emergency medical training prioritisation legislation, which is now clearly affecting recruitment outcomes. We’ve...
Cobra effect

Cobra effect

Cobra effect   Dear Friend, It’s been quite a significant week for me personally. I’ve just published my second book, which means the entire revision guide series is finally complete. Writing the first book felt like a challenge in itself, but seeing the whole...
McClelland’s Human Motivation Theory

McClelland’s Human Motivation Theory

McClelland’s Human Motivation Theory   Dear Friend, This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about motivation — what drives us, how we learn, and how we get the most out of ourselves and others. It reminded me of McClelland’s Human Motivation Theory, a framework...
End of first rotation as a registrar

End of first rotation as a registrar

End of my first rotation as a registrar   Dear Friend, It’s hard to believe, but I’ve just completed six months in my first rotation as an oncology registrar. Somehow, it feels like the time has flown by, yet in many ways, it also feels like a lifetime of...

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