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journals.rcni.com | Jennifer Trueland
Jennifer Trueland Health journalist Many nurses are in the menopause and perimenopause age group. How can employers make them feel supported and not want to resign?
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journals.rcni.com | Jennifer Trueland
Jennifer Trueland Health journalist You may want to work abroad for better pay and lifestyle, but there are challenges too.
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thedoctor.bma.org.uk | Jennifer Trueland
Lack of recruitment taking toll on health service, says BMA The leader of Scotland’s GPs is calling on the Scottish Government to take urgent action to invest directly in general practice – or risk further harm to the ‘bedrock of the NHS’. Iain Morrison, chair of the BMA Scottish GPs committee, said the failure to invest in general practice and recruit enough GPs was ‘taking its inevitable toll’.
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1 month ago |
rcni.com | Jennifer Trueland
Growing numbers of registered nurses are considering leaving the UK due to burnout and heavy workloads, enticed by the prospect of better pay and work-life balance in countries such as Australia, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, the US and Canada. But while working overseas can offer financial and lifestyle benefits, there are challenges too, such as homesickness, cultural adjustments and pension implications.
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1 month ago |
thedoctor.bma.org.uk | Jennifer Trueland
Northern Ireland may be the next UK country to set a minimum unit price for alcohol - a measure which has been shown to save lives and reduce harm. Jennifer Trueland reports Working in the liver unit at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, consultant hepatologist Roger McCorry sees the effects of Northern Ireland’s alcohol problem every day. And sometimes it can be heartbreaking.
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I'm often struck by shiny adverts saying ooh, come and work in x rural area to swim in the sea and climb literal mountains - when actually, that's not what it's about. Maybe if it becomes a specialty, rural and remote medicine will get the kudos - and doctors - it needs.

It takes a special set of skills and knowledge to be a doctor in the UK’s rural and remote regions – and this is recognised by a new accreditation. In this piece, @JenTrueland speaks to the pioneers of the rural and remote health credential in unscheduled and urgent care: [1/5] https://t.co/kBLCPc4BAq

RT @TheDrMagazine: It takes a special set of skills and knowledge to be a doctor in the UK’s rural and remote regions – and this is recogni…

I found writing my share of this article really quite difficult and emotional - and I didn't go through what these doctors did. Thanks to @amyismall and Rosie Baruah for talking to me about where we are now.

Five years on, memories of the COVID pandemic can feel surreal but its impact is still strong. Six doctors share their reflections on those years including the lessons that were and weren't learnt, the glimmers of hope, the moral injury and a lot of unprocessed trauma 🧵 [1/7] https://t.co/6j2vIzN9PH