Clinical signs that may be present in a patient with heart failure include tachycardia,
pulmonary crackles and peripheral oedema. A raised jugular venous pressure, displaced …

The UK's population is ageing and an adequately staffed geriatric medicine workforce is
essential for high quality care. We evaluated the current and future geriatric medicine …

There are increasing concerns regarding the recruitment and retention within general
medicine. National surveys were conducted among foundation year 2 doctors (FY2), year 1 …

Background there is concern that there are insufficient numbers of geriatricians to meet the
needs of the ageing population. A 2005 survey described factors that influenced why UK …

The role of the medical registrar is challenging and acknowledged as being a disincentive to
a career in medicine for some junior doctors. We set out to build a broader understanding of …

Today's consultant physician manages inpatients who are older and have more
comorbidities and a greater complexity of acute illness than in the past. Since the inception …

Abstract Models suggested for managing acute, non-elective, medical admissions include
expanding geriatric services, extending the role of the acute physician and rejuvenating the …

The optimal workforce model for surgery has been much debated historically; in particular,
whether there should be a recognised role for those successfully completing training …

Objectives We surveyed the UK medical qualifiers of 1993. We asked closed questions
about their careers; and invited them to give us comments, if they wished, about any aspect …

The acute hospital system in the NHS is in crisis, with the rising demands of treating elderly
comorbid patients and limited financial and workforce resources. An increase in the …