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Dr Dev Gakhar · 921+ readers · 20M+ views on social media a year

NHS updates

Medical students

  1. by Dr Gakhar1 min read

    The free UK specialty training hub, with everything you need to apply to a specialty, is live: Spec Select

    Spec Select, the free UK specialty training hub I've been building, is now live. It has the competition ratios for 62 specialties, and for nearly all of them, how training runs and how you're scored at every stage of the application, from shortlisting to interviews and offers.

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    by Dr Gakhar4 min read

    We need medical schools to better support students of every faith. Here's what needs to happen.

    The BMA's Medical Students Committee has published guidance for medical students of every faith, developed by its Anti-Racism Working Group. It sets out what you can expect from your medical school and placements, and calls on schools to do 3 things: be faith inclusive, stop penalising students for religious observance, and make placements safe and supportive.

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    by Dr Gakhar3 min read

    Broken social care will break the NHS, says the Prime Minister. His answer is a National Care Service. Here's why it is needed and what we know so far.

    I was in Liverpool for the conference today and heard Andy Burnham's first conference speech as Prime Minister. He promised a National Care Service for England, free at the point of use, and warned that "broken social care will break the NHS too".

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    by Dr Gakhar2 min read

    This poster on an NHS ward shows why the way we speak to staff has to change

    An NHS healthcare professional sent me a notice from an acute medical unit (AMU). It contains demeaning language, reflecting a culture that this ward needs to change. This is just one ward, and some wards share this culture. We need to improve how we speak to our staff.

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  5. by Dr Gakhar4 min read

    Martha's Rule is live in 221 hospitals and coming to every A&E in England: what it means for NHS staff

    Martha's Rule gives patients, families and staff a phone number. A call brings an urgent review from a different team when someone is getting worse and nobody seems to be listening. It's live on 221 hospital sites. Now it's being put into every A&E, maternity and neonatal unit in England, with a March 2028 deadline.

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  6. by Dr Gakhar3 min read

    You will now be able to get 2 weeks of leave after a miscarriage as it becomes a legal right from April 2027

    From April 2027, anyone who loses a pregnancy before 24 weeks will have a legal right to up to 2 weeks off work, and so will their partner. It covers miscarriage, termination and a failed IVF embryo transfer. The leave is unpaid. It starts from the first day of a job, and nobody has to prove the loss to take it.

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