There is currently a healthcare workforce crisis. There are insufficient UK trainees to fill vacancies in medical, nursing and other healthcare posts, exacerbated by those leaving prematurely.
The traditional route of full-time clinical training with direct progression to a full-time consultant post may not work for everyone. Top tips for physicians at different stages of their career and advice on discussing flexible working with their employers are provided below.
Flexible working offers an alternative to leaving the NHS. Opportunities for physicians to work flexibly and examples of flexible ways of working are provided below.
This toolkit discusses opportunities for physicians to work flexibly as an alternative to leaving the NHS and provides examples of flexible ways of working, as well as top tips for doctors at different stages of their career.
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is deeply committed to minimising the environmental impacts of its operations and is continually seeking innovative ways to improve its sustainability.
Starting a conversation about mental health and wellbeing can be tough. We routinely ask each other ‘Are you OK?’ but the unwritten rule is that we feel the response should be ‘Yes, I am fine.’
