What are you actually trying to achieve in your career, and does your daily work move you towards it? This reflection applies Stephen Covey’s second habit to medicine, exploring personal and team mission statements, competing priorities and leadership guided by principles.
Stephen Covey and medical leadership part 2: Begin with the end in mind Read More
A reflection written ahead of NHS Change Day 2014 asks how individual pledges can improve patient care. It explores taking ownership of small changes, learning from colleagues across the health service and overcoming the belief that one person’s contribution is too small to matter.
On Pledging and Change at St Emlyn’s Read More
A December 2013 update on efforts to address emergency medicine recruitment in the UK. The post points readers to a Health Education England document, an EMJ commentary and a podcast with Cliff Mann, then president of the College of Emergency Medicine.
Cliff Mann on UK Emergency Medicine recruitment. St.Emlyn’s Read More
What can Sunday league football teach us about leading a resuscitation team? Rick Body draws parallels between changing team line-ups, assigning roles, encouraging communication and adapting under pressure, with reflection and debriefing helping the team prepare for next time.
Teamwork in Resus: Just Like Football? Read More
Learning through FOAM is only a start: how does it translate into changes in care? Writing ahead of NHS Change Day in March 2013, Damian Roland explores implementation barriers and the potential of shared commitments to support improvements in practice.
NHS Change day, FOAM in action with Damian Roland Read More
Can clinicians trust the calculations and recommendations in medical apps? This 2012 discussion examines quality assurance, professional responsibility and the emerging debate over software as a medical device, highlighting why app-store availability and peer recommendations alone may offer insufficient reassurance.
‘Appy days’ – Medical apps at St.Emlyn’s Read More
With London 2012 approaching, how should an emergency physician prepare to treat an Olympic athlete? Simon Carley explores pressures to compete, the limits of general emergency medicine expertise, medication restrictions and specialist referral, drawing on experience from the Commonwealth Games.
The Olympics and the ED physician Read More
Why do trainees enjoy emergency medicine placements yet hesitate to choose the specialty? In this 2012 reflection, Simon Carley explores working conditions, disruptive rotas, career prospects and recognition of extra effort, asking what might persuade enthusiastic junior doctors to stay.
Emergency Medicine as a career? Yeah, but no…… Read More
