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How do we best support our early year consultant vascular surgeons?
The first few years of your consultant career can be a lonely space place, with the pressure to prove yourself in an NHS which is struggling for resources and demanding ever more from its workforce. The data from the survey published in this issue of the JVSGBI highlight the urgent need to place the well-being…
Read MoreA survey of early year consultant vascular surgeons in the UK to assess well-being, support and the availability of mentoring
Background The transition from resident doctor to consultant surgeon is regarded to be a period that can be extremely challenging for clinicians.1 Over the past decade the UK surgical workspace has become more testing due to a reduction in clinical experience as a result of both the European Working Time Directive and the ‘modernising medical…
Read MoreBullying, undermining and harassment in vascular surgery training: a stubborn problem that damages the specialty
Introduction There has been growing recognition and concern related to workplace bullying, undermining and harassment (BUH) in the NHS. Although some overlap exists between BUH behaviours, they are well defined. Bullying is unwanted, offensive, intimidating, malicious or insulting behaviour related to an abuse or misuse of power towards a more vulnerable peer. Undermining is a…
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