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Pulse Practice Jobs has many articles to give advice not just to jobseekers, but also the surgeries who are looking to recruit new members of staff. Choose from the options on the left to narrow your article search.
Working Life: Providing care after the earthquake
- 11 May 2023
Dr Bryony Pointon describes working in a field hospital in Türkoğlu, in the weeks following the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February
Sponsored: I have never felt safer than when working with prisoners
- 5 Apr 2023
Dr Lisa Brown, Practice Plus Group Lead GP at HMP Five Wells and Regional Medical Lead for the East Midlands talks about her experience working with prisoners.
The top 7 mistakes GP practices make when recruiting
- 27 Mar 2023
Recruitment specialist Ash Higgs from MCG Healthcare sets out the most common mistakes practices make when recruiting – and how to rectify them
Your eight-step guide to finances as a GP locum
- 10 Mar 2023
Dr Surina Chibber advises on how to manage your finances as a GP locum, from taking control of tax to claiming expenses.
Working life: 100% faithful
- 10 Mar 2023
London GP Dr Amos Ogunkoya describes a day as a contestant on the BBC’s gameshow The Traitors, a psychological battle of wits where players must decide who they can trust
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Working life: Writing for the next generation
- 2 Feb 2023
A day in the life of Dr Paul McNamara, who balances caring for patients with writing, including an educational book for children.
Working life: Climate change check-up
- 12 Jan 2023
Glasgow GP Dr Sian Ashby, who campaigned at COP26, recalls her experiences one year on.
Working Life: Celebrating Christmas – and life – in the hospice
- 30 Nov 2022
Dr Ben Rusholme shares his special perspective of providing hospice care on Christmas Day with GP wife Dr Daisy Rusholme and their dog Storm.
Working Life: Improving healthcare for veterans
- 26 Oct 2022
Ahead of Remembrance Day, Brigadier (Retd) Dr Robin Simpson describes his week following Armed Forces Day in June.
Working Life: Caring for a community blighted by tragedy
- 7 Oct 2022
Dr Yasmin Razak on caring for a community marred by the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Working Life: Medic for Team Scotland
- 12 Sep 2022
Dr Emma Lunan describes her experiences as a medic for Team Scotland at the recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Getting started as a locum – limited company v self-employment (part 1)
- 12 Sep 2022
In my last article we discussed creating financial security no matter what life throws at you. This month – should you set up as self-employed or a limited company?
Working Life: Caring for patients and the planet
- 16 Jun 2022
Dr Matt Sawyer describes a typical week running a sustainability consultancy alongside GP clinics.
Getting started as a locum – creating your safety net
- 25 May 2022
The benefits of being a locum are numerous. But what if the unexpected or life events happen? Sickness? Pregnancy? As a self-employed locum, it’s important to make a contingency plan.
Supporting Afghan refugees adapting to London
- 21 Apr 2022
Dr Ethie Kong journeys how her support for Afghan evacuees housed in a local hotel has led to award winning work that has been adopted by other trusts and the Home Office.
Getting started as a locum – Setting rates
- 31 Mar 2022
The Lockdown Locum is a locum GP in England, who wishes to write under a pseudonym
Working Life: Rapper’s delight
- 10 Mar 2022
Dr Chima Anya describes the parallels between practising medicine and performing music
A week in the life of a locum
- 25 Feb 2022
The Lockdown Locum is a locum GP in England, who wishes to write under a pseudonym
Sponsored - Practice made perfect: how HealthHero is redefining practice for GPs
- 23 Feb 2022
Our services are accessible to over eight million patients across the UK and Ireland, delivered by direct, remote primary care and expert clinicians.
Working Life: An immersion in nature
- 2 Feb 2022
Dr Lucy Loveday on the projects that are aiming to support burnt-out GPs through the natural environment
