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Health inequalities and their effects on the NHS

A BMA data hub for health inequalities in England aims to help doctors better understand the damage it causes to their patients

Comment By Claire Chivers and Isabella Kerr
Craigavon hospital  17 October 2016 Secondary care

What happened to FY3 locums?

Rate cuts and a dearth of locum shifts have left resident doctors with few choices amid an under-employment crisis. Ben Ireland hears from those who say trust cost-cutting has become unsafe

Pay & Contracts Life at Work Ben Ireland
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In search of a future

Many have fled persecution before a long and dangerous journey. Now they want to give something back to the country that offered them safety. But for refugee doctors, that is far from easy. Tim Tonkin reports

Life at Work Tim Tonkin
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Full of care

Even the busiest NHS job can seem like respite when you're caring for someone with complex needs at home. But doctors in the almost impossible position of balancing both can also face discrimination and harmful assumptions. Seren Boyd reports

Health & Society Seren Boyd
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Children under pressure

BMA research shows the mental health of children and young people in England is worsening. Support services in the NHS and schools are not sufficiently resourced to meet the growing demand. Patients struggle to find the help they need, which harms them, their families and staff working in areas under extreme pressure. Peter Blackburn reports

Health & Society Peter Blackburn
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This man saved my life – I live by his example

A little boy from an Italian village, a 'hopeless case', Alessandro Tamburrini's life was saved by an American surgeon. It's to that man, his friend and guide, that he dedicates his own surgical career. Interview by Seren Boyd

Life at Work Seren Boyd

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