Health Professional Roles
10 Key Skills You Need As a Doctor As a doctor, you’re responsible for healing people and potentially saving their lives. To succeed in this profession, you need plenty of medical knowledge and skills...
How to Make a Medical Diagnosis with a Handshake Why is shaking the patient’s hand a good diagnostic practice? The hands provide readily accessible information that may not be available through other ...
10 Top Tips to Carry Out a Medical Examination Patients like being examined. It makes them feel they have had a complete assessment. So, if in doubt, do an examination – even if brief and focuss...
10 Prescribing Tops Tips All doctors of all types (hospital and GP), and nurse prescribers, need to be good prescribers. Keep within the drugs you know (and know them very well). If outside, look them...
10 Top Tips for Students to Make a Successful Medical Diagnosis Here are 10 Top Tips top help you make a successful medical diagnosis. Making a clear diagnosis is the primary function of all types of ...
10 Kidney Anatomy Facts In this article we describe the size, anatomy and function of the kidney. 1. Location: Most people have two kidneys – they lie under the ribs and above the waist (at the back),...
NHS Interview: 10 common questions and answers In this article, we will describe frequently asked questions in an NHS interview – and suggest answers that will impress your prospective employer....
Chest x-ray interpretation: 7 steps This is a normal chest x-ray. In this article, we will describe how to interpret a chest x-ray in 7 steps (ABCDEFG), after correctly identifying the patient, and de...
Medical school rankings 2025 This is the latest league table from The Times based on 2024/2025 data. Subject rank Overall rank University Teaching quality Student experience Research quality Entry sta...
Medical titles in order of seniority Here are some medical titles in order of seniority (most senior first). Consultant or general practitioner (GP): These are senior doctor titles – and permane...
