Health Professional Roles
What is a NHS hospital manager (and what do they do)? What is a hospital manager? A hospital manager is an important health professional, whose role is to ‘manage’ (i.e. organise) all aspects of a hos...
What is a hospital consultant? They are the most senior grade of hospital doctor and are responsible for leading a team. A GP can refer you to one and they will see you in an NHS outpatient clinic, or...
What is a registrar? A registrar is a doctor in the middle of their training. This is the stage of training, after being a junior doctor, and before being a hospital consultant (aka ‘a boss̵...
What is a junior doctor? All ‘junior doctors’ are fully qualified doctors that may treat you in hospital or at your GP surgery – and may save your life. But they are now known as ‘resident...
What is a medical student? Definition Medical students are people who are enrolled in a medical school at a university. They are training to become a doctor. So eventually they may become your GP, hos...
What is a hospital consultant’s secretary? Hospital consultants have a secretary to help them. It’s important to know the name, telephone number and email address of your consultant’s secretary. This ...
Working as a psychiatrist – 5 Pros and 5 Cons Here are five pros and five cons of working in psychiatry. 5 Pros 1. Variety From dealing with extremely acute patients in the community as part of the cr...
Medical history taking: structure and mnemonics This article is about medical history taking. The history is vital. Full stop. It is the most important skill of all doctors. Everywhere. Every day. Bac...
Good medical record keeping (7 top tips) Write legibly; sign legibly – with your name, rank and number (how will the next person know how to contact you?) Include details – of the patient,...
What is a dietitian? Dietitians are qualified and regulated health professionals that assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutritional problems at an individual and wider public-health level. They a...
