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Medical Protection calls for focus on accountability, wellbeing and workforce as part of Change NHS
Time to read article: 3 mins
Reforming the way doctors are held to account combined with steps to improve the provision of wellbeing services and career development opportunities for healthcare professionals should play a key role in the future direction of the healthcare system in England
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SAS doctors face harsher sanctions when unrepresented at medical tribunals
Time to read article: 3 mins
SAS and locally employed doctors are twice as likely to not have legal representation when facing a MPTS hearing which is leading to harsher sanctions, according to figures obtained by Medical Protection Society.
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Becoming and Being a SAS Doctor in a Senior Leadership Position
Time to read article: 3 mins
Dr Laura J. Hipple has worked as an Associate Specialist in North Cumbria since 2003, where she is currently also SAS doctor lead and tutor. She is also Vice President for Membership and Workforce at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. As part of SAS Week 2024, Dr Hipple writes about her journey from studying medicine to becoming a SAS doctor in a senior leadership position.
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Articles and features
18/04/2023
The crucial role of SAS doctors
The crucial role of SAS doctors
Time to read article: 4 mins
Karen Ellison, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, talks from their own experience as working as a SAS-grade urogynecologist, about the continued undervaluing of specialty doctors and specialist grade doctors in the medical workforce.
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