Dr Rosie Baruah discusses microaggressions in medicine.
Workforce
The report exposes the magnitude of the long-term staffing shortages facing the NHS, and reinforces sustained calls for adequate workforce planning, increased training capacity, and measures to boost staff retention
NHS leadership have issued a letter to NHS organisations in England about release of doctors for work for the wider NHS including college activity
The Faculty position for ICM consultant advertisements and appointments, with some steps to mitigate any risks
Papers on centralisation and providing care in smaller hospitals.
Publications from FICM and blogs written by the SSUAG.
The Smaller and Specialist Units Advisory Group (SSUAG) was set up to give a voice to units that have not historically been well represented on national bodies.
FICM welcomes the plan, but an increased number of critical care beds is an inadequate solution without the properly trained workforce to cover them
In 2018 the FICM ran a survey of its membership to understand the complex picture behind the UK’s critical care bed capacity
Leadership is based on forging relationships through conversations, and for providing overall direction of where the organisation is heading