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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:09:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Having a baby as a Junior Doctor</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/81/having-a-baby-as-a-junior-doctor?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=459</link>
<description><![CDATA[ JuniorDr’s Fareeha Amber Sadiq, invites you to consider some ideas and strategies for planning a family whilst coping with the practicalities of working ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Risks of working in an out-of-hours setting</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/80/risks-of-working-in-an-out-of-hours-setting?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=532</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Advice on how to avoid pitfalls and complaints when working in an OOH setting. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/80/risks-of-working-in-an-out-of-hours-setting?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=532</guid>
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<title>The importance of Self-Directed Learning Groups</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/79/the-importance-of-self-directed-learning-groups?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=532</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A new article from the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund on how Self-Directed Learning Groups can combat Sessional GP isolation has been published in the new ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>What happens to doctors when they become addicted?</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/78/what-happens-to-doctors-when-they-become-addicted?category_id=16&#38;subcategory_id=498</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Understanding the effects of addiction on doctors and their relationships with loved ones and colleagues. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/78/what-happens-to-doctors-when-they-become-addicted?category_id=16&#38;subcategory_id=498</guid>
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<title>Your career in transition?</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/71/your-career-in-transition?category_id=&#38;subcategory_id=</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 'I haven't found my niche', 'I went into medicine because my family wanted me to, but I don't really enjoy it', 'I've been considering a change in career'... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Confidential Support and Advice for Surgeons (CSAS)  </title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/72/confidential-support-and-advice-for-surgeons-csas-?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Clare Wynn-Mackenzie describes the service from the Royal College of Surgeon's of England.  
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/72/confidential-support-and-advice-for-surgeons-csas-?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</guid>
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<title>Whistleblowing - Sessional GPs</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/73/whistleblowing-sessional-gps?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=486</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Sara Williams, Editor at MPS, talks through some of the issues for Sessional GPs if they encounter a cause for concern in the workplace ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/73/whistleblowing-sessional-gps?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=486</guid>
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<title>Medically-related jobs outside the NHS - overseas</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/69/medically-related-jobs-outside-the-nhs-overseas?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Exploring the options for doctors' careers overseas and links to further information and organisations that can help. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Medically-related jobs outside the NHS</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/70/medically-related-jobs-outside-the-nhs?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ If you'd like to use your medical qualifications and experience to work outside the NHS, here are some of the options, both in the UK and overseas.
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Volunteering</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/49/volunteering?category_id=14&#38;subcategory_id=455</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Chances are that one of your motivations to become a doctor was to enjoy helping others, but are there rewarding, structured and not too demanding ways ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Alternative careers: becoming a solicitor</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/50/alternative-careers-becoming-a-solicitor?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ If you don't mind starting studying all over again in a new discipline then becoming a solicitor can offer professional and financial rewards. However, ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/50/alternative-careers-becoming-a-solicitor?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</guid>
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<title>Alternative careers: management consultancy</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/53/alternative-careers-management-consultancy?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Katie Abouzahr left medicine for a career in management consulting. Here she talks to us about her new profession and the pros and cons of a career ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Alternative careers: financial services</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/54/alternative-careers-financial-services?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Looking for a change of career?  This article explores a career in the financial services. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Careers Advice: considering a career change?</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/55/careers-advice-considering-a-career-change?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ If you are thinking about a possible career change, there are five key areas to consider.  Rob Nathan, MD of Career Counselling Services, explains his ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Careers Advice: applications and interviews for careers outside medicine</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/56/careers-advice-applications-and-interviews-for-careers-outside-medicine?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Having decided on a potential new career, how do you persuade your prospective employer you are the person they are looking for? Michael Baber, CEO of ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Careers Advice: alternative careers </title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/57/careers-advice-alternative-careers-?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The first of Dr Anita Houghton's interviews looks at the special considerations of being in the medical profession - for doctors thinking about a change ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Managing stress as a doctor</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/58/managing-stress-as-a-doctor?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=524</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Michael Peters, Medical Director of the Doctors for Doctors Unit at the BMA, explores how doctors experience stress, recognising the signs of burnout ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/58/managing-stress-as-a-doctor?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=524</guid>
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<title>Losing money on income protection?</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/59/losing-money-on-income-protection?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=503</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Steve Benjamin of financial advisers Hampton Dean gives his advice on what to do if you're losing money on your income protection insurance. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mental health - barriers to doctors' own care </title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/60/mental-health-barriers-to-doctors-own-care-?category_id=16&#38;subcategory_id=506</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Department of Health has sought to address the needs of doctors with mental illness in its 2008 report, highlighting how the NHS can improve to better ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/60/mental-health-barriers-to-doctors-own-care-?category_id=16&#38;subcategory_id=506</guid>
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<title>Doctors as patients: case study - cancer</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/61/doctors-as-patients-case-study-cancer?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=524</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Sarah Burnett tells of being both doctor and patient - a personal reflection on her experience of breast cancer. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/61/doctors-as-patients-case-study-cancer?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=524</guid>
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<title>Finance case study: recently qualified doctors</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/62/finance-case-study-recently-qualified-doctors?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=457</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Jeff Brown, Money Advisor, looks at a case study of two recently qualified doctors, with combined debts of £43,000, to see what his advice would be. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Children at Medical School?</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/63/children-at-medical-school?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=459</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Laura SeQueira of the National Association of Student Money Advisers offers some useful advice for medical students (and their parents) facing increasing ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/63/children-at-medical-school?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=459</guid>
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<title>Critical illness cover explained</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/64/critical-illness-cover-explained?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=503</link>
<description><![CDATA[ David Sawers, Deputy Editor at Health Insurance and Protection, explores critical illlness cover, in this factsheet   ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/64/critical-illness-cover-explained?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=503</guid>
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<title>Why do you need financial protection?</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/65/why-do-you-need-financial-protection?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=503</link>
<description><![CDATA[ This factsheet explains the different types of financial protection - from critical illness to income protection, and the reasons why you should check ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/65/why-do-you-need-financial-protection?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=503</guid>
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<title>Income protection explained</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/66/income-protection-explained?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=503</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In the latest in our series of insurance factsheets, David Sawers, Deputy Editor at Health Insurance and Protection, explains the ins and outs of protecting ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/66/income-protection-explained?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=503</guid>
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<title>Life insurance explained</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/68/life-insurance-explained?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=503</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Life insurance offers financial protection in the event of your early death if you have family dependent on your earnings.  Find out more in the latest ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/68/life-insurance-explained?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=503</guid>
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<title>Diet and nutrition for busy doctors - part two</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/40/diet-and-nutrition-for-busy-doctors-part-two?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=522</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Mary McCreery gives more advice on diet and nutrition, including help maintaining concentration during exams, boosting your immune system and maintaining ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/40/diet-and-nutrition-for-busy-doctors-part-two?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=522</guid>
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<title>Social media explained</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/41/social-media-explained?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=530</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Tweeting, linking up, following friends... What are the popular social media websites and how do they actually work? ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/41/social-media-explained?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=530</guid>
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<title>Moving - to buy or rent?</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/42/moving-to-buy-or-rent?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=458</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Moving again!  Should you continue to rent, or look to purchase or even start a buy-to-let property portfolio?  The choice is yours. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/42/moving-to-buy-or-rent?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=458</guid>
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<title>Complementary Medicine</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/43/complementary-medicine?category_id=16&#38;subcategory_id=493</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Prof Edzard Ernst, author of the Oxford Handbook of Complementary Medicine, and a leading researcher with his team at the Peninsula Medical School, introduces ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/43/complementary-medicine?category_id=16&#38;subcategory_id=493</guid>
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<title>MedNet - Interview with Dr Antony Garelick</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/44/mednet-interview-with-dr-antony-garelick?category_id=16&#38;subcategory_id=498</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Antony Garelick explains what MedNet is and how it works - and the change in recent years in the type of doctors seeking help ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/44/mednet-interview-with-dr-antony-garelick?category_id=16&#38;subcategory_id=498</guid>
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<title>Coaching - helping doctors with professional and personal decisions</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/45/coaching-helping-doctors-with-professional-and-personal-decisions?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=482</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Interview with Kathleen Sullivan, On Call Coaching ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/45/coaching-helping-doctors-with-professional-and-personal-decisions?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=482</guid>
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<title>Time Management - The five mistakes doctors make</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/46/time-management-the-five-mistakes-doctors-make?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=522</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Susan Kersley uncovers the five biggest mistakes doctors make in relation to time management
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/46/time-management-the-five-mistakes-doctors-make?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=522</guid>
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<title>Medical relief work overseas</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/29/medical-relief-work-overseas?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Are you serious about medical relief work - and ideally two to three years post-qualification with some experience of working overseas? The specialist ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/29/medical-relief-work-overseas?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</guid>
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<title>Careers Advice: Thinking of changing career? Part one</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/30/careers-advice-thinking-of-changing-career-part-one?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In part one of our interview, Sonia Hutton-Taylor, founder of Medical Forum, talks through some of the ways in which she helps doctors through a period ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/30/careers-advice-thinking-of-changing-career-part-one?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</guid>
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<title>Careers Advice: Thinking of changing career? Part two</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/31/careers-advice-thinking-of-changing-career-part-two?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In the second part of our interview, Sonia Hutton-Taylor, founder of Medical Forum, talks psychommetric tests and advice for doctors making a career change ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/31/careers-advice-thinking-of-changing-career-part-two?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</guid>
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<title>Is work good for your patients' mental health?</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/32/is-work-good-for-your-patients-mental-health?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=522</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Alan Cohen, National Primary Care Advisor IAPT, Director of Primary Care, West London Mental Health Trust, and former Senior Fellow at the Sainsbury ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/32/is-work-good-for-your-patients-mental-health?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=522</guid>
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<title>Fixed Share Partnerships: An Alternative to the BMA Model Terms?</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/33/fixed-share-partnerships-an-alternative-to-the-bma-model-terms?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=514</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A fixed share partnership has been proposed in the medical press as a legal alternative to a practice having to offer a salaried GP the BMA Model Contract ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/33/fixed-share-partnerships-an-alternative-to-the-bma-model-terms?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=514</guid>
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<title>BMA Model Contract and Recruiting GPs</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/34/bma-model-contract-and-recruiting-gps?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=486</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Daphne Robertson, the founding partner of DR Solicitors, explains the BMA Model Contract and how to deal with disputes. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>How general practice in the UK compares internationally</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/35/how-general-practice-in-the-uk-compares-internationally?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=514</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Professor Roger Jones looks at how developments in the UK compare with general practice elsewhere in the developed world. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Life Coaching for GPs</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/36/life-coaching-for-gps?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=505</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Jo Leahy, life coach and former GP Principal, explains how life coaching can help with recruitment, retention and development. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/36/life-coaching-for-gps?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=505</guid>
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<title>Careers Advice: alternative careers</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/39/careers-advice-alternative-careers?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Anita Houghton explores the practical ways that personality and work/life balance are important factors in considering career direction. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Case Study: VSO work - returning to the UK</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/25/case-study-vso-work-returning-to-the-uk?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Jamie Rylance shares the many ways in which a stint for Voluntary Services Overseas has brought him great benefit. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Diet and nutrition for busy doctors - part one</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/26/diet-and-nutrition-for-busy-doctors-part-one?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=522</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Mary McCreery gives useful nutrition advice for doctors trying to keep on top of their medical careers, while maybe working long or erratic hours and/or ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Stress: What can you do about it?</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/27/stress-what-can-you-do-about-it?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=522</link>
<description><![CDATA[ What makes a doctor stressed and what can he or she do about it? ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The British Doctors and Dentists Group</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/28/the-british-doctors-and-dentists-group?category_id=16&#38;subcategory_id=498</link>
<description><![CDATA[ What is the BDDG and how can they help doctors with alcohol dependency and other substance abuse? ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Refugee Doctors</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/21/refugee-doctors?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=514</link>
<description><![CDATA[ What help is available for refugee doctors looking to practice medicine in the UK? Jo Attwooll of the BMA's International Department provides an overview. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Improving working lives for doctors - part one</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/20/improving-working-lives-for-doctors-part-one?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=514</link>
<description><![CDATA[ How can doctors achieve work/life balance? Why are doctors reporting less job satisfaction?  
Professor Cary Cooper answers your questions.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Psychiatrists Support Service, Royal College of Psychiatrists</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/4/psychiatrists-support-service-royal-college-of-psychiatrists?category_id=16&#38;subcategory_id=496</link>
<description><![CDATA[ What is the PSS, where is it based and how can it help? ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Careers Advice: Choosing your specialty</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/19/careers-advice-choosing-your-specialty?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=482</link>
<description><![CDATA[ We explain where you can find the information you need on: careers in the different medical specialties, what it is like to work in them, the entry requirements ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Careers Advice: Navigating Competency Based Questions</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/22/careers-advice-navigating-competency-based-questions?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=514</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Laura Brammar of C2 Careers explains how to tackle some of the tricky aspects of recruitment and applications, from common mistakes to techniques to help ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Careers Advice: How to choose the best speciality for you</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/23/careers-advice-how-to-choose-the-best-speciality-for-you?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=514</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Laura Brammar is a Medical Careers Adviser who works with C2 Careers, The Careers Group, University of London and University College, London.   In this ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Improving working lives for doctors - part two</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/2/improving-working-lives-for-doctors-part-two?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=514</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In the second part of our interview, Professor Cary Cooper answers questions on job satisfaction for doctors and how to reduce the causes of stress. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sessional GPs: the medico-legal risks</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/14/sessional-gps-the-medico-legal-risks?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=478</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Sara Williams, writer & editor at the Medical Protection Society, explores some of the medico-legal risks that may be faced by sessional GPs and suggests ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guide to setting up a Self-Directed Learning Group</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/15/guide-to-setting-up-a-self-directed-learning-group?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=453</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Don't know where to start?  This handy guide explains all the practicalities involved in setting up a learning group of your own.  From venues to food, ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Checklist for setting up an SDLG</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/16/checklist-for-setting-up-an-sdlg?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=453</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A handy checklist of things to think about when setting up your own Self Directed Learning Group (SDLG).  You may find it useful to print this off to take ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Might Chambers be a way forward for locum GPs?</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/17/might-chambers-be-a-way-forward-for-locum-gps?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=486</link>
<description><![CDATA[ NASGP's Dr Richard Fieldhouse argues the case for a new model for locum GPs. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Medical Family Survival Skills</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/18/medical-family-survival-skills?category_id=15&#38;subcategory_id=459</link>
<description><![CDATA[ What makes a medical family unique?  What pressures do they face?  Professor Ruth Chambers looks at some of the tips and survival skills that would help ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Careers Advice: Ways to choose your specialty</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/3/careers-advice-ways-to-choose-your-specialty?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=482</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Here we will look at two different approaches which can be helpful when deciding which specialty is best for you. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Career Profile: working as a locum GP</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/24/career-profile-working-as-a-locum-gp?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=514</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Michael Uprichard, former Chairman of NASGP (National Association of Sessional GPs), explores the  practicalities - and the pros and cons - of working ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Career Profile: medical management</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/37/career-profile-medical-management?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Graham Rich is the Project Director and former Chief Executive, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.  In our interview, he talks about ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Career Profile: complementary medicine</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/38/career-profile-complementary-medicine?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Looking for an alternative career?  This article explores in the ins and outs of a career in complementary medicine. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Alternative Careers: media medic</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/48/alternative-careers-media-medic?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Interview with Dr Carol Cooper, Five News resident doctor and The Sun newspaper's doctor ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Alternative careers: becoming a barrister</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/51/alternative-careers-becoming-a-barrister?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Barristers are the stars of the legal world. Whether appearing for the prosecution or the defence their court appearances mean they are the most visible ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Career Profile: medical journalism</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/52/career-profile-medical-journalism?category_id=13&#38;subcategory_id=481</link>
<description><![CDATA[ We look at some of the ways you can enter a career in medical journalism as well as some top tips from the professionals ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tips for doctors in financial difficulty</title>
<link>http://www.support4doctors.org/detail.php/67/tips-for-doctors-in-financial-difficulty?category_id=17&#38;subcategory_id=457</link>
<description><![CDATA[ If you are experiencing financial difficulties, this article contains several tips for helping to manage money - or to help with mounting debt. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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