Advice zone
BMJ 2004; 329 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0410373 (Published 01 October 2004) Cite this as: BMJ 2004;329:0410373
- John Harrison, clinical director of occupational health1,
- Kathy Ryan, GP2,
- Stephan Nikolas Larsson, radiation oncologist3,
- Abhilash Jain, spl in plastic surgery4,
- Emma Baker, consultant in academic medicine5
- 1Hammersmith Hospital, London
- 2Wallasey, Merseyside
- 3Vancouver
- 4London
- 5London
What should I do if work is getting on top of me despite my best efforts to take control?
Sometimes we are faced with a set of circumstances that contrive to impair our performance at work. No one is immune from this. Of course, different sets of circumstances affect people differently. This may lead to the development of symptoms that indicate that you need to get some independent advice about what to do. You might have a good friend or a trusted colleague who can advise you. It might also help to talk to an occupational doctor— preferably someone with an interest in doctors' health. Solutions may be simple or more complex, involving work organisation. An occupational doctor specialises in helping you and effecting change in employing organisations, such as NHS trusts.
How can I train in homoeopathy?
The Faculty of Homeopathy accredits courses in six academic centres in the United Kingdom, in Aberdeen, Glasgow, London, Bristol, Oxford and Tunbridge Wells. See www.trusthomeopathy.org/ faculty for more details.
I am interested in medical oncology. How can I decide between clinical and research? What skills are needed to become a researcher and what are the prospects in this field, nationally and internationally?
In most of the world (like here in Canada), medical oncologists …
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