NHS junior doctors to be known as resident doctors after job title change
- The British Medical Association has announced that NHS junior doctors will now be referred to as resident doctors to better reflect their qualifications.
- This change follows a vote where 91% of BMA members supported the new title, which is already used in several countries.
- Health ministers accepted the new name as part of efforts to improve relations with NHS doctors, coinciding with a recent 22% pay rise settlement.
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After qualifying as a doctor, Dr Huang completed two years of foundation training, two of core surgical training, three of speciality training and has three years’ training left. Some patients were confused by the term “junior”, she says, as she is often responsible for a lot of care. “For example if someone comes into the […]
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Junior doctors to be known as ‘resident doctors' in UK
LONDON, Sep 17 : Junior doctors, qualified medical graduates undergoing their specialist training in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals, will be known as “resident doctors” as part of an agreement with the government that marked an end to months of industrial action over pay on Tuesday. The British Medical Association (BMA) Junior Doctors Committee, co-chaired by Indian-origin medic Vivek Trivedi, will now be known as the Resident Doctors C…
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