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Starting private work may seem daunting but spending the time to plan and understand how to trade in this medical sector should ensure you build a successful practice. In the last of this series, we recap on the key points to consider and provide top tips for building your private practice.

Doctors who treat high-profile patients face a unique set of challenges when it comes to ensuring they receive the best possible care. Dr Anthea Martin investigates these issues and offers advice on how doctors can protect themselves, as well as the patient.

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Working in the NHS can be an immensely rewarding experience but can also pose some unique challenges. Dr Maiedha Raza and Mr Solyman Hassouna offer some advice for International Medical Graduates on how to navigate culture within the NHS.

Interviews can be nerve-wracking. This article includes interview tips to help IMGs get the most out of an NHS interview.

The NHS stands for the National Health Service. It refers to the Government-funded medical and health care services that everyone living in the UK can use without being asked to pay the full cost of the service. In the following article, Dr Emma Green provides an overview of the structure that can appear complex and highlights some of the other organisations involved and acronyms you may come across.

Treating high-profile patients can often present a unique set of medicolegal challenges and it is important that doctors protect themselves, as well as the patient. Dr Emma Green, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, discusses the common issues and sets out some advice