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Doctors and Industrial Action
From the BBC: A majority of doctors have voted in favour of taking industrial action over changes to their pensions. The British Medical Association balloted over 100,000 medics across the UK on the government’s plans which it claims are unfair. Just over 50,000 responded, with 79% of GPs, 84% of hospital consultants and 92% of … Continue reading
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From the BBC: The prospect of high student debt and increased pension contributions could discourage young people from entering medicine, [Tom Dolphin, of the British Medical Association] has warned. Areas to think about: Are you worried about the prospect of higher tuition fees? Has it discouraged you from applying to medicine? TUITION FEE FACTS (summary … Continue reading
The UKCAT exam in 2012 will now include a fifth subtest, Situational Judgement. UKCAT are piloting an additional assessment called a Situational Judgement Test (SJT). The SJT subtest is designed to assess your judgement regarding healthcare related scenarios. The aim of the pilot is to evaluate the appropriateness for future use and your input into … Continue reading
A warning to all graduate applicants for the accelerated 4-year Medicine course at Oxford: the 2012 selection procedure for 2013 entry has changed from previous years. Instead of UKCAT, students will have to sit the BMAT exam. This brings the graduate selection test into alignment with the undergraduate one. More information can be found here. … Continue reading
Click here to see statistics from the 2011 admissions round (2012 entry) Key points: The mean BMAT score was 55% (similar to 2010); this rose for to those short-listed to 66% (similar in 2010). For those with an offer of a place, the mean adjusted BMAT score was 68%. The mean number of total GCSE … Continue reading
UKCAT For Dummies is written by the founders of GeMS – Get into Medical School, building on the success of their popular UKCAT preparation course. The UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) is a standardized test used as an entrance examination for the majority of medical and dental schools in the UK. Its purpose is to … Continue reading
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 has now successfully completed its tortuous passage through Parliament, and the Queen has given Royal Assent, so making it law. Its scope & implications are significant. Now that it is virtually certain to become government legislation, we at Get into Medicine UK want to provide a brief whistle-stop … Continue reading
From The Guardian: North Bristol trust recently published a document detailing its planned alternative to the hospital at Frenchay: a “health and social care campus” with a community hospital and nursing home owned by the private sector, a new GP surgery, “extra care” housing, and outpatient services for people with long-term conditions. … Chief Executive … Continue reading
From the Guardian: Mike Farrar, chief executive of the NHS Confederation writes… … the need to make £20bn of efficiency savings by 2015 “means our finances are under more strain than ever… I am deeply concerned that the gravity of this problem for the NHS is not widely understood by patients and the public. There … Continue reading
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- The next flagship one-day GeMS course covering all aspects of applying to medical school is on 10th June 2012 - click here for more information & to book your place!
- For your convenience the Secondary School League Tables can be found by clicking this link
- GeMS Get into Medical School is now taking bookings for all its 2012 courses - click here for more information about the range of courses GeMS offers to help prospective students get into the medical school of their choice.
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