MEDICINE LINKS

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STEP INTO THE NHSDo something different every day in the NHS

This website is provided by NHS Careers. NHS Careers was set up to encourage people to think about the joining the NHS team. It is dedicated to providing help and information to people who are interested in working in the NHS in any one of the 350 careers on offer. It can help with information on what it is really like to work in the NHS, how to get started in a career in the NHS or on the training and study needed to qualify for different jobs.

BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONStanding up for doctors

In 1971 the Association was registered as an independent Trade Union. Since the inception of the NHS, the Association has been formally recognised for collective bargaining purposes within national negotiating machinery and by individual employers at local level.

GAP MEDICSLaunching medical careers

Gap Medics is a specialist company that is dedicated to arranging hospital work experience placements for students who are applying to medical or nursing school. Their Head Office is in Newcastle upon Tyne in England, but students join from all over the world – in particular the UK, USA, Canada, Australia.

THE CHARTERED SOCIETY OF PHYSIOTHERAPYSociety for physiotherapy professionals

The CSP is a member-led organisation governed by an elected Council. It provides a wide range of member services and campaign on behalf of physiotherapists and the physiotherapy profession.

INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCESociety for biomedical scientists

The IBMS is the professional body for biomedical scientists in the United Kingdom. It aims to promote and develop the role of biomedical science within healthcare to deliver the best possible service for patient care and safety.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSINGRepresenting nurses and nursing

The RCN represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in practice and shapes health policies. Its mission is to represent the interests of nurses and nursing and be their voice locally, nationally and internationally; and to lobby governments and others to develop and implement policy that improves the quality of patient care, and builds on the importance of nurses, health care assistants and nursing students to health outcomes.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONSSetting veterinary standards

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) role is to safeguard the health and welfare of animals committed to veterinary care through the regulation of the educational, ethical and clinical standards of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses, thereby protecting the interests of those dependent on animals, and assuring public health. It also acts as an impartial source of informed opinion on relevant veterinary matters.

MEDSCHOOLS ONLINEFind out whether medicine is really right for you

A free online information resource for people who are considering applying to study medicine in the UK. The site was set up in the summer of 2005 by two graduate medical students to help new applicants through the process of applying to medical school. They now work as junior doctors and update the site in their spare time. The site is entirely non-commercial and is self funded.

WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY DEGREE? (NHS)Information service for careers in the NHS in England

This website is intended for use by undergraduates and recent graduates of all disciplines, both clinical/vocational and non-clinical subjects. It provides up-to-date information about careers and career prospects within the National Health Service (NHS) in England. This website is managed by NHS Careers, the information service for careers in the NHS in England. NHS Careers is part of the organisation NHS Employers. NHS Employers represents trusts in England on workforce issues and helps employers to ensure the NHS is a place where people want to work.

SO, YOU WANT TO BE A DOCTOR?A resource for potential medical students applying to university

An online admissions resource for those applying for medical school in the UK. As medical students, they know that getting into medical school is not easy and, quite rightly, demands a lot of motivation, dedication and some specialist knowledge. That’s where they come in! They realised that there was no one website which dealt with all of your burning questions about medical school, so they decided that the only way to ensure that you received free and accurate advice was to write their own site.