This month, the battle between BUCS and medical schools has intensified over the merger between the sports teams of the medical schools and their parent institutions. Time is running out on the period of consultation BUCS have implemented after...
It is the night before the print deadline of my very first issue as editor of the Medical Student newspaper, and I find myself in a similar position to my predecessor - that is to say, struggling for words. In the short time since the resurrection...
M Alexander Shimmings
As per usual happenings at GKT are going well and bordering on epic. Coming up this month we will be campaigning in the KCLSU Sports Referendum - a ridiculous yet 'necessary' event which has been forced on us by our...
Ken Wu on the less-than-exciting January follow-up to 999
On January 17th, UH Medgroup hosted its second social event of the year, 'Adrenaline' at Tiger Tiger club in central London. On the back of its highly successful '999' event earlier in...
A controversial proposal, described as the result of unprecedented and unnecessarily deep cuts in public services has been announced, that would see Ealing Hospital Trust and North West London Hospitals Trust merge.
Discussions about the futures...
RAG is fundamental to university life, especially to that of medical school. It promotes charity, fosters activism and above all, is a massive dose of fun with a splash of drunken debauchery on the side. Yet the ability to raise money in a fun...
Ken Wu interviews ICSM Alumnus Akira Fukutomi on his experiences on the new series
The new series of the BBC's program 'Junior Doctors' returned to the screens of BBC 3 on January 24th. Filmed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, this series...
Junaid Fukuta on dealing with the agitated patient
Seven months have flown by and before you know it I am settling into the routine of the hospital and if I may say so myself, I am becoming rather efficient. Increasingly I find the whole set up...
Written by Rhys Davies
On Wednesday November 30th, two million (according to their unions) public sector workers went on strike to protest the governments planned changes to their pensions. The changes include workers paying more into their...
Written by John Hardie - Editor-in-Chief
As this is my final column as Editor-in-Chief and the final issue of the year, I hope youll allow me a little indulgence. I also have a few confessions to make, but well come to that later.
In December...