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13 January, 2021
MWF and the BMA (British Medical Association) invite you to attend a panel discussion where we will be engaging with leaders in the healthcare sector to discuss what needs to be done to achieve gender equality in medicine. Panellists include: Professor Dame Jane Dacre, chair of the gender pay ... -
18 December, 2020
Sir Lancelot Spratt – an obituary By Tim Mitchell Public fascination with all things medical continues to spawn a range of books, films and television programmes both fictional and based on reality. The nature of clinical medicine with its plethora of interactions between staff and patients is ... -
18 December, 2020
FICTIONAL FOREMOTHERS BY WOMEN, 1 Fiona Subotsky (MWF President, 1999-2000) Charlotte M Yonge and Dr Janet Brownlow Charlotte M Yonge (1823–1901) Charlotte Yonge was a prolific Victorian novelist whose work is little read today, probably because of its open intention to edify young ... -
18 December, 2020
President-Elect Vacancy We are inviting nominations for the position of MWF President–elect to take office at the end of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in April 2021. This role is for a 12 month term (2021-2022), following which time the successful candidate becomes MWF President 2022-24. ... -
16 December, 2020
National Clinical Excellence Awards - 2021 Round Clinical Excellence Awards recognise and reward NHS consultants and academic GPs who perform 'over and above' the standard expected of their role. The Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards gives awards for quality and excellence, ... -
14 December, 2020
Medical Women’s Federation response to the gender pay gap report The Medical Women’s Federation welcomes the long-awaited release of “Mend the Gap” and the commitment from the Secretary of State “to tackle the gender pay gap”. The report confirms that on average, across general practitioners, ... -
14 December, 2020
Medical Woman Magazine It has come to our attention that there is an error in the Autumn Edition of Medical Woman whereby page 25 is missing from the print version of the magazine. We apologise for this inconvenience. The electronic version of the magazine, which has also been sent to all members, ... -
23 November, 2020
National Clinical Excellence Awards In light of recent amendments to the ACCEA process and the delayed opening of the ACCEA website for applications, MWF has decided to postpone our opening date for citation applications. As such, our closing date for applications will also be extended. We will ... -
17 November, 2020
FICTIONAL FOREMOTHERS BY MEN, 4 Fiona Subotsky (MWF President, 1999-2000) Arthur Conan Doyle and Dr Verrinder Smith Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930) ‘The Doctors of Hoyland’ (1894) is a short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle, a doctor himself, and best known for his Sherlock Holmes ... -
22 October, 2020
FICTIONAL FOREMOTHERS BY MEN, 3 Fiona Subotsky (MWF President, 1999-2000) Wilkie Collins and Dr Sophia Pillico Wilkie Collins, 1824-1889 The short story ‘Fie, Fie! the Fair Physician’, by Willie Collins, was published in 1882. It is presented as if an edited account from a woman ...