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6 April, 2021
A coalition of 13 leading healthcare organisations have urged the Government to deliver on its 2018 commitment to strip the General Medical Council (GMC) of its power to appeal decisions made by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS). In 2018 the Government accepted in full the ... -
22 March, 2021
FICTIONAL FOREMOTHERS BY WOMEN, 3 Fiona Subotsky (MWF President, 1999-2000) Margaret Todd and Mona Maclean ‘Mona Maclean, Medical Student’, published in 1892 under the pseudonym Graham Travers, was the first novel of Margaret Todd, who was a medical student at the Edinburgh School of Medicine ... -
2 March, 2021
The Medical Women’s Federation is proud to be supporting the “Venice Forum” in collaboration with the University of Southampton, the International Foundation for Obstetrics and Gynaecology and other international colleagues. The aim of the Forum is to assemble ... -
25 February, 2021
We are pleased to confirm the MWF Council and AGM will be happening on 29th April 2021. 2-4pm - Council Meeting 4-5pm - AGM The MWF Virtual Spring Conference will be taking place on 28th May 2021, 10am - 4pm. To register your interest, please click here. ...
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16 February, 2021
International Women’s Day: Pearls of Wisdom from Medical Women Are you a medical student or foundation year doctor looking for some wise words on how to become a successful medical woman? Then look no further! Join us on International Women’s Day (Monday 8th March) from 6-7:30pm as we hear ... -
11 February, 2021
Keeping Women in Health Following last year’s “Ada Lovelace” Day and to coincide with UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrating women in science, technology, engineering and medicine, MWF and FPM are proud to announce the launch of the ‘Keeping Women in Health’. This joint ... -
27 January, 2021
FICTIONAL FOREMOTHERS BY WOMEN, 2 Fiona Subotsky (MWF President, 1999-2000) Arabella Kenealy and Dr Janet Doyle The novel ‘Dr Janet of Harley Street’ was published in 1894. The author, Arabella Kenealy (1859–1938), had herself qualified as a doctor through the London School of Medicine for ... -
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 ...
