Asking for advice and assistance
Ward rounds
On the wards
What to carry in your pockets
Routine medical admissions
Preoperative investigation and administration
Pre-admission clinics
Informed consent
Request cards and referrals
Emergency admissions
Accident & Emergency Department
Theatre
Postoperative care
Radiology and ancillary professions
The pharmacy, pharmacists and prescribing
Communication skills
Medico-legal matters
Cardiac arrests
Aspects of death
Infection risks
Organisation and your time
Going off duty
Your contract
Medical indemnity
How to make sure you are getting trained
How to obtain counselling and career advice
How to write a CV and apply for an SHO post
Educational assessment of first and second posts
Checklists
Normal values
Anthropometric figures
Postscript
Suggested additional reading
Local protocols
Internal phone and bleep numbers
Outside phone numbers
Index