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MFT Knowledge & Library Services Website

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MFT Knowledge & Library Services Website

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Medway NHS Knowledge and Library Services (KLS)

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The Medway NHS Knowledge and Library Service KLS offers the best resources to support clinical decision making, research, and lifelong professional development.

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Click on this link to find our Literature Search Request Form, just complete this and one of our Librarians will support.

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The LKS can conduct literature searching to find the evidence you need for an informed decision.

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Click on this link to register with us! Registered members may borrow up to 10 books at one time.

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Register - Medway NHS Knowledge and Library Services

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All Medway NHS Foundation Trust staff, students on placement at the hospital and other NHS staff working across the Medway health economy, may apply to register.

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The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub connects NHS staff and learners to high quality knowledge and evidence resources in one place.

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The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub connects health cares staff and learners to high quality, NHS-funded, knowledge and evidence resources in one place, using a single search.

The 'Hub'

includes all journal articles, e-books, guidelines and evidence summary tools provided nationally and by your local NHS library team

provides seamless access to full text, as an immediate download or on request from an NHS library

avoids the less-reliable sources you might find in a general web search.

Easier access to e-journals

For seamless links, where you want them, install LibKey Nomad on your PC or laptop. Choose your library (or type NHS England) and find your links in PubMed, Google Scholar and many other sites. Or use BrowZine to browse and read the journals you have access to.

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The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub connects health cares staff and learners to high quality, NHS-funded, knowledge and evidence resources in one place, using a single search.

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Browzine: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

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Browzine: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

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Browzine: Current Opinion in Rheumatology

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Browzine: Current Opinion in Rheumatology

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Browzine: Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research

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Browzine: Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research

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Browzine: Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

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Browzine: Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

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Browzine: JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques

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Browzine: JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques

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Browzine: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

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Browzine: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

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Everything you need to know about Medical Education at Medway

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We have a wealth of educational resources available at Medway, some in the Education Centre found on the green opposite the hospital's main entrance and others in the departmental seminar rooms in the main hospital building.

The Education Centre resources Medical and Undergraduate Education, the Resuscitation Services, Nurse Education, the Simulation Suite on the ground floor, as well as Research and Innovation on level 1. Medical HR has recently been re-located to Residence 13A.

Visit the Health Education England Kent Surrey & Sussex website, which provides an overview of training in the locality

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Medical Education at Medway supports the professional development of undergraduate and postgraduate doctors at Medway NHS Foundation Trust.

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Browse BMJ Best Practice orthopedics specialty and related medical content to help you make evidence-based clinical decisions

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UpToDate: Topics by Specialty - Adult Orthopaedics

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UpToDate: Topics by Specialty - Adult Orthopaedics

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Forefoot pain in adults: Evaluation, diagnosis, and select management of common causes

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UpToDate: Topics by Specialty - Paediatric Orthopaedics

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UpToDate: Topics by Specialty - Paediatric Orthopaedics

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Ankle pain in the active child or skeletally immature adolescent: Overview of causes

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UpToDate: Topics by Specialty - Rheumatology -> Adult Orthopaedics

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UpToDate: Topics by Specialty - Rheumatology -> Adult Orthopaedics

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Forefoot pain in adults: Evaluation, diagnosis, and select management of common causes

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BOA Annual Congress 2024 - Registration now open!

The 2024 BOA Annual Congress will take place on 17th - 20th September at the ICC, Birmingham. Registration is now open for BOA members and non members.

Register now

Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics

The June issue of the BOA's Journal of Trauma & Orthopaedics is now published! The subspeciality series of articles in this issue are focussed on human factors in surgical performance.

Find out more about Sustainability in T&O and access resources focusing on healthcare and the surgical specialties

Find out more

Information to inform and support patients

Within this section you will find resources to help inform and support patients who are considering or preparing for operations and procedures.

Caring for patients Supporting surgeons

The British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) is the Surgical Specialty Association for Trauma and Orthopaedics in the UK. Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery can not only help people stay active for longer by increasing mobility, but also help enable people to return to work, and live more independently.

The British Orthopaedic Association supports 5,000 members throughout the UK and internationally. By bringing together all those working in trauma and orthopaedic surgery we aim to provide national leadership and a unifying focus supporting our members to deliver excellence in patient care.

We have membership categories tailored to suit all career stages and types of professional involved in the trauma and orthopaedic workforce, with a variety of membership .

Find out more

Upcoming Courses and Events

See below for the upcoming courses and events from the BOA and you can see more events on our Events Calendar.

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The British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) is the Surgical Specialty Association for Trauma and Orthopaedics in the UK. We provide national leadership, a unifying focus, and charitable endeavour by: Caring for Patients, Supporting Surgeons

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Read about consultant and non-consultant roles in T&O surgery, flexible working and about wider opportunities.

T&O surgery is a highly competitive specialty, with varied and interesting career opportunities.
Consultant roles
You can apply for consultant roles six months prior to achieving your Certificate of Completion of Training ( CCT). You will receive your CCT at the end of your T&O training.

Managerial opportunities for consultants include:

clinical lead - lead NHS consultant for the team

clinical director - lead NHS consultant for the department

medical director - lead NHS consultant for the Trust

Most NHS consultants will be involved with clinical and educational supervision of junior doctors.

Here are some examples of education and training opportunities:

director of medical education - the NHS consultant appointed to the hospital board who is responsible for the postgraduate medical training in a hospital. They work with the postgraduate dean to make sure training meets GMC standards.

training programme director - the NHS consultant overseeing the education of the local cohort of trainee doctors eg foundation training programme director. This role will be working within the LETB/deanery

associate dean - the NHS consultant responsible for management of the entirety of a training programme. This role will be also be working within the LETB/deanery

SAS doctor roles
There are also opportunities to work at non-consultant level, for example as a SAS (Specialist and Associate Specialist) doctor.

SAS surgeons (Staff, Associate Specialists and Specialty Doctors) work as career grade specialty doctors who are not in training or in consultant posts. You will need at least four postgraduate years training (two of those being in a relevant specialty) before you can apply for Specialty Doctor roles.

The role of an SAS surgeon can vary greatly. Depending on your experience, you might work on complex surgery or relatively minor diagnostic and outpatient work. SAS doctors will frequently participate in routine and elective surgery rather than emergency work. They also train other staff.

Some surgeons are attracted to the SAS role as the hours are more regular than those of the consultant, and any on-call work and overtime beyond 7am-7pm is paid.

Find out more about SAS doctor roles.
Other non-training grade roles
These roles include:
Other opportunities
T&O surgeons often undertake research, which includes collaborating with colleagues in the UK and overseas, writing papers and presenting work at conferences. There are good opportunities for research, for example in stem cell research and nanomedicine (manipulating atoms or molecules for example in tissue engineering).

Research is also being conducted into the best and most effective materials for use in joint replacement (including metals, plastics and ceramics). It is also possible to work as a clinical academic, where a large percentage of the working week is assigned to research.

Research within this specialty, as is often the case, is subject to financial constraints. There is not always sufficient money to carry out all the necessary work.

There may also be opportunities to work in the private sector and overseas.
Academic pathways
If you have trained on an academic T&O pathway or are interested in research there are opportunities in academic medicine.

For those with a particular interest in research, you may wish to consider an academic career in T&O surgery. Whilst not essential, some doctors start their career with an Academic Foundation post. Entry is highly competitive. This enables them to develop skills in research and teaching alongside the basic competences in the foundation curriculum.

Entry into an academic career would usually start with an Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) at ST1-2 and may progress to a Clinical Lectureship (CL) at ST3 and beyond. Alternatively some trainees that begin with an ACF post then continue as an ST trainee on the clinical programme post-ST4.

After completion of the academic foundation trainees can then apply for academic core training posts (instead of normal core training). A PhD is often taken, either during core or specialty training.

Applications for entry into Academic Clinical Fellow posts are coordinated by the National Institute for Health Research Trainees Coordinating Centre (NIHRTCC).

There are also numerous opportunities for trainees to undertake research outside of the ACF/CL route, as part of planned time out of their training programme. Find out more about academic medicine.

The Clinical Research Network (CRN) actively encourages all doctors to take part in clinical research.

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Nature of the work There are two aspects to the work: trauma - injuries to the musculoskeletal system, such as broken, fractured or dislocated bones and soft tissue injuries congenital and degenerative conditions of the musculoskeletal system, as well as infections and tumours Trauma can range from low energy fractures (often in elderly patients) to multiple injuries such as those caused by a road traffic accident.

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Best Practice for Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries

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Best Practice for Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries

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The Management of Distal Radial Fractures

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The Management of Distal Radial Fractures

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Acute Management of Peri-prosthetic Joint Infection

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Acute Management of Peri-prosthetic Joint Infection

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Diagnosis & Management of Arterial Injuries Associated With Extremity Fractures and Dislocations

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Diagnosis & Management of Arterial Injuries Associated With Extremity Fractures and Dislocations

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The care of the older or frail orthopaedic trauma patient

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The care of the older or frail orthopaedic trauma patient

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Management of Metastatic Bone Disease (MBD)

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Management of Metastatic Bone Disease (MBD)

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Early Management of the Paediatric Forearm Fracture

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Early Management of the Paediatric Forearm Fracture

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Providing a Continuous Safe Elective Orthopaedic Environment 

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Providing a Continuous Safe Elective Orthopaedic Environment 

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Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children

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Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children

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The Management of Children with Acute Musculoskeletal Infection

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The Management of Children with Acute Musculoskeletal Infection

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The Safe Use of Intraoperative Tourniquets

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The Safe Use of Intraoperative Tourniquets

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Diagnosis and Management of Compartment Syndrome of the Limbs

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Diagnosis and Management of Compartment Syndrome of the Limbs

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Investigation and Management of Patients with Problematic Knee Replacements

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Investigation and Management of Patients with Problematic Knee Replacements

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Investigation and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection in Knee Replacement

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Investigation and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection in Knee Replacement

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Mobilisation and weightbearing after orthopaedic surgery / musculoskeletal injury

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Mobilisation and weightbearing after orthopaedic surgery / musculoskeletal injury

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Rehabilitation and Communication with Trauma Patients

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Rehabilitation and Communication with Trauma Patients

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Speciality Standards (SpecS) Peri-prosthetic Joint Infection

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Speciality Standards (SpecS) Peri-prosthetic Joint Infection

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Surgical Management of Recurrent Patellar Instability

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Surgical Management of Recurrent Patellar Instability

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The Management of Patients with Pelvic Fractures

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The Management of Patients with Pelvic Fractures

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The Assessment of Patients with Recurrent Patellar Instability

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The Assessment of Patients with Recurrent Patellar Instability

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Golden patient - Improving Efficiency and promoting safe care trauma theatre

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Golden patient - Improving Efficiency and promoting safe care trauma theatre

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Log Rolling for acute spinal column injuries or metastatic spinal lesions

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Log Rolling for acute spinal column injuries or metastatic spinal lesions

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Management of Hand Injuries Standard Operating Procedure 

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Management of Hand Injuries Standard Operating Procedure 

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Management of Open Fractures Standard Operating Procedure

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Management of Open Fractures Standard Operating Procedure

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Referral Pathway for Metastatic Bone Lesions Requiring Orthopaedic Intervention

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Referral Pathway for Metastatic Bone Lesions Requiring Orthopaedic Intervention

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Pelvic Trauma Standard Operating Procedure 

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Pelvic Trauma Standard Operating Procedure 

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