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On-Call is written by practising NHS doctors. These ten issues show what we cover and how we think: pay, training, policy, private care, AI and the culture of medicine.

Pay & pensions

Doctors, Do You Know How Much Your NHS Pension is Worth?

Aug 16, 2026

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7 min read

Doctors, Do You Know How Much Your NHS Pension is Worth?

Never be confused about your total rewards statement again...

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Tech & the future

The Apology of Sir Geoffrey Hinton: What Happened To Radiology Replacement?

Oct 11, 2026

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7 min read

The Apology of Sir Geoffrey Hinton: What Happened To Radiology Replacement?

Why did the Godfather of AI change his mind?

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Strikes & the BMA

33,000 Votes Later: The Referendum That Exposed a Profession Divided

Jul 5, 2026

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9 min read

33,000 Votes Later: The Referendum That Exposed a Profession Divided

The profession is divided, and not just between yes and no, but between the loud and the silent...

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Private healthcare

Premium Paradox: Why The Healthiest People are Buying Private Insurance

Sep 27, 2026

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7 min read

Premium Paradox: Why The Healthiest People are Buying Private Insurance

Breaking down the UK’s private health boom

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Training & careers

A Long Road to Nowhere: The Endless UK Medical Training Pathway

Feb 15, 2026

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17 min read

A Long Road to Nowhere: The Endless UK Medical Training Pathway

Should UK Training Pathways be Shortened?

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Pay & pensions

We Read The Entire 237 Page DDRB Report So You Don’t Have to

Jun 1, 2025

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13 min read

We Read The Entire 237 Page DDRB Report So You Don’t Have to

A 3 part series on the DDRB Report

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Training & careers

Dr-Squared: What Does a PhD Really ‘Cost’ a Doctor?

Sep 13, 2026

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10 min read

Dr-Squared: What Does a PhD Really ‘Cost’ a Doctor?

Is a PhD really worth it in the end?

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NHS & policy

How Your Postcode Determines What Treatments You Can Offer

Aug 30, 2026

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6 min read

How Your Postcode Determines What Treatments You Can Offer

Why good fortune determines what care you receive

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Culture of medicine

The Generational Divide: Are We Really So Different?

Jul 19, 2026

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7 min read

The Generational Divide: Are We Really So Different?

From 85-hour workweeks in 1962 to Chaotic treatments in 2026

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Culture of medicine

Mar 8, 2026

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14 min read

Should Doctors Be Trained to End Lives?

Doctors are trained in the ways of prolonging life, does that make them best suited to assisting death?

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New to On-Call? Start with these ten.

Doctors, Do You Know How Much Your NHS Pension is Worth?

The Apology of Sir Geoffrey Hinton: What Happened To Radiology Replacement?

33,000 Votes Later: The Referendum That Exposed a Profession Divided

Premium Paradox: Why The Healthiest People are Buying Private Insurance

A Long Road to Nowhere: The Endless UK Medical Training Pathway

We Read The Entire 237 Page DDRB Report So You Don’t Have to

Dr-Squared: What Does a PhD Really ‘Cost’ a Doctor?

How Your Postcode Determines What Treatments You Can Offer

The Generational Divide: Are We Really So Different?

Should Doctors Be Trained to End Lives?

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