In collaboration with international think tanks, Iceland have successfully completed trials of a reduced hours working week, the largest of its kind in the world. The trials, in which workers were paid the same amount for shorter hours, took place between 2015 and 2019. Productivity remained the same or improved in the majority of workplaces, researchers said. Now it has been reported that around 85% of the country have the option of working reduced hours. But what does that mean for hospitals? Is it possible? Is it safe? What do the Doctors Don't Talk gang think? Would they like to see that i ..read more

The gang is back! After almost a year away Med, Ayo, Emezie and Nik have finally reunited to catch up about old times and new times. They even managed some holiday times! - We get it - ya love Bath! (honestly though, it is a lovely place we do recommend you visit, make a long weekend of it go crazy). Join us for some light-hearted catching up before we get into the nitty gritty of season 2 where we talk about everything from four day working weeks to medical breakthroughs and more ..read more

The doctors have come to the end of their foundation training. Each has found a new job in a different city and it will be some time before they get the chance to see each other again. Will this be the end of the pod? Or will they be back with another season ..read more

Nik, Med, Ayo and Emezie open up about how working as junior doctors has affected their own mental health and how that has further impacted their personal and professional lives. Not all change is bad but it is difficult. The team have a think about how change has affected them over the past 7 years of training.  ..read more

The gang talk tough realities. Restrictions are letting up but for some people they have never had the impact they needed to. BAME communities have had one arm behind their backs in this fight and the numbers are staggering. People are finally taking notice, but should it have taken a pandemic for us to remember that Black Lives Matter ..read more

The docs chat about Covid-19 and its origins, what they've heard about it and what they've been told. They discuss where they think lockdown is going and what gives them hope for the future.  ..read more

In episode one, the group share what has changed over the last few weeks of lockdown, how their home and work life has been affected and where they think it’ll go from here. They helpfully bust some common corona related myths and share some of their most defining cases so far ..read more

This exciting new podcast will follow four junior doctors working in the UK as they discuss and debate the aspect of their lives that so few people get to hear about. Join Med, Nik, Emezie and Ayo as they delve into what it means to be a junior doctor right now ..read more