Dr Shahid Merali
shahidmerali.bsky.social
Dr Shahid Merali
@shahidmerali.bsky.social
GP Partner. Clinical Associate Professor (Aston Medical School). Quality Management and Training Standards Clinical Lead (Royal College of General Practitioners). Curriculum Editor (Royal College of General Practitioners). https://drmerali.net/
Congratulations to all the Aston Medical School graduates! Standing now to read their New Doctors Pledge
July 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Sexual safety varies by specialty and gender:
July 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Awful to hear of intentional humiliation: "In your current post how often, if at all, are you intentionally humiliated in front of others?"
July 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Those that feel ignored or excluded from conversations, groups or meetings - I wonder the effect this has on career progression:
July 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Discriminatory behaviours against trainees are too high.
July 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We seem to be doing something consistently right in creating supportive environments amongst GP trainers. I'm sure there's learning to be shared...
July 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Similarly are we past the peak amongst trainers? Interesting differences between GP trainers and Secondary Care trainers...
July 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Are we past the worst of burnout amongst trainees? But not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels...
July 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
At medical schools, we need to think how we can improve preparedness for FY1. But why is there a disparity in preparedness amongst UK graduates from a ethnic minority backgrounds?
July 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
There has been a fall in the proportion of female UK graduates in GP ST1: the last five years have seen their numbers reduce by a fifth (21%), while male UK graduates also fell by 7%. At the same time, the number of non-UK male graduates increased by 53% and non-UK female graduates by 50%
November 28, 2024 at 5:19 PM
The number of non-UK graduate doctors in training increased in most training programmes, especially in general practice (+18%). The future GP workforce will have a higher proportion of non-UK graduates
November 28, 2024 at 5:19 PM
A growing proportion of doctors take an increasing amount of time outside formal training after F2
November 28, 2024 at 5:19 PM
The postgraduate GP specialty training programme is the largest post-Foundation training programme
November 28, 2024 at 5:19 PM
The demographic profile of the workforce is changing
November 28, 2024 at 5:19 PM
The headcount of doctors is growing - but the fasting growing group are doctors who are on neither the GP or specialist register and not in training
November 28, 2024 at 5:19 PM
There are now more 'ethnic minority' doctors than 'white' doctors
November 28, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Wonderful to see so much interest in the session I presented yesterday at the RCGP Annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Workplace-based Assessment
October 4, 2024 at 8:07 AM