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A team of healthcare professionals attends a presentation on system priorities, with a binder titled

Dec 9, 2025 | Public

CMO Annual Report 2025 on Infections: why this matters for the NHS and thus consultant interview candidates

With Covid seemingly rear-view mirror, at least at a policy level, it is easy to feel that the bigge...

A manager leads a team meeting, discussing strategy in front of a screen displaying charts and graphs for the

Nov 3, 2025 | Public

NHS Medium Term Plan Radical Reset – How It Plays out in Consultant Interviews

The NHS has published a three-year planning framework that aims to end short-termism and put deliver...

Nov 3, 2025 | Public

AI Will Decide Your Next NHS Interview

In less than a year, I predict I’ll be saying I rejected a clinically brilliant candidate last...

Oct 27, 2025 | Presenting, Public

Mastering Your Emotions in Presentations

Lessons from the master of emotional management Many candidates are asked to make presentations as p...

A clinical and management team in a hybrid meeting discusses a new workforce plan, a key strategic topic for NHS consultant interviews.

Oct 27, 2025 | Public

Consultant Interview Questions on the 10 Year Workforce Plan: Using the Call for Evidence

Calls for Evidence are easy to ignore. That would be a mistake. They signal what boards and national...

Oct 27, 2025 | Planning, Preparing, Principles, Public

NHS Knowledge – How Much is Enough?

How much NHS knowledge for consultant interviews is enough? It’s a question we’re asked ...

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Oct 27, 2025

NHS Knowledge – How Much is Enough?

How much NHS knowledge for consultant interviews is enough? It’s a question we’re asked ...

An NHS consultant reviews early strike data and workforce resilience plans on a tablet with his clinical team in a hospital setting.

Oct 27, 2025

Early Strike Data & Workforce Resilience for Consultants

On 3 August 2025, NHS England published a news story about how the NHS protected thousands more appo...

A clinical and management team in a hybrid meeting discusses a new workforce plan, a key strategic topic for NHS consultant interviews.

Oct 27, 2025

Call for Evidence: 10 Year Workforce Plan

On 26 September 2025 the Department of Health and Social Care published a formal call for evidence t...

A medical consultant leads a team meeting with healthcare colleagues, discussing apprenticeships and training pathways, a topic relevant to consultant interviews.

Oct 27, 2025

Continued Funding for Level 7 Apprenticeships in Key NHS Roles

On 8 August 2025, the NHS England (NHSE) together with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHS...

Sep 6, 2025

Evaluation of Teamwork in Consultant Interviews (Summary)

Teamwork questions in consultant interviews are very common. Panels will also assess how you work wi...

Feb 21, 2024

Evaluation of Teamwork in Consultant Interviews

As you prepare for your consultant interview, it’s important to understand that you’ll be evaluated ...

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Oct 27, 2025

NHS Knowledge – How Much is Enough?

How much NHS knowledge for consultant interviews is enough? It’s a question we’re asked ...

Oct 27, 2025

Mastering Your Emotions in Presentations

Lessons from the master of emotional management Many candidates are asked to make presentations as p...

Oct 27, 2025

NHS Knowledge – How Much is Enough?

How much NHS knowledge for consultant interviews is enough? It’s a question we’re asked ...

Jan 30, 2024

Common Pitfalls in a Consultant Interview (Summary)

As many of you know we cover a lot of the common pitfalls in our Consultant Interviews Programme alo...

Jan 30, 2024

Common Pitfalls in a Consultant Interview

As many of you know we cover a lot of the common pitfalls in our Consultant Interviews Programme alo...

Jan 30, 2024

Pharmacy First Service

The NHS Pharmacy First Service (PFS) is a new advanced service launched on January 31, 2024, replaci...

An NHS clinical team reviewing performance data on digital dashboards, discussing the NHS digital revolution and its impact on productivity and patient care.

Dec 9, 2025

Digital Revolution in Care: Digitisation Restatement and What This Means for NHS Leaders

The government has announced that digital and automation initiatives across the NHS and social care ...

A healthcare team, including consultants in scrubs and managers, gathers around a table to discuss the strategy and implementation of Neighbourhood Health Centres to address waiting times.

Dec 9, 2025

Chancellor Restates NHS Waiting-Time Drive and Neighbourhood Health Centres: Implications for Systems, Trusts and Consultants

The Chancellor has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to cutting NHS waiting times and deliverin...

A team of healthcare professionals attends a presentation on system priorities, with a binder titled

Dec 9, 2025

CMO Annual Report 2025 on Infections; System Priorities and Implications for Consultants

The Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report 2025 focuses extensively on infections as a persistent and...

An NHS consultant has a virtual consultation with a patient on her laptop, demonstrating the new NHS Online Hospital model.

Oct 1, 2025

NHS Online Hospital: What This Means for Consultant Interview Candidates

Digital adoption is a regular theme in consultant interviews and candidates need to know how to rela...

A focused person using their smartphone to check the NHS App prescription tracker, relating to patient experiences or consultant interviews.

Sep 9, 2025

NHS App: Prescription Tracker Growth and Next Digital Features

Digital adoption is a regular theme in consultant interviews. This news release on the NHS app, show...

Consultant Interviews NHS Managers Reviewing Waiting Time Data

Sep 6, 2025

NHS Waiting Times in 2025: Performance Update

For any candidate preparing for a consultant interview, NHS waiting times are a key part of the land...

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Jan 12, 2024

CV Document Format

Every now and again, I receive documents in the .pages format, which is popular with Mac and IOS use...

Feb 7, 2024

Pre-Interview Telephone/Video Calls

The purpose of pre-interview visits in person is multi-factorial, including, but not limited to: The...

Jan 30, 2024

Common Pitfalls in a Consultant Interview (Summary)

As many of you know we cover a lot of the common pitfalls in our Consultant Interviews Programme alo...

May 31, 2020

Pre-Interview Elevator Pitch

You are going to want an Elevator Pitch! During your pre-interview visits, a number of people, espec...