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Consultant
A consultant is a senior hospital doctor who has completed specialty training.
Summary
- Consultants are on the specialist register.
- Reaching the grade takes at least seven years of training after medical school, and often longer.
- A consultant carries final responsibility for the patients under their care.
- They also supervise and teach the resident doctors on their team.
Interview questions
- What is the difference between a consultant and a GP?
- What does a consultant do besides seeing patients?
- Why might a consultant be held responsible for a mistake made by a doctor in training?
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