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THE LAW  You cannot drive your car in the UK unless it is insured: https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-insurance BEFORE BUYING A CAR  Hence before you buy a car, you need to ensure it is insured.  Some dealerships provide complimentary insurance for the first 24 hours to 7 days- so ask your dealership if they will be providing this.  THE COST  Car insurance can be sky high hence before you actually buy a car ( or confirm a deal), it is important to check the insurance quotes  WEBSITES TO USE  There are a few comparison websites you can use: https://www.confused.com/ https://www.comparethemarket.com/ https://www.gocompare.com/ https://www.moneysupermarket.com/car-insurance/ WHICH WEBSITE TO GO FOR  Enter your details into all of them. Some websites offer vouchers( on domino's, halfords, etc), other deals ( 2 for 1 meal deals and cinema deals, etc) Some websites have a cheaper quote for the same insurance company on another website  WHAT IF I HAVE NOT E...

            To open each post, kindly right click on the post and click on open in a new window/tab. Everything in the UK is online - Kindly check the official guidelines along with going through this blog. This is merely my experience and opinion. Google the details of the relevant teams and contact them directly if you are unable to find the official guidance. PRE PLAB: I am a medical student. What do I need to do to work in the NHS? https://omarsguidelines.blogspot.com/2021/09/i-am-medical-student-what-do-i-need-to.html An introduction to working in the NHS, UK. http://omarsguidelines.blogspot.com/2015/06/my-interactive-session-with-medical.html PLAB guideline for medical students http://omarsguidelines.blogspot.com/2015/05/plab-for-medical-students.html Checklist for future NHS doctors http://omarsguidelines.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/checklist-for-future-nhs-doctors.html My message to IMGs who are discouraged by other people to work in the UK http://omarsg...

I am going to focus on NHS e portfolio here. There are quite a few portfolios available for non trainees and it all depends on what your supervisor is willing to support you with. We have: 1. HORUS portfolio Mainly used by foundation trainees in the NHS https://horus.hee.nhs.uk/sign-in 2. NHS e portfolio Used by medical trainees ( trainee SHOs and registrars ) https://www.nhseportfolios.org/Anon/Login/Login.aspx 3. SARD Used for non trainee SHOs - trust dependent 4. Fourteenfish https://www.fourteenfish.com/ Used by GP trainees There are a few more but I am going to focus on NHS e portfolio as I am familiar with it. What is an e-portfolio? As explained here: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/career-planning/developing-your-health-career/developing-your-portfolio/e-portfolios-doctors It is an electronic way of recording your procedural, communication skills and logging continuous professional development    DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PORTFOLIOS OF TRAINEES AND NON TRAINEES 1. Trainees h...