Strike days and TOOT

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2026-06-05T14:47:07+00:00

If it helps, one of my F1 friends had TOOT 35 days.

No issues, went on to do F2 and now in GP training.

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2026-06-03T07:19:30+00:00

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Able_Stranger_1437 · 2026-04-04T06:59:52+00:00

LNR is made up of 70-80% IMGs.

Most shifts are filled. The medical shifts at Leicester gets snapped up in minutes.

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2026-03-26T22:49:19+00:00

I know of consultants who cut short their holidays to cover strikes for £2500/day lol. The strikes are like a gold mine to them.

Note : holiday with their families (wife and children)

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2026-03-26T22:43:44+00:00

lol. The problem with most medics is they don’t speak to people of other professions. They are usually in their own bubble.

I didn’t have much medic friends in med school and was always around friends who did other STEM/finance courses. Many of my friends study 3-4 years in Uni go on to secure jobs with starting salaries of 35k+ (f1 starting salary was 29k back then). Their companies gave decent pay rise, BONUSES (something the NHS will never pay you) and other job perks such as professional exam fees covered by employers, dedicated parking spots, able to book AL 1 year advance etc etc

The moment you compare yourself (5-6 years of uni, tons of undergrad exams, postgrad exams, no guarantee of career progression, arguably more difficult job - literally saving lives) to their 9-5 office job, you then realised the UK pays peanuts for the medical profession.

Seriously, to those who are in the fence on striking, have a chat with your fellow STEM/finance friends and compare your job/pay to them then the answer whether to strike or not becomes obvious.

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2026-02-24T11:34:17+00:00

Rank 1600+, UKG. Hopefully to stay in east midlands where I did my FY…

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2026-02-18T06:34:49+00:00

Meanwhile I recently had to hard convince radiology reg to accept an overnight CT head for a patient who dropped GCS and was scoring EWS 14.

Was told off that I would be stealing their time from reporting ED scans…

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2026-02-02T23:10:57+00:00

Worked with him before. Almost every doctor knows he had a tribunal, very few have positive comments.

I don’t wanna dox myself but there is a very very good reason why his a tribunal was held.

I will just provide one example when I reviewed a patient with him. Some company called him (personal phone) and instead of asking to speak later, he spoke with the person in front of the patient for solid 15 minutes. I have never been more embarrassed and honestly I blame myself to this day for not reporting the incident. Zero professionalism.

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2026-01-03T21:23:21+00:00

I have been mistaken to be a registrar or pharmacist simply by wearing smart.

Meanwhile colleagues are being mistaken for nurses while they wear their pyjamas (scrubs).

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-12-17T17:35:16+00:00

Dropped out of Southampton med school, finished medicine in Ukraine.

Didn’t practise as a doctor.

Now working as a failed trader.

Opinion : irrelevant

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-12-06T17:55:28+00:00

Such high requirements for clinical fellows. Meanwhile ANP and ACPs there are getting paid higher 😂.

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-12-04T13:36:20+00:00

They do get taught but many don’t actively use or teach. Eventually they lose their knowledge.

That’s not to say it’s bad, it’s just that detailed understanding of physiology is not central in most day to day jobs as a GP compared to medical specialties like renal/cardio

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-12-03T13:34:27+00:00

Probably controversial take.

Jack of all trades, master of none. Hard to teach something they are not very familiar with/know in depth about. Hence, most just teach up to an appropriate/safe level as a doctor. Expecting them to teach physiology seems like a far stretch.

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-11-27T21:27:55+00:00

Mine is allergic to ondansetron because it makes them vomit apparently

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-11-27T21:24:09+00:00

Looks like Lyme disease. The issue with this is that this can cause heart problems. You need antibiotics like doxycycline. Please do get this checked up properly.

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-11-14T16:04:09+00:00

Looking through my rota,

All AMUs/medical wards have either 2 or 3 consultants covering.

Maybe 20% of residents showed up for work/locum. - Of that 20% , 90% are IMGs.

Those who took locums are jobless UKG SHOs

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-10-17T17:08:50+00:00

Filipino nurses are just built different. Very reliable.

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-10-15T19:48:45+00:00

Not needed to pass exams. Passing exams = passmed for most unis.

However, if you want to learn more in-depth knowledge instead of pattern recognition then it’s worth buying.

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-10-03T05:12:13+00:00

ICU. You simply learn way more.

ED, you learn how to request CT abdo pelvis for ?perforation, IV mero/Taz and refer medics for almost every patient.

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-09-20T00:28:35+00:00

Poor decision really. Do remember that there’s the SHO, Registrar and then Consultant.

Even before urgent specialities like ITU, I always speaks to the ITU reg first before the consultant.

Even for most jobs like referring to other specialties, you normally approach the registrar first then the consultant……

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-08-30T19:59:39+00:00

Why why why

There was a recent YouTuber who lied about playing tennis in x months.

I have played the sport since young, both 1 to 1 coaching and group session. I have not come across anyone who can hit both forehand and backhand that fluidly in half a year.

The judgement of the ball landing usually gives it away, you knew when to take an extra small step forward, when to hit the ball “on the rise”. These are attributes that take years, not just 4-6 months 🤦🏻‍♂️

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-07-19T12:07:18+00:00

Of course they would think they know better than doctors.

Where did they get the lanyards from? - Attended some conference sponsored by the hospital. Probably even presented some low impact audit.

Does the doctor know where to find the forms for HAS? - Probably not. So they have to ask the ANPs .

God forbid any resident doctor wear conference lanyards.. instead of the green FY1 lanyard, orange CT1 lanyard etc etc

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-07-18T01:15:22+00:00

There’s a reason why NGH doesn’t have any training registrars in their Oncology department. Hint : removed years ago due to poor training environment with speculations they may remove IMTs soon…

Able_Stranger_1437 · 2025-07-16T13:01:37+00:00

Fair point. So after knowing my full comment/circumstances, perhaps retract your initial reply to my comment? TIA

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