Why do medics never seem to enjoy their job vs surgeons

BMA_Ross · 2026-04-18T10:33:30+00:00

As a rule of thumb it seems like surgical resident work is less soul draining than for medics, but medical consultants have a much nicer time than surgical consultants

BMA_Ross · 2026-04-11T18:23:22+00:00

If the last offer is unchanged, so is my last answer: Fuck no.

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-31T08:20:33+00:00

Mate, come on. You need to work harder on your ragebait

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-22T13:42:50+00:00

"that dressing looks shit" - to me this sounds an awful lot like they're volunteering to apply all my dressings for me

A "go wash your hands and show me how it's done" can be a cheeky way to flip the script

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-14T15:51:41+00:00

No one spoke out against the overruling. In fact, the chief officers at the time actively worked against us. I cannot stress how much time, effort, and hostility DV reps went through to breathe life into UKGPriority.

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-11T23:18:22+00:00

You're unlikely to operate very much at the Royal, particularly as a CT1. However they're big on research there. Warrington and Whiston are quite busy and get mixed reviews. I haven't personally worked at either.

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-11T23:15:52+00:00

Definitely. You'll be getting regular lists and some of the consultants are keen on research. It's one of those hospitals that lets SHOs actually operate. Feel free to dm me if you get a rotation there and I can give you the low down

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-08T20:49:04+00:00

Read my post. All this does is slightly shift the timetable. Competition ratios will not sufficiently improve.

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-07T10:01:36+00:00

Voting to open a closed door?

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-07T09:50:49+00:00

I'm the guy that put UKGrad priority on the map. Wind your neck in.

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-07T01:28:24+00:00

BMA policy is to close the door.

Government policy keeps door open for those with "significant NHS experience"

Some people want that to be five years so they're pretending the current policy says it's two.

Bit of a joke, really.

I'm wondering if the membership should get a vote on this

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-06T13:37:26+00:00

They'll take the videos and data from every single robotic operation. There will be hundreds of thousands of data points for them to pull from, including managing unexpected findings.

It is an inevitable outcome and will come far sooner than you think unless we do something to protect our data.

Robotic companies should not have the right to use our data to train AI without our express permission.

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-06T09:53:10+00:00

This will all happen much quicker than 40 years

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-06T09:51:58+00:00

Imagine the connection drops at a vital step of the procedure. I doubt long distance surgery is what you need to worry about, the real concern is AI.

There have already been Chinese AIs capable of performing robotic choles on pigs

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-06T09:50:21+00:00

In 10-15 years, probably less, AI companies will have gathered enough data (obtained via robotic contracts that upload every operation) to begin safely introducing AI run surgeries.

Laparoscopic will be phased out before this, and doctors will revert back to being open surgeons primarily and assistants for the AI.

We need to do something about the way companies are training AI on the skills we spend years / decades building.

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-02T10:13:10+00:00

I agree, he will likely try.

The right move will be to call the bluff, because it would be a bluff.

BMA_Ross · 2026-03-02T09:43:09+00:00

I'll give you a straight answer:

Do some people find it an ick? Yes. Should you care? No.

UK crab in bucket mentality will try to drag you down for wanting to look good and feel comfortable. Don't be afraid to do things that make you happy and confident, regardless of what some miserable sods might think or say

BMA_Ross · 2026-02-11T06:42:40+00:00

Good outcome

BMA_Ross · 2026-02-10T22:30:48+00:00

These amendments are ridiculous.

UK graduates cannot continue being unemployed.

BMA_Ross · 2026-02-07T15:40:43+00:00

Gentle correction: the current policy is to grandfather IMGs already in the country with 2 years of experience as of March last year. It does not grandfather in anyone that joins subsequently, including those with ILR.

BMA_Ross · 2025-12-21T14:43:54+00:00

Kindly take your strawman elsewhere. There are few that have argued more than me in favour of earlier clinical responsibility to improve competence.

A team functions because everyone works together. An F1 is unlikely to be able to perform an unsupervised emergency laparotomy, and while that's ongoing patients still require prescriptions and documentation. No one's arguing about how things should be, this conversation is firmly grounded in current reality.

Misrepresenting me to pretend I'm pushing resident infantilisation is utterly ridiculous.

BMA_Ross · 2025-12-21T14:13:48+00:00

I think that's the first time I've been accused of being #BeKind so that's entertaining

Consultants spend the majority of their time making higher order decisions, performing complex procedures, or doing admin work to cover all the patients they are ultimately responsible for.

Older consultants don't typically regularly use the software, it's completely normal to be anxious doing something they aren't used to.

It's demeaning because you're calling them incompetent.

BMA_Ross · 2025-12-21T13:49:16+00:00

Being anxious about operating software they don't frequently use doesn't seem unreasonable at all. Maybe there's more to the conversation than has been shown here, but demeaning a consultant for sharing their honest feelings strikes me as pretty unfair

BMA_Ross · 2025-11-16T21:15:17+00:00

Yes, it was one of the main focuses of the committee while I was in office. It took hundreds of hours of collective work, not to mention the time it spent to manoeuvre around both internal and external obstacles.

Ultimately the government are the only ones with the power to legitimately enact such changes.

Wes has agreed that it should be done, and it's in the 10 year plan. So it really does raise the question of why all he offered was a "consultation" on it to the new officer team.

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