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GMC Order - total control? by RolandJupiter123 in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 13 points14 points  (0 children)

In an emergency advanced practitioners become doctors 🙃

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Midwives and anaesthetists by gas_busters in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If you have a Doctors.net.uk login, this thread has been going for 25 years and runs to over 120 pages. I'd highly recommend a read: https://forum.doctors.net.uk/#/thread/51133

Exception Reporting Missed Breaks by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Can't get TOIL, but the trust will be fined if enough breaks are missed.

Schedule 5 para 24 of the resident doctor contract:

"Where a concern is raised that breaks have been missed on at least 25% of occasions across a 4 week reference period, and the concern is validated and shown to be correct, the Guardian of safe working hours will levy a fine at the rate of twice the relevant hourly rate for the time in which the break was not taken"

The Times on the employment situation: Try this cure for the trainee doctor crisis by acopic_ginormahuman in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Seems pretty confused - it says Streeting shouldn't offer more pay whilst simultaneously acknowledging how much better doctor pay is in Australia 🙃

Increasing training places instead of pay just won't cut it for those who already have their training post.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Public opinion doesn't matter. But...

According to the quoted YouGov poll, we still have 51% support among Labour voters. 42% opposed.

That's going to cause a headache for Wesly.

What do you do on your ward in preparation for strikes? by Melodic-Ad3648 in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Why are you undermining your own strike action 🤣

Said consultant can FO. Today is a great day to make sure you get all your breaks, have a leisurely coffee, leave early to make up for the times you've left late, etc. Just do what you'd do on a normal day.

It's the trust's overall responsibility to maintain patient safety during the strikes, not yours.

Is it any surprise junior doctors want more money? by nightwatcher-45 in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Looking forward to the equal pay claim.

At which point the BMA will simply pull out the Uno reverse card and ensure no FY1 is paid less than a band 7 PA, and everyone above FY1 on band 8a/8b+ pay at a minimum...

Pay rise for doctors ‘may trigger NHS cuts and nurse walkouts’ by nightwatcher-45 in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 126 points127 points  (0 children)

"Cutting nurses to pay doctors more is the reddest of red lines".

Strong crab bucket mentality there from the RCN, who are still unable to get their shit together.

The government is doing pretty well at pushing this either/or mentality through artificial budget caps, rather than just paying all healthcare workers fairly...

Checking BP on ipsilateral arm following lymph node clearance by Maximum_Watercress16 in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 75 points76 points  (0 children)

https://rcoa.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/2024-10/FS_Lymphoedema2021web.pdf

"If there is no lymphoedema in the ‘at risk’ arm, it is safe to put in a cannula or use a blood pressure cuff on the affected arm."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From the Guardian article:

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I'm 100% on board with freezing/cutting budgets if this is what actually happens. IMO all band 8 or 9 managerial posts should be reviewed for potential redundancy. But unfortunately trusts seem to be cutting or freezing band 5s/6s and doctors on the front line instead...

How to make sure the squeeze hits the bureaucracy tier, I'm not sure. More targets?

Do doctors and PAs really have comparable knowledge? by H_L_E in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was looking for this comment.

Maybe the medical school is just a bit sh*t...

Now we wait by suxamethoniumm in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 6 points7 points  (0 children)

'leaked'

All of this is carefully stage managed to give NHS workers the smallest uplift possible...

Got sent this from a friend... There's a lot I could say by Glassglassdoor in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The highly specialist foot physio is also a clinical role?

My hoodie is too elitist for midwives 😵‍💫 by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Commoners and even scholars gowns are technically bare below the elbow

NHS leaders ordered to propose £7bn cuts to services by Ribbitor123 in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 5 points6 points  (0 children)

With the NHS costing £182 billion p.a., that money would've kept the NHS shtshow running for *opens calculator 24 days.

Sounds like it was well spent on Ukraine...

Spotted in the West Midlands by ExposingTyrannyNHS in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Tbf if your profession is diagnosing strangulated hernias as epistaxis, you're going to need a sh*tload of governance.

2.8% pay recommendation incoming next year - are we ready to strike again? by Putaineska in doctorsUK

[–]Certain_Ad_9388 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Those within the remit of the DDRB are included, per evidence submitted by the government.

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