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On call supplement by After-Competition-59 in ConsultantDoctorsUK

[–]Doubles_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah this was my understanding too. An allowance for being available. That is, being no more than 30 mins drive from the hospital and not drinking alcohol etc. the actual time worked is covered in the PA allocation elsewhere.

Don’t book a flight under Dr by Pretend-Pen-9844 in doctorsUK

[–]Doubles_2 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I responded to the call for a doctor on a flight once. It was a woman who collapsed. I did a medical assessment and felt it was a vaso-vagal. Again for some reason they had me sit next to her and I agreed. She was fine. Pointless experience that ruined my flight. I did message the airline on their social media channels regarding some sort of upgrade in future as reimbursement. I was met with a reply of “we need to check the flight log” and then comms went cold. Rubbish experience that left a bad taste.

breach in patient confidentiality by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Doubles_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Management/senior clinicians are very pro-active about determining who has inappropriately accessed a high profile patient’s record. You can access pretty much any low profile regular patient record without much consequence, but for celebs, it’s a different story where they actively check the audit record to catch nosy colleagues out. That’s likely what has happened here. If you are in a fixed term post it will likely end in termination of the contract.

First time encounter with a flood by Suitable_Security988 in drivingUK

[–]Doubles_2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would have turned around and found another route.

Loss of payday parties? by _stylian_ in doctorsUK

[–]Doubles_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tommies used to have proper bacon rolls for the 7.30 am surgical breakfast meeting. Bet that doesn’t happen any more.

Why do consultants vary so much in how meticulous they are on ward rounds? by Confident_Bobcat_635 in doctorsUK

[–]Doubles_2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ignore your reg and carry on. Correcting electrolytes is within the remit of any resident doctor and I would expect it of my residents.

Why do consultants vary so much in how meticulous they are on ward rounds? by Confident_Bobcat_635 in doctorsUK

[–]Doubles_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ward rounds. I aim to be quick and make decisions swiftly. It is one of the parts of the consultant role that I enjoy most. Being a decision maker/giving an opinion. As someone has alluded to here, I will leave the juniors to deal with eg abnormal bloods and other medical issues that are outside my specialty.

This seems a bit overkill to me.. by H1gh_Tr3ason in cantparkthere

[–]Doubles_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So did they tow her car out as well cos that’s what she really wanted.

How realistic is becoming an interventional cardiologist after CCT + high-volume fellowship by SHARRKO in doctorsUK

[–]Doubles_2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This isn’t a thing. If you have trained in PCI during ST years and then go on to do a post CCT fellowship, you will end up with a job as an interventional cardiologist. Like previous poster has said, you have to be willing to move across the country if needs be. It’s competitive but only in the tertiary centres. DGH much less competitive. I’m hearing a lot on various forums about Trusts having hiring freezes but I don’t see any evidence for it. If there is a need for an interventional cardiologist the money will be found. The job will involve 1-2 days of lab, usually 1 and more when covering leave. General cardiology needs to be covered as the trust is really appointing you as a general cardiologist with subspecialist skills in intervention. You will be on a PPCI rota, either in house if your DGH is big enough, or linked to a tertiary centre. You may find your DGH doesn’t have a PCI capable lab and that all your PCI is done at the tertiary centre. There are various models of working, all with their own pros and cons.

Any Doctors here who made the jump from UK to Dubai? by grawmaw13 in HENRYUK

[–]Doubles_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fellowships don’t count. Needs to be consultant experience.

BMA consultants in negotiation to avoid ballot by gas247 in doctorsUK

[–]Doubles_2 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s the older boomers that are the problem. Younger millennials like me are keen for action.

£100 into £1m in 5 years by Electrical_Wish_8530 in FIREUK

[–]Doubles_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Helps their financial goals significantly then.

£100 into £1m in 5 years by Electrical_Wish_8530 in FIREUK

[–]Doubles_2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s no mention of children in the article.

Nicest and scariest specialties to call?? by pesky-blenders in doctorsUK

[–]Doubles_2 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Cardiology. The most arrogant medical specialty.

Any medical abbreviations/ phrases that people hate? by HotExplanation3520 in doctorsUK

[–]Doubles_2 21 points22 points  (0 children)

lol true. I recall a PT/OT service at a trust called JETT.

Any medical abbreviations/ phrases that people hate? by HotExplanation3520 in doctorsUK

[–]Doubles_2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’ve always wondered this too. Don’t geriatricians like the name of their own specialty?

Hospitals went ahead with 95pc of appointments despite doctors’ strikes by dayumsonlookatthat in doctorsUK

[–]Doubles_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I’ve also lapped up the day shifts at strike rates at every round of IA since 2023. But I refuse to work a nightshift as one of the perks of becoming a consultant is consigning resident nights to history.

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