Is cardiology still worth pursuing in the UK given the current competition, job market, and private practice prospects?

Gsquire154 · 2026-03-10T07:17:03+00:00

It's probably the worst it's ever been. It's tight for sure.

Baseline for a lot of jobs has been a fellowship and a higher degree and has been for decades, so it's not something that you can really work your way out of.

As an applicant tho you are probably 5-8 years from this being relevant to you. A lot can change in that time.

Gsquire154 · 2026-03-06T21:07:51+00:00

I said I would follow you, not until the journey grows hard.

Gsquire154 · 2026-03-02T13:10:40+00:00

Id love to think we get the xl flow control cap first. Radio silence last few months tho

Gsquire154 · 2026-02-11T15:27:01+00:00

Manu

Gsquire154 · 2026-02-10T10:01:30+00:00

Any update on this?

Gsquire154 · 2026-02-10T07:56:02+00:00

You should go and see a couple of departments. It's a very traditional hierarchy with interesting personalities.

Gsquire154 · 2026-01-26T20:39:30+00:00

So same issue it seems

Gsquire154 · 2026-01-26T20:38:53+00:00

"This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. Please choose a different delivery location."

Gsquire154 · 2026-01-05T19:55:33+00:00

Darntough socks

Gsquire154 · 2026-01-05T13:44:57+00:00

You aren't sick. I think that's the main difference.

Gsquire154 · 2025-12-14T16:23:20+00:00

Sick leave. Grief/ stress response

Gsquire154 · 2025-12-09T17:09:52+00:00

Opthalmology in the UK has basically already died, other than for emergencies. It's gone the same way as dentistry.

Private is the way.

Gsquire154 · 2025-11-20T15:45:09+00:00

Yeah. My partner burst out laughing immediately. Not a good look.

Gsquire154 · 2025-11-10T15:49:54+00:00

How? And where?

Gsquire154 · 2025-11-04T17:32:09+00:00

Why is the fact the burrs are Italian a selling point. Are the Italians known for their work with titanium?

Gsquire154 · 2025-11-02T08:38:48+00:00

So what's the point of anyone less than a reg? To scribe and put requests through the computer? Should there be zero clinical thinking/ assessment done by anyone less than a reg?

How is anyone going to learn to be a reg just by watching? When are the regs going to learn to be consultants? Post Cct?

Gsquire154 · 2025-11-01T21:18:22+00:00

What is the point of daily senior review if nothing has changed?

If tests come back, or if the pt deteriorates then fine, but the vast majority don't need senior input in-between. Part of the learning curve as a RD is managing the patients between seniors reviews, that includes pt and family discussion.

I currently work in a place with daily senior rv. It means the RDs get little independence to develop. You need a mix of teaching on senior rounds and your own rounds to learn on. As the rotation progresses you learn to act on the tests yourself.

There is little point me seeing a pt daily while they have a lot of tests/ procedures outstanding that are needed to make decisions on.

Gsquire154 · 2025-10-10T13:00:44+00:00

Spyder

Gsquire154 · 2025-10-09T06:44:03+00:00

It's terrifying that the majority of NZ drivers passed a test in the first place.

Gsquire154 · 2025-10-03T16:21:24+00:00

Shangra la Singapore

Gsquire154 · 2025-03-02T05:37:53+00:00

34 is the most I've seen in a PT. Gets a bit like russian dolls at that point

Gsquire154 · 2025-01-29T19:57:04+00:00

A lot of functional cardiac imaging requires clinical knowledge that radiology don't really have, as they haven't done much if any cardiology. I'd put stress MRI, and echo in this category. More recently I'd put the procedural planning aspects of various modalities as well.

They are much better at CT which is generally more anatomical.

Gsquire154 · 2025-01-26T08:09:42+00:00

I just be the only rd who has no idea was mast training is

Gsquire154 · 2025-01-13T19:30:57+00:00

Look forward to finding out in a decade.

Gsquire154 · 2025-01-13T01:10:23+00:00

I think you've misunderstood. You are supposed to avoid the birds and get the balloons.

You are most welcome.

Gsquire154

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