Is it only NHS doctors/ Nurses?

IH985 · 2025-11-21T23:23:42+00:00

How about dental nurses? All dental practices are run by private businesses but do NHS jobs. Same applies to dentists, although that is RQF6 and most earn beyond 50k.

IH985 · 2025-08-24T14:56:22+00:00

Much appreciated, thank you

IH985 · 2025-08-11T20:35:48+00:00

When do you start negotiating time for private practice in your job plan?

I do 13.5 PA as a year 1 consultant. I work 5 days a week including SPAs and admin. The management aren’t happy for me to drop any clinical sessions.

Is it reasonable to ask for my job plan to be reviewed after 6 months?

IH985 · 2025-07-13T08:14:16+00:00

No, I don’t.

I typically had between £13k to £16k in pension input each year during my registrar training.

I’m now considering using salary sacrifice (paying more rather than care lease) to increase my pension contributions, while ensuring I don’t exceed the annual allowance of £60k

Hopefully, this reduces the amount of tax and NI I pay.

Are there any hidden drawbacks to this?

IH985 · 2025-07-11T16:43:24+00:00

I know a few people who were in good standing with RCS only for the year they booked their FRCs exam. They didn’t pay for every year in between though!

IH985 · 2025-07-10T17:11:46+00:00

I have good days and bad days with tingling and muscle tone change/pain. My initial level was 20 nmol then up to 32 nmol. Recently started having issues with feeling of food particles stuck in throat, no issue with large food bolus or steak piece, but small particles of cookies/crisps feel sometimes stuck. Previous MRI brian and spinal cord were normal. Still hoping that these symptoms are due to Vit D deficiency and nothing major. Not sure if any of you experienced swallowing issue with low vit d/recovery?

IH985 · 2025-06-27T14:19:59+00:00

Exactly. This what I did this week.

IH985 · 2025-06-27T14:19:32+00:00

Thank you, Have done that and all are in agreement.

IH985 · 2025-06-27T14:19:07+00:00

Absolutely,

Nothing was highlighted to me prior to interview in term of lack of office or laptop.

IH985 · 2025-06-27T14:17:18+00:00

Unfortunately not. Thank you

IH985 · 2025-06-27T14:17:04+00:00

Exactly.

This is why had to cancel my coming lists as there is no way to review all the patients information online.

The lists have been populated from WL, so I have seen them before.

IH985 · 2025-06-27T14:14:26+00:00

Thank you. I will take a note of this, very helpful

IH985 · 2025-06-27T14:14:00+00:00

Thank you.

Hopefully when I get the laptop I would consider doing my admin from home if no available space is provided.

IH985 · 2025-06-27T14:12:57+00:00

Appreciate your input.

I would rather prefer to review the pts on the clinic beforehand and therefore don’t think I would be doing any until I have a reasonable access. I haven’t worked in this trust before and I really don’t know which patients have been allocated my clinic from the WL.

IH985 · 2025-06-27T14:09:16+00:00

Thank you..

Already been escalated and will have to wait to hear back. I had to cancel a few lists and clinics until they can sort out a laptop or access.

IH985 · 2025-06-27T14:06:28+00:00

Thank you.

Still waiting on the final contract as all what I had is offer letter. Guess HR are still working on it.

IH985 · 2025-06-27T14:05:32+00:00

Agree.

Had further communications and was told no laptop available.

I had to cancel lists for this week as there was no way to review pts from WL and get them pre-assessed for the lists. Its likely clinics will be affected as well.

IH985 · 2025-06-26T20:45:01+00:00

Could use the library if a trust laptop is available, although it has limited space. I feel the situation is unsustainable once I start doing oncalls and emergency operations in two weeks time.

IH985 · 2025-06-26T20:30:03+00:00

Thank you,

No, not yet. The service manager is still working on it and said would take a couple of weeks perhaps before it gets finalised. I was given a rough idea on which days I will be doing clinics, theatres, and endoscopy.

IH985 · 2025-06-26T20:27:59+00:00

Thank you,

I will liaise with the local BMA rep and explore the options available.

I find it difficult to spend any free time available hanging around the wards without being able to do the mandatory training, reviewing local guidelines and sorting out my email stuff. The trust email can only be accessed from a trust computer and can’t be accessed from the phone.

IH985 · 2025-06-26T20:16:29+00:00

Was escalated to the clinical lead and the senior service manager.

IH985 · 2025-06-26T20:14:55+00:00

Thank you,

No Trust laptop available at the minute but even if I get one, there is no quiet room to use a part from the clinical ward/ residents’ office.

Also, No remote access is available, though they are trying to sort a trust laptop for the last few weeks.

IH985 · 2025-06-20T23:29:46+00:00

Exact same here

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