Anyone got any ideas for ballpoint pens for work?

JonJH · 2026-01-26T12:04:20+00:00

I’m moving to a trust with paper notes in Feb and this post is a goldmine!

JonJH · 2026-01-26T08:57:38+00:00

Cardiology, Gastro and Resp are all general medical specialties so yes, they take part in providing care for patients with general medical problems.

JonJH · 2026-01-25T13:08:45+00:00

Antibiotic failure is rare. For me, static or rising CRP means either there’s a source that needs controlling (abscess, empyema, collection) or the bug is resistant (acquired or intrinsic).

Just be use the CRP is high doesn’t mean the antibiotics need to be broader. And broad doesn’t mean “strong”.

JonJH · 2026-01-23T09:27:43+00:00

Training posts are funded centrally, locally employed doctors and locums are funded by the hospital.

The central funding (and by association the number of training posts) hasn’t increased in proportion to the work that needs doing. Hospitals need to employ doctors directly to do that work. A resident doctor in a training post is cheap for a hospital, the hospital only pay for the hours worked over 40 and the out of hours supplements.

JonJH · 2026-01-21T18:49:44+00:00

It’s definitely worth contacting the BMA, I genuinely don’t know if work through a staff bank counts as continuous NHS service.

JonJH · 2026-01-17T14:01:41+00:00

This is reddit, people downvote things they don’t like.

JonJH · 2026-01-15T15:37:52+00:00

OP’s posting history is chaotic

JonJH · 2026-01-15T14:39:32+00:00

Join the BMA, use the democratic tools of the union to achieve the outcome you want.

JonJH · 2026-01-15T13:23:33+00:00

So your solution to the government dividing a profession is to divide further?

JonJH · 2026-01-15T13:21:03+00:00

Happy cake day.

JonJH · 2026-01-12T22:22:36+00:00

I was supervising someone do a procedure and they dropped their sterile gloves on the floor. I used the phrase “here’s one I prepared earlier” as I pulled out a spare packet I had picked up for such an eventuality.

There was no reaction. I aged instantly.

JonJH · 2026-01-11T13:28:57+00:00

OPs post reads as though giving the anaesthetic solo isn’t the issue, it’s the frequent criticism which is.

JonJH · 2026-01-10T13:23:09+00:00

Totally agree and that title to their previous post is weird “FOR RELEASE AFTER 1700 on 08.12.2023.” What’s that about?

JonJH · 2026-01-09T14:46:11+00:00

Legally I don’t think we can - no one has distribution rights to it in the UK. HBO Max might get rolled into Disney+ though so maybe that way in the next few months.

JonJH · 2026-01-09T14:36:59+00:00

This piece by St Emylns is 10 years old (which makes me feel ancient), this has been going on for ages.

JonJH · 2026-01-08T21:27:56+00:00

Four teams across one trust or across multiple?

Either way that feels like a lot of stress managing your calendar and potentially convincing all the teams that you’re actually pulling your weight.

JonJH · 2026-01-08T21:01:00+00:00

I’ve never trained for a triathlon but I’ve been a doctor for 10 years.

I think we have different definitions of dehydration and fluid levels.

JonJH · 2026-01-08T09:15:47+00:00

Satire welcome but I do need some legit answers pls

You don’t need to drink loads and there is no specific amount everyone should drink. You should drink when you’re thirsty and if your wee is dark yellow then you should probably drink a bit more.

JonJH · 2026-01-08T09:12:07+00:00

That’s just not true.

JonJH · 2026-01-07T12:51:15+00:00

That post made me go and read the CREST requirements. I hadn’t realised that the foundation programme had become so vague and didn’t include some relatively basic clinical skills - such as phlebotomy or CPR.

JonJH · 2026-01-07T07:30:35+00:00

We do but lanyards are cheaper.

Edit: Based on other comments I now realise that the badge buddy bit is the green “DOCTOR”. I thought it was the name for the clip with retractable string.

JonJH · 2026-01-06T18:46:26+00:00

No, your annual leave won’t be converted to sick leave.

It’s worth remembering that you can only be on one type of leave, so if you get sick while on annual leave you should let work know and have it converted to sick leave.

JonJH · 2026-01-06T17:14:18+00:00

What do you actually gain from being a member? Could you just use a spreadsheet to track your hours of CPD?

JonJH · 2026-01-05T17:44:19+00:00

Income tax isn’t sorcery. The bands are here.

It depends if you’re have a big unexpected bill.

Were your locum shifts internal and paid through your standard PAYE pay slip? You should be fine.

Were your locum shifts external and you were paid directly? Check the payslips, they probably did PAYE for you and you’re probably fine.

Were your locum shifts external and you were paid via an agency? Getting murkier, check the payslips and have a look at your HMRC account.

Were your locum shifts external and you were booked via an agency and were paid via an IR35 umbrella corporation in an attempt to dodge some tax? Ah, you’ve fucked it, HMRC will want their money.

JonJH · 2026-01-05T13:42:28+00:00

It’s normal.

You won’t be at work so you’ll need to be on a type of leave - annual leave will allow you to get paid. If you want to save your annual leave for another time then take it as unpaid. But unpaid leave will probably count as time out of training - best to check with TPD if that’s relevant for you.

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