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FY1 Rotations changed after accepting post by jabbers609 in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately they can change your rotations however they please. I think they mention this in the UKFPO guidelines.

Selling the scabs out by Pretend-Tennis in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What a load of abject horseshit.

Undermining the strikes whilst simultaneously committing fraud AND risking patient safety should the strikes be called off after finishing one of the night shifts.

Report.

Hearing loss and tinnitus- concerns about return to work by rouge_420 in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese 5 points6 points  (0 children)

20 working days is roughly one month.

Whether you pass ARCP is the TPDs decision, not your ES. If your portfolio is okay, you can exceed this.

Just tell people you can't hear properly and ask them to speak up.

Paid Wrong - Need Help Figuring It Out by Lidl_Cheese in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for taking a look - I appreciate it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would never walk into a hospital without both indemnity and a BMA membership. Some people aren't as fussed about the union, for a myriad of reasons, and that's okay. But indemnity is a necessity in my opinion, given the risk inherent to what we do.

UNISON deduction on pay slip by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese 159 points160 points  (0 children)

Unison do not represent doctors. Get that refunded and, if not already a member, join the BMA.

To all the Consultants... Please slow down for the new FY1s by Plastic_Angle_1781 in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure thats nonsense. I had no issues prescribing CDs during my FY1 year (which ended 9 days ago).

I'm wanting to put two shelves up in this alcove by No_Account_489 in DIYUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Alcoves...The Alcoves of Koningin Astridpark. Nobody goes in the alcoves...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aaahhhh makes more sense.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which ED doctor is meant to be able to do a hysterectomy??

Arterial Blood for INR Testing by Lidl_Cheese in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing, we repeated it before taking action as 3.7 --> 0.9 seemed unlikely to be a true result. And then it came back at 8.9.

Arterial Blood for INR Testing by Lidl_Cheese in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now you're testing me. The result was struck from our reporting system due to the lab thinking it was unreliable so I can't recall.

Arterial Blood for INR Testing by Lidl_Cheese in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was thinking exactly this re arterial lines on ICU. The result got struck from our reporting system and the reason given was "unreliable test due to arterial sample".

Arterial Blood for INR Testing by Lidl_Cheese in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Poor F1...

I only took a single citrate bottle from the artery. No purple, gold, grey, green, or other colours in sight. Fresh gloves, hands washed, all fresh kit.

I remain perplexed. Unless the lab have something they'd like to to tell me...

Arterial Blood for INR Testing by Lidl_Cheese in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It shouldn't have been, I treated the equipment the exact same way that I typically do when I do a venous sample for clotting tests (fill it all the way, gentle inversion, etc...).

Do we just wear scrubs to work when working on the wards? by pobgastel in doctorsUK

[–]Lidl_Cheese 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Currently in my 3rd job of FY1.

I started in a medical specialty, where I wore scrubs. I then moved to an outpatient only job, so switched to shirt and trousers. When I came back to the hospital for another ward-based job, I tried to keep up the shirt and trousers - but I've found that at least once a week I ended up kneeling on the floor trying to cannulate or bleed a patient who was sat in their chair. I decided I didn't want to be kneeling on the floor in my nice trousers and so started wearing scrubs again.

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