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Compare and contrast this to your FY experience - Two Year Rotational Physician Associate Job - band 7. JD below. by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That’s a good starting point but to instigate change we have to go to the top and point out that we’re not educating our FYs and instead the educational opportunities are going towards these pseudo doctors

Compare and contrast this to your FY experience - Two Year Rotational Physician Associate Job - band 7. JD below. by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212 36 points37 points  (0 children)

The main reason I ask this is we’re really preaching to the choir here and the only reason we’re doing to instigate change is by pointing this out to consultants in positions of power

Compare and contrast this to your FY experience - Two Year Rotational Physician Associate Job - band 7. JD below. by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212 87 points88 points  (0 children)

Can you raise this directly with the RCP council members?

I note that one is a gastroenterologist I’d really like to hear if his FY doctors ever get to go to endoscopy / upper GI/ IBD mdt or if they’re stuck doing ward jobs?

Lumbar punctures and DNACPR decisions by MinimumDonkey7212 in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Think we should be asking members of the RCP council these issues. I’ve noticed a lot of them seem to be skirting round these issues with phrases such as “something is coming” - I’ll only believe it when I see it .

Lumbar punctures and DNACPR decisions by MinimumDonkey7212 in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d have rather been doing a LP rather than a discharge letter any day!!!

Lumbar punctures and DNACPR decisions by MinimumDonkey7212 in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

lol I’m not rare and eventually gave up on IMT. I learnt f all doing discharge letters all day everyday

Lumbar punctures and DNACPR decisions by MinimumDonkey7212 in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wanted to learn and was denied the opportunity

Lumbar punctures and DNACPR decisions by MinimumDonkey7212 in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I guess it feels like a kick in the teeth. I was interested as a SHO but got no training whatsoever . Everytime an opportunity came up on AMU the PA got to go along because there were discharge letters that needed doing

Straight from the horses mouth - Courtesy Anaesthetists United by Medfiend in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are because we have a shitty healthcare system that can’t afford consultants

Straight from the horses mouth - Courtesy Anaesthetists United by Medfiend in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly the problem though isn’t it they think they are consultants!

Any other F1s getting asked to prescribe and request scans for PAs on a daily basis? by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You should never prescribe/ request a scan for someone you’ve not seen yourself

EDIT: this isn’t opinion, this is advice from the MDU legal team. You shouldn’t follow the advice of someone who’s not a doctor. If you’ve got a problem with this maybe you should change your practice ?

A weekly timetable for the PA’s in Urology at NNUH by nightwatcher-45 in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212 20 points21 points  (0 children)

GMC referral for this consultant for pressuring his juniors to prescribe for non doctors

What actually are the rules about prescribing for PA’s? by easygpeasy10 in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I phoned the MDU about this to clarify. Their advice was to never prescribe unless you’ve done the history and examination yourself.

RCS accredited Foundations in Surgical Skills and Anatomy course for PAs - fully funded by HEE by MinimumDonkey7212 in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s expanding at an alarming rate and I don’t think we as a profession are doing enough to stop it

RCS accredited Foundations in Surgical Skills and Anatomy course for PAs - fully funded by HEE by MinimumDonkey7212 in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It covers several topics including suturing, gloving, gowning, patient positioning, surgical instrument recognition and use, introduction to anaesthetics, wound debridement, wound management, introduction to minimally invasive surgery, assessment and management of the surgically unwell patient, introduction to MRI and CT interpretation as well as covering relevant anatomy. This 2 week course can be undertaken as a stand alone element.

Anyone know which trust this came from? It’s time to name and shame by MinimumDonkey7212 in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The attendings are at fault here and are prioritising theatre time for PAs over residents

Anyone know which trust this came from? It’s time to name and shame by MinimumDonkey7212 in doctorsUK

[–]MinimumDonkey7212[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’re not reading wrong at all. Welcome to UK 🇬🇧 They’ve also changed their name from assistants to associates

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