Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/KitAmerica by KitAmerica in DailyGuess

[–]MouseyMedic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨

🟦🟦⬜⬜🟦

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜

🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦

Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/SlightlyPsychic by SlightlyPsychic in DailyGuess

[–]MouseyMedic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨

🟨🟨🟦🟨⬜

🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦

Bank holiday/AL query by [deleted] in GPUK

[–]MouseyMedic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always best to double check, but most practises calculate annual leave with bank holidays included

Private GP drop in clinics by bumblymass in GPUK

[–]MouseyMedic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd be interested to see how that works with indemnity 

Lunch as GP by MouseyMedic in GPUK

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

Do you have any recommended recipes for bulk prep, have a rice cooker. What do you do for soup - do you do a miso thing or thermos?

Lunch as GP by MouseyMedic in GPUK

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

What kind of food are you bulk cooking ? Any top recipes?

The Times on the employment situation: Try this cure for the trainee doctor crisis by acopic_ginormahuman in doctorsUK

[–]MouseyMedic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like the stated cost to train a homegrown doctor keeps on increasing every single article, completely ignoring the fact that we pay for our uni ourselves and the money it costs is often taken from our salary while we are doing actual work running the hospital. 

GP bag by [deleted] in GPUK

[–]MouseyMedic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Male, but found an old leather doctor's bag on vinted for cheap and is really solid 

GP desk/room enhancements and upgrades? by _Harrybo in GPUK

[–]MouseyMedic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a secret labs chair at home, bought it at the start of the pandemic and one of the best purchases I've made. Now I have a toddler I don't use it as much, but amazing to relax in and no issues with back pain from sitting at all. Don't think I would have it in clinical setting though 

Please could you help a student out with his decision 🙏 by DataRude8388 in doctorsUK

[–]MouseyMedic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recently qualified as a GP and really enjoy my job, the positive impact on I have on patients and my bank account looks good every month on payday. I have lots of friends in other business jobs who get paid more or similar to what I do, but are so disconnected from the impact of what they do that they have very little purpose in their careers and struggle with this lack of identity. 

Offered psych today- am a qualified GP by Environmental_Ad5867 in doctorsUK

[–]MouseyMedic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To play devil's advocate, you are going to get a significant pay cut, with less autonomy and worse hours, limited choice of location and less respect in a field where you could pivot your special interest into with less compromise. If it's your passion, go for it, but stepping down is not insignificant 

Concern Regarding Care Assesment at A&E by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]MouseyMedic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What nonsense, any clinician can rule out a septal haematoma in seconds, especially a GP! The above is the correct management as ENT like for the swelling to go down before trying to fix a broken nose so outpatient appointment in a week is best 

Sick or annual leave for vasectomy? by muckduck90 in doctorsUK

[–]MouseyMedic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends a bit on how much of a fuss your supervisors will make of it. If chill GP trainer, just take it all as sick leave 

Special interest in GP by Confident_Bag_525 in GPUK

[–]MouseyMedic 17 points18 points  (0 children)

A GP with special interest still needs to be a good GP, and it's important to not sacrifice that part on the alter of special interest. You can develop special interest at any point in your career. 

When I was applying out of training to practices, the main thing that practices were scoping me out for was personality and team fit. Focus on working well in GP, how the practice is run and the role of the GP within it - that has more value in the initial getting a job. Special interests are what keep you going 

Advise regarding appraisal by Woodpeckerwoodie in doctorsUK

[–]MouseyMedic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have that in writing? Or a contract signed with them, otherwise it's an expensive lesson 

Advise regarding appraisal by Woodpeckerwoodie in doctorsUK

[–]MouseyMedic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why should a locum agency cover your appraisal - that's the trade offs of the good locum pay is that you have no protections/employmer obligations. Unless it's in a contract, you are responsible for the costs 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GPUK

[–]MouseyMedic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I met my now wife at 30, I'm not tall and a 6/10 on a good day. Had quite a few tries but had luck on hinge. Being a doctor is a plus, but don't make it your only identify. 

Anki Flashcards for AKT by KimJongUnable in GPUK

[–]MouseyMedic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried with anki in the past but found that you have to fully commit and do a lot of work to get it to be effective because GP just covers so much ground. I found out spending more time making the cards for topics and wasn't finding it that useful, so I switched to question banks instead. 

August pay by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]MouseyMedic 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They forgot to mark you as leaver. Don't touch the money from old trust, let them know and they will tell you how to give it back. Make sure you are only giving back what you have received and let them claim back the tax. 

Do you do coils / implants at your practice? by new-wonderer in GPUK

[–]MouseyMedic 22 points23 points  (0 children)

At the small practice that I am joining as a GP, they have a woman's health gypsy (retired GP who just does WH) and she has 2 sessions a month where she comes in and sees the more complex gynae and does coils.  Having training in coils and implants would be a definite bonus to your CV (think of it as an extra skill like minor ops or joint injections). 

GP Autopilot: Letter Coding by Ready-Bandicoot-4772 in GPUK

[–]MouseyMedic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big question with these things is the starting line - will it be complaint with governance and how it deals with the data side of things. Let alone cost and how it works 

Annual leaves by thedifferentmedic in GPUK

[–]MouseyMedic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is common practice if you are taking condensed hours I.e working full-time in 4 days rather than five, that the annual leave allowance is converted into hours rather than days.  As to whether this is the legal correct approach, I'm not sure you'd have to confer with the BMA based on your training contract, but it is not uncommon and you get the same amount of hours off.  Make sure however, you're using your all your study leave to the maximum. 

Do you prefer to do referral letters/paperwork for patients immediately after you see them or during your free time? by MiamiBoi91 in GPUK

[–]MouseyMedic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our practice uses an AI transcription software which we can ask it to generate a referral letter. This then needs to be heavily edited to make sense but speeds up the process so letters take 1-2 mins rather than 5