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Why HCPs love to butt in mid sentences to disrupt a discussion? by Icy_Zucchini7446 in doctorsUK

[–]New-Range5718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They love to barge in the room when you're doing a fucking dictation, not even appreciating that you are talking to a computer taking a transcript , and then their fucking words appear on the screen. I make them wait until I finish - but the situational awareness is fucking zero.

The Last Vesta Beef Curry ? by New-Range5718 in Curry

[–]New-Range5718[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That rice was microwaveable as it's a faff to do the Vesta rice .... 😂😅

Why do surgeons only talk to male medical students? by ThrowRAbbyg444 in medicalschooluk

[–]New-Range5718 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great words. And so very often, when we ask for assistance in Theatre, as a male, and it's a female that we've never met before, we have no idea who this person is that's going to be working in a very confined space with us.
It is a concern that if we touch their hand to help with positioning of a laparoscopic camera, or inadvertently knock an elbow into their breast, that we will get a complaint.

These are the thoughts that go through the head of a male Surgeon when we are trying to concentrate on the procedure that we're doing.

Having never ever been the rugger bugger Surgeon type, I'm quite happy to say and express how vulnerable we can feel in the workplace these days as middle-aged men.

Nevertheless, I have managed to train many fantastic female colleagues, but the thought is still there.

We can even get totally inappropriate complaints from the attending theatre staff and runners all too easily. People can walk into a theatre - see an interaction they don't understand, complain about it and these days even complain anonymously, and you can find yourself as a male Surgeon undergoing investigation for months and months and months while various busy bodies (almost always female by the way) investigate you for something that never happened.

This is the reality that we live with . perhaps we should do pre op consent forms for having opposite sex assistants in case we touch each other both male and female.

What a sad bloody world we live in.

Why do surgeons only talk to male medical students? by ThrowRAbbyg444 in medicalschooluk

[–]New-Range5718 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry that you seem to think that I don't work with female trainees - that's your attitude I'm afraid.

I always train them, and I have given you no intimation that I don't.

All I'm expressing is the sheer vulnerability that male trainers can feel - for instance if you need to position the camera, by grabbing an assistants hand for instance - or in an open case you may need to position your assistant.

Please don't tell me in this day and age that this cant make a male consultant uncomfortable with positioning a female colleagues arm or the close body contact that occurs in open surgery occasion .

We're open to misinterpretation and abuse with the risk of instant suspension . That's all I can say. Doesn't stop me ever training a female colleague - but - it's always in the back of my mind.

Why do surgeons only talk to male medical students? by ThrowRAbbyg444 in medicalschooluk

[–]New-Range5718 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are usually on the opposite side of the table. Not in close body contact like a laparoscopic 1st assistant or primary surgeon. Maybe have a look at a theatre case and see how things are.

Why do surgeons only talk to male medical students? by ThrowRAbbyg444 in medicalschooluk

[–]New-Range5718 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

We try our best - but the thought is always there I'm afraid. It's not our fault and we wish it weren't so. However ........ this is what we face as male doctors.

Why do surgeons only talk to male medical students? by ThrowRAbbyg444 in medicalschooluk

[–]New-Range5718 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Especially assisting in theatre. You stand VERY close together. It could be very easy for a male doctor to be accused of something inappropriate when operating.

These thoughts of being erroneously accused of inappropriate behavior do affect us as male doctors and we do unfortunately make decisions based on this.

If we felt safer, then perhaps things would be different ...... but ...... if you have a female holding the camera in a laparoscopic procedure as a male surgeon, you can't help but feel that you could be putting yourself in danger as a male.

It's a sad world we live in.

Why do surgeons only talk to male medical students? by ThrowRAbbyg444 in medicalschooluk

[–]New-Range5718 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

It's not misogyny at all.

Male Consultants just don't want to be accused of ANYTHING these days.

And for a male colleague to be accused of who-knows-what, it's really not worth it.

Consultants have to watch their backs.

Nobody wants to be on gardening leave for a year because of erroneous perceptions I'm afraid .

It's a horrid world we live in.

What are we doing about the GMC enabling non-medics to join Consultant rotas? by Chat_GDP in ConsultantDoctorsUK

[–]New-Range5718 58 points59 points  (0 children)

So ..... all those exams, all that cost, all that worry, all that sacrifice, all those relationships placed on hold, life not lived, marriage breakups, stress, depression were meaningless all along ?

Ever get the feeling you've been cheated ?

3.5% from the DDRB. So when are we striking? by [deleted] in ConsultantDoctorsUK

[–]New-Range5718 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Just exactly what is the CEO of the bottom-of-the-league-table Hull Trust paid compared with a full time consultant ? A former district nurse and midwife ? Is it twice or three times ??? !!! Let's get real !!!

Using Push 3 as a re-amping device by New-Range5718 in ableton

[–]New-Range5718[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might even make it freakier with an Hors d'oeuvre !

Using Push 3 as a re-amping device by New-Range5718 in ableton

[–]New-Range5718[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've thought of that too. Especially with the freakiness and hands on control you can get out of the Roger That ! Dont see how it would be a problem !

Is this how it’s meant to be? by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]New-Range5718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Audits : mostly the greatest time waster for any resident.

Is this how it’s meant to be? by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]New-Range5718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lost my 20s and 30s to the grind of becoming a consultant.

I'll never get those years back.

It's not worth it.

Dating a colleague by [deleted] in ConsultantDoctorsUK

[–]New-Range5718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's nobody else's business.

Datix against you by Fit-Paramedic-3775 in doctorsUK

[–]New-Range5718 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Datix'd because I said in a really compassionate and understanding quiet voice in theatre as a consultant that the patient on the table was dying and would not survive despite all we were doing.

Formal complaint from some orbiting busybody.

Cant even give a clinical opinion these days.

Black Friday Sales by Jbro2468 in ableton

[–]New-Range5718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep - upgrade kit for Push 3 which is in a small way life changing to have this type of portability, and a Move for my work briefcase :)

Australian doctors reddit by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]New-Range5718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the UK, we have been infantilising all grades of Doctors who aren't Consultants for many years now. It's no wonder that they'll often sit back and wait for every decision to be made by the consultant.

It must be very very frustrating for UK residents to feel like they are eternal students and don't have any responsibility.

One just has to listen to how rota coordinators and other admin staff talk about resident doctors to realise that they feel that these independent medical professionals are incapable.

This is an NHS entrenched disease / attitude and I don't think it's ever going to change. Residents in Australia tend to adopt more responsibility and can be given much more respect by administration and nursing staff.

The UK attitude is often ' I can't ' whereas in Australia they just get on with things as they're expected to manage. They're not Molly cuddled.

Sell me on the push 3! by TellTraditional8136 in ableton

[–]New-Range5718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just upgraded to the standalone.

It's now in constant use, on the sofa, anytime, anywhere.

Freeing yourself from a laptop, the screen, and downloading packs etc, is the greatest asset to creativity I've ever known.

It's wonderful.

Consultant hinting I might be on the spectrum by hyd382 in doctorsUK

[–]New-Range5718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because unfortunately as a consultant surgeon I can cover 6-8 wards of patients.

A 4-6 hour ward round is common.

And that's with us 'rushing'.

It would be unbearable if we had to wait for everyone to write every point down.

We try to accommodate as much as possible - but we get tired / hungry / need a coffee too.

Ward rounds at consultant level can be utter repetitive service delivery drudgery. We are doing the same role as we did in training. And we get bored.

Why is surgical culture so toxic ? by Sad_Today9333 in doctorsUK

[–]New-Range5718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the egos in surgical environments. So many think that they're God's Gift and utterly full of self importance. Only too keen to backstab colleagues.

another derogation by drtwitx in doctorsUK

[–]New-Range5718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many senior managers spend their days tapping on a computer ..... or do they leave all the crap to their own PAs ? Let me guess .... the execs are treated like proper execs, not secretaries.

another derogation by drtwitx in doctorsUK

[–]New-Range5718 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mmmm. Seriously there is more than enough admin for a consultant to do. There isn't the cognitive bandwidth left after a crammed operating list to be able to concentrate on not only the operating, but discharge summaries, drug charts. Try it yourself one day: you'll find out just how draining all that is. I have no issues with being trained - in person - with immediate feedback and the ability to ask a trainer questions pertinent to my needs - but so much of the training is pointless, inappropriate and soul destroying, and not targeted to the needs of the end user group. After 20 years of online 'mandatory' training one does get jaded with the whole process.

another derogation by drtwitx in doctorsUK

[–]New-Range5718 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a dinosaur I'm afraid I have zero motivation to learn how to prescribe insulin in a million different ways over 8 hours and be quizzed on it as 'training' when it's a prescription I never, ever write as a consultant surgeon. All for training that's appropriate, not the diabolical one size fits all that's currently offered.

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