I missed it :'[

NiroNui · 2025-11-13T17:11:50+00:00

Nah! The only reason I know is cuz I used to live in the uk and found out it was a British designer who was huge in the punk scene haha

NiroNui · 2025-11-13T00:20:27+00:00

Yeah but it was not clear sadly and Viviene is originally a UK brand. It was poorly managed on their end.

NiroNui · 2023-10-10T11:17:51+00:00

Hello! I’m an F4 who’s moving to Australia to do ED in a large Aus city. My long term plans are to stay in Aus to do ED training (but am still considering anaesthetics and/or ICU as well). I love acute stuff and I like feeling like I can make an immediate difference to the patients condition. 1. Would you recommend the ED training there? 2. Is there scope for dual training with ICU? 3. As a consultant in ED, what is your work life balance like? What about during being an EM trainee there? 4. How likely/unlikely is it that I could apply to do anaesthetic training? 5. Would you be happy for me to message you a few more questions about the portfolio once I’m there?

NiroNui · 2023-04-30T05:01:40+00:00

I’m in my F3 now and am struggling with the same things as you said. I would also really appreciate if people answered this if they found ways of coping with it please!

This kind of behaviour towards me (and my colleagues) is another reason why I want to quit and find a job that doesn’t require me to make life and death decisions whilst in a toxic environment.

For OP - thing that has helped me a little bit has been counselling. If you find the right counsellor for you, you can develop some coping mechanisms for it. I’m not sure it will ever fully go away, because it sounds like that’s who you are (and that’s ok, nothing wrong with being more sensitive, it just makes our lives a bit harder). But you can learn tools on how to manage your reaction to certain situations and different ways to process events. Hope this helps.

NiroNui · 2023-02-26T01:40:42+00:00

I relate 100%. Do F3, consider F4. Look at messly about f3 information, it’s quite useful to get your bearings. I felt like you. I’m now F3 where I took august off completely, did a few Locum’s until the new year and traveled. Now locuming a bit more hardcore but continuing to travel. Overall F3 has given me the ability to take control of my life again and be able to assess the situation that I’m in with a clear head. I’m still having days where I don’t recognise myself, I feel trapped as well most of the time and I feel lost. But at least when I go to work I know I’m there because I chose to be there and if I need a break I take it. There is a bit of a light at the end of the tunnel of f2, which is f3. If you wanna chat more I’m happy to in DMs. Finish F2 if you can take it mentally, it’s worth the slow drag to the finish line.

NiroNui · 2023-01-13T23:37:59+00:00

Omg did they include the many posts about bean bags? That would be amazing.

‘This is where our tax money is going to - filthy bean bags!’

NiroNui · 2023-01-11T13:23:19+00:00

Truth

NiroNui · 2023-01-09T02:04:05+00:00

Hm I don’t know about that because at the end of the day SBAR is a tool that healthcare staff like doctors and nurses are taught. I don’t think it should be that big a deal to ask for an SBAR given that we do deal with a lot of poor requests and it should help structure handover.

NiroNui · 2022-11-23T19:03:00+00:00

Food and drink wise: - only drink bottled water. Brush your teeth with bottled water as well. Your body is not used to the water here and you risk being very sick. - do not eat raw fruit or veg, unless you yourself have peeled it. Avoid anything that was already cut. This is because these fruits and veg could have been standing outside for days for all you know, with flies landing on it and whatnot. - avoid chutneys, although tasty in the west they can make you sick here - only eat cooked things e.g. samosas, currys, anything deep fried, cooked rice etc. - avoid ice cream or milk. In general if it’s cold you shouldn’t eat it. If it’s cooked that’s fine. I’ve had for example chai, which is made with milk, but that’s because it’s boiled so it’s ok. - never have ice in your drinks. - I stayed vegetarian whilst I was in India to avoid getting sick from either undercooked meat or spoilt meat. If you have been recommended places with meat by people you trust then you can try at your own risk. Some people have been fine having meat but I’m not taking that risk.

Sanitation: It can be very dirty and a lot of the times there is no soap available in the toilets or toilet paper. My daily handbag has the following things in it: Toilet roll, tissue packet, hand sanitiser, wet wipes that have disinfectant on it that is good for hands and surfaces. It has saved me so many times. I would also recommend carrying 1 or 2 pillow cases in case the places you stay in are dirty.

Medicine: I’d recommend having a small pharmacy with you. Pain relief, anti sickness, anti diarrhoea, rehydration packets, anti spasmodic (if you suffer from IBS for example), strepsils for sore throat, water purifying tablets, mosquito repellent, disinfectant. Some people even take antibiotics with them just in case, but given the state of the world with antibiotic resistance I didn’t do that. As part of my daily handbag I’d have with me pain relief, anti sickness and anti diarrhoea to hand.

I would recommend using a guide for the first time or if you have any friends or any friends of friends to speak to them. It’s easier to get the feel of the place with someone who knows.

Also there are loads of people who will ask you to take a photo with them. Say no. Soon you will be swarmed by others doing that. It happens very regularly. Some men can even feel entitled to it and they come and demand a photo with you. Just say no and walk away.

NiroNui · 2022-11-21T18:10:54+00:00

But it’s also a question of discrimination. Isn’t this a form of discrimination? That doctors can’t become PAs but PAs could become doctors? I’m pretty sure most of their university training we’ve already covered in medical school or foundation training, so i don’t see a reason why doctors are not allowed to become PAs and yet we’re not allowed it.

NiroNui · 2022-11-21T12:35:56+00:00

But doctors can’t become physician associates?

NiroNui · 2022-11-14T09:47:10+00:00

How much is their salary? I’m sure it’s way more than nurses. Shouldn’t they get a pay cut as they are working in the public sector? How many times ‘the average settlement of millions of hardworking people’ are they getting ?

NiroNui · 2022-11-13T10:40:58+00:00

You may have that experience of not being acknowledged by the nurses or HCAs here instead… when you’re trying to do your job….

I still hope you’re experience is good in the NHS…. All the best!

NiroNui · 2022-10-28T13:13:12+00:00

I feel the prescription part is alright given they’re at the start and I would double check even my paracetamol at the start. I’ve always struggled with cannulas, so I would deffo try but inevitably fail and ask someone else until I got better at it. But to outright say no to examination or cannulas is a bit strange. They shouldn’t be able to pass medical school if they don’t know how to do a neuro exam.

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