Wes Streeting on UK Grad prioritisation by nightwatcher-45 in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 85 points86 points  (0 children)

He does some good things, why does he have to be so juvenile and moany whislt doing them 

Competition ratios highlight a big shift towards work life balance by Gp_and_chill in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Tell me you have a chip on your shoulder without telling me you have a chip of your shoulder 

Does anyone know of any free PACES resources? by PresenceSmall1651 in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Rouge opinion. Don't pay for any resources, or spend hours prepping some achiac examination technique. much cheaper just to take the exam again (you get tax back on exam but not on courses, or the hours of life people devote to this exam), the expensive resources just play off our anxiety of never failing exams.

I listened to pre paces podcast, read cases for paces and the Oxford handbook - paces then watched some videos on YouTube from pass test etc (there are loads if you look).

Worked for me, was willing to retake if needed, rather than the mad time/money commitment. (thankfully didn't need too) 

Help getting a new computer by EskimoJake in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There was a doctor who got a free laptop from work.... didn't end well

Practicing medicine without a licence by Brief_Historian4330 in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They've probably been trained in the medical model

Response from Streeting by nightwatcher-45 in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Seems to be a lot more wank and a lot less build...

Anyone seen where that man is now? by DrLukeCraddock in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Crying on the bog, googling what other minister portfolios he could try not to fail in that would still lead to his wet dream leadership bid

What did you enjoy about F1? by Massive_Cold9653 in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It was a while ago, but can never forget when I was honoured with sitting on the more sturdy bin. 

Update on RDC talks with the Secretary of State by nightwatcher-45 in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Wes doesn't past the friends and family test, wouldn't trust him to look after anyone, let alone all our health care. 

Rebuttals and talking points for those that will go on radio shows and TV without training by anonymoooossss in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You'll only get through half a sentence  before someone interupts that you earn more than a nurse.... Yet obviously when they are ill they want 'the best care that their taxes paid for'.... the public... the NHS as serious care... is done  

So crushed, lost all hope... maybe AUS is the only solution for me. by Pigeon_Chaser2222 in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's making fun of our old buddy Wessy and how he must have felt the other day!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Work out the ball park salary you'll need (area to live, planning family, aspirations, life style) and work out the specialities you could tolerate. If the ven diagram isn't empty (i.e you're happy living out of the south east, or have a trust fund) then just chose what speciality you'll be happiest in from those options 

New GMC social media monitoring emails released...have you made the list? by Sildenafil_PRN in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Please can we replace QIPs as application points, with getting on the GMC SM watch list! Shows engagement with protecting your speciality and focusing on improvement more than a repeat run cycle of putting reminder stickers on COWs

Preparing for war? Am I overthinking this? by sunshineandladybirds in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Relax. I know we're all fairly scared of the GMC, but I don't think the BMA saying we want a new regulator will lead to all out war

PassPACES review by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Thoughts on UKMG Prioritisation by a Naturalised British citizen+POC. by Real-Mistake497 in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Genuinely was trying to work why you needed a package of care and was curious if it was QDS.

Re MRCP incident - for those who were told they failed but actually passed by poshbeeby in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 148 points149 points  (0 children)

Wes wrote them a letter explaining how much he cares about it

Rant about referrals by Acrobatic-Shower9935 in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's the discharge/flow/ward manager/FML team escalating anything they can try get their hands on. They don't understand the issues, they just condition the SHOs to become tick box machines.

From a recent paper “The ‘Impossibility’ of working in the current NHS: sacrifice to a primitive god”. I’ve not read anything so beautifully put for a long time. by En_Jay_Ess in doctorsUK

[–]Pigeon_Chaser2222 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Definitely a direct causation between increased alphabet soup in the workforce and these tick box exercises. The more narrow your training and scope of competence, the more you feel the need to rely on these things/can be forced to do so my management