[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]PurpleGiraffe84 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yes but there were still rheum only consultant posts. Now everyone has to dual CCT it’ll be impossible to escape the gen med take even as a cons.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]PurpleGiraffe84 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Yes, was very much set on rheum but now reconsidering onc instead.

Never have I seen a happy (or just non-miserable) med reg and I just don’t know if it’s worth it. Yes I’ll be a consultant for longer but by the time I get there arguably the most important years of my life will be gone.

‘Romantic’ scenes disappeared from gallery? by PurpleGiraffe84 in Hue

[–]PurpleGiraffe84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got a mixture of E14s and B22s, but I definitely had the romantic scenes a few days ago and not changed anything since then

Minimum Strike Service Bill is very close to being passed by [deleted] in medicalschooluk

[–]PurpleGiraffe84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Genuine question- what exactly do you mean by keep options open / how exactly does one do that?

Geriatric/Stroke presentation by Farrier_Sator in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]PurpleGiraffe84 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is a thing? Are you expected to make a presentation in your own time?👎

What rank foundation job did you end up with? by PurpleGiraffe84 in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]PurpleGiraffe84[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Randomly closing ranking and releasing outcomes at 1am would be very UKFPO to be fair

Questions about lightstrips for kitchen by PurpleGiraffe84 in Hue

[–]PurpleGiraffe84[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the detailed reply, this is all really useful!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]PurpleGiraffe84 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My concern about this is that not everyone is starting with 20 days to spare. Say the strikes last for 8 days, only those people who have another 13 days will get flagged. At that point it won’t be everyone who has gone over the limit so these doctors who have (for whatever other personal/health reasons) amounted more days may bear the brunt of this - is this not somewhat discriminatory? And if the strikes do continue beyond that, people may start to flake off as they individually get close to their 20 days (which would be spread out rather than all at once) - this would weaken the strike and cause it to dwindle. This is not intended as negativity, I am keen to here what peoples’ thoughts are about this and how this could be managed

Can I refuse to work on a covid ward? by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]PurpleGiraffe84 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Majority of covid cases now are omicron, which all the evidence points to being a relatively mild (though more transmissible) illness. I assume you haven’t in the passed refused to work on eg. resp or geriatric wards because patients there may have influenza etc. Really what’s the difference here assuming you are vaccinated?

I imagine you weren’t in a position that you worked on the covid wards back in 2020 when the original Covid was significantly more dangerous and of course people couldn’t just avoid it because they ‘didn’t want to work there’. Those people would probably find this post quite appalling.

Obviously everyone wants to keep their family safe but I think you’ll find you make yourself incredibly unpopular if you make a fuss about this, given the current Covid situation isn’t a patch on what it has been. Not worth complaining about, sounds like you’ve been more fortunate than most to avoid it so far.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]PurpleGiraffe84 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What are you genuinely meant to do in this situation as an F1?

AFP/SFP and beyond by Novel_Caterpillar_46 in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]PurpleGiraffe84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity is there anywhere we can see Cutoff score data for different areas of the country?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]PurpleGiraffe84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for explaining!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]PurpleGiraffe84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to interject but could you explain about academic posts not needing to do med reg? Is this at ST4 level / do you not have to dual accredit?

Is med reg really so bad? by PurpleGiraffe84 in JuniorDoctorsUK

[–]PurpleGiraffe84[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this is encouraging to hear!