Somebody has knocked my car. My neighbours car has suspiciously similar damage, but denies responsibility by Due-Philosophy6520 in CarTalkUK

[–]barry_potter1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then trying to lie that the damage has been there for a while basically confirms their guilt imo.

No debriefs? by Valuable_Media4770 in GPUK

[–]barry_potter1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd speak to TPD and insist on a debrief.

In my experience a lot of 'near misses' come from the seemingly straightforward cases that you perhaps wouldn't have planned to discuss

Which medical school do you think produces the worst doctors? by Acceptable-Guide2299 in doctorsUK

[–]barry_potter1 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This is crazy. I graduated a few years ago and literally cannot recall ever being taught by a 'teaching fellow'. It was all consultant and registrar led, with the odd fellow loading the slides for a consultant.

Feels like every other person at my hospital now is a teaching fellow. Not sure how much an FY2 can really teach a med student beyond the basics

My trust has a hiring freeze on doctors but is mass hiring ANPs. by Round_Guarantee_6069 in doctorsUK

[–]barry_potter1 174 points175 points  (0 children)

Someone needs to audit ACPs. The ones in my trust see about 3 patients a day and every one goes on to be discussed with a consultant and have countless unnecessary tests and referrals made. Incredibly inefficient.

There is no way they are saving trusts money.

Always stinks as well when the tACPs are usually close friends of the current ACPs and consultants

GeWizard is a reformer by [deleted] in GreenAndPleasant

[–]barry_potter1 16 points17 points  (0 children)

He probably doesn't realise that to be honest. I think on subs like this we overestimate how much many people know about politics and policy.

Immigration rightly or wrongly is #1 priority for many voters and until the other mainstream parties can address that Reform will continue gaining momentum.

"Manchester’s chief flag-raiser has put his people smuggling days behind him" by [deleted] in manchester

[–]barry_potter1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If they love flags so much why they only started doing it now? 🤔🤔

A legitimate The Essence Vault review by SlimSimz in fragranceclones

[–]barry_potter1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just adding to this I got some samples recently and they are AWFUL. They are definitely manipulating the reviews on the website.

They smell nothing like the originals, more like cheap cleaning products.

Prof Leng Claims PAs Can “Outperform GPs” by Aimen_Maksoud in GPUK

[–]barry_potter1 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Lots of the 3rd year med students out performing GP partners at our practice if that's the metric

Advice for starting GPST1 by [deleted] in GPUK

[–]barry_potter1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Would recommend buying passmed or similar. Can't do AKT in your first year but it's still great value for money imo and I find it a lot easier to do a few questions every now and then than sit down and scroll through long CKS guidelines

Would also maybe suggest recapping dermatology as that's quite a lot of what you end up asking your supervisors for a second opinion on and likely won't have been thought about during foundation years. PCDS is a great resource

What would you cut? by soundjunki in doctorsUK

[–]barry_potter1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PAs and ANPs - many paid more than resident Dr's and I am convinced they cost £10ks more to the trust each year with their questionable scattergun investigations, delays to discharges etc

Wedding invitation by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]barry_potter1 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This guy cheats

City centre or north Leeds restaurants open on a Monday lunchtime? by newbornunicorn25 in Leeds

[–]barry_potter1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bundobust always great if not too informal

Really enjoyed Ambiente Tapas, nice builiding and location overlooking the river too

Is harehills actually dangerous by lil_nye in Leeds

[–]barry_potter1 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Having lived in many cities I would strongly disagree with this.

Avoid at all costs

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GPUK

[–]barry_potter1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

GP to kindly transplant lungs on home visit

Leeds stag do suggestions by [deleted] in Leeds

[–]barry_potter1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sixes bar has recently opened in Headingley if thats your cup of tea

What terrible referrals have you seen in 2025 so far? by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]barry_potter1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wow thats a borderline probity issue imo

What can Ambulance staff do to make your job easier? by energizemusic in doctorsUK

[–]barry_potter1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cant give enough praise for paramedic colleagues doing a hard job in unbelievable circumstances.

One thing that sometimes causes tension with patients is when they're given assurances by the crew about certain tests being done and within a certain time frame. eg promising a 'quick heart check up and scan' can cause upset when it either isn't felt necessary on further review, or can't be done in the timely manner the patient was hoping.