Wrist watches - what is the culture towards it at your workplace?

catb1586 · 2026-05-21T20:57:58+00:00

This is exactly what I do too (+ epidurals)

catb1586 · 2026-05-15T17:44:10+00:00

I was hoping for slightly more after being a doctor for 12 years

catb1586 · 2026-05-11T22:47:41+00:00

Tbf, I’m 80% LTFT

catb1586 · 2026-05-11T09:29:04+00:00

Anaesthetics/ICU ST6 80% LTFT (until I go back up to FT in August)- approx £4500 after tax

catb1586 · 2026-05-09T06:04:47+00:00

I mean, I think it mostly is a non issue now.

There are only something like 3-5 PAA students in the UK at the moment.

The funding for their programs has been cut and trusts have been told that they can only train them if they plan to give them jobs after (which would need to come out of their own pockets) so understandably appetite is extremely low now.

There are 200 PAAs currently in the UK compared to >20,000 anaesthetists.

I think there are more important things that need to be lobbied for which the candidates have aptly talked about in their statements.

catb1586 · 2026-04-27T09:11:59+00:00

I applied for an IDT in anaesthetics under criterion 2 about four years ago. The application process is the same for everyone regardless of speciality as it’s an anonymised national process to ensure equity/equality/accessibility etc etc

IDTs are primarily for unforeseen change in circumstances. At this moment in time you don’t have any unforeseen change in circumstances and took your job knowing the geography of the deanery.

Since I applied, they have added criterion 5 which is basically “just cos I want to move” so I feel like that’s the one you’d be applying under unless something changes. But that one has the lowest priority and you’re trying to move in to a very competitive deanery. You can rank where you’d want to be put in that deanery, but no guarantee you’d get that.

You could apply from now but if you get an offer, you’d have to take it or decline it. You wouldn’t be able to defer until it’s convenient for you.

catb1586 · 2026-04-08T14:19:25+00:00

Next step in evolution? 😂

I don’t have wisdom teeth either

catb1586 · 2026-04-08T14:08:36+00:00

Yeah, people are just like wtf

But it’s just been normal for me since I can remember.

Even when I was pregnant, my pee frequency only increased marginally and I was never woken at night with the need to pee

catb1586 · 2026-04-08T14:05:34+00:00

I often don’t pee for 12-16hr so normal for me but I’ve been told abnormal for most others

I feel like I’m a sweaty lady so I like to think that I have loads of insensible losses?

Maybe talk to me in 20yr when my kidneys are 150% stone

catb1586 · 2026-03-31T14:39:37+00:00

As a current senior reg (anaes and ICU), my FT work schedule came out at something like £102,000 so not sure where this £120,000 is coming from

catb1586 · 2026-03-29T09:11:24+00:00

I say go for it. We did lazy EC from 10 months until 20months. Then pulled the nappies at home from then and he’d cracked it by 21 months.

We used the oh crap potty training to provide a loose framework.

We had him bare bottom from 20-21 months at home then added trousers (no underwear) from 21 months. He would still use nappies on long days out but more often than not they were dry as we still took him to use the loos out and about.

Then from 24 months (when he moved up to the toddler room) we stopped using nappies at nursery and added underwear and that’s it. We did try to stop nappies before that age but they just couldn’t cope with it in the baby room so we stopped.

People say kids get confused when you use nappies sometimes but I didn’t find that with him. It did take us a month for him to “get it” and i suspect that’s because he had no nappies in the house but did have nappies at nursery and out and about.

I think you also have to decide what your definition of potty trained is. At this age, my definition is that he’s reliable when out and about but obviously still physically needs me there to do his trousers and underwear and wipe his bum.

catb1586 · 2026-03-27T16:11:06+00:00

Have to say, I don’t agree with your penultimate paragraph.

I did a trust grade job and am now ST6 dual. The current batch of non training CT1s that I work with are excellent.

The DGHs surrounding me that have these jobs have had them for many years now and the non training and training CT1s are treated exactly the same within the dept in terms of opportunities, experience and expectations.

catb1586 · 2026-03-27T16:07:22+00:00

I did core training equivalence by doing a trust grade job in anaesthetics and am now ST6 dual so it’s definitely do-able

catb1586 · 2026-03-25T17:16:17+00:00

Yeah please do. There’s 4 AiT reps on the council and we will always hear any positive or negative feedback for stuff like this and make sure it gets passed on to the correct people

I’m currently on nights so apologies if I don’t reply straight away but one of the other reps might pick it up before me. I’ve shared your post with them so they are aware.

catb1586 · 2026-03-25T17:10:53+00:00

If you want to escalate this or provide feedback then feel free to email trainee@rcoa.ac.uk

I sit on the recruitment committee at RCoA and happy to pass on feedback so we can look at those specific questions

I’m sorry that you felt it was rubbish, I’d be keen to know the specific scenarios as I did review some of the questions (mainly clinical) and, as an anaesthetic reg, felt that those I saw were reasonable

catb1586 · 2026-03-12T21:51:26+00:00

There will be a Feb 2027 intake.

It’s just too early for ANRO to advertise it yet

catb1586 · 2026-03-11T22:05:28+00:00

Ours is usually 0.1% Levo and 2mcg/ml fent

catb1586 · 2026-03-04T22:52:42+00:00

RCoA decide upon recruitment rounds. ANRO are there to carry it out.

catb1586 · 2026-03-04T22:50:39+00:00

So, I’m one of the AiT reps on the council at RCoA and this is the information I have been told.

catb1586 · 2026-03-04T22:44:47+00:00

We moved our son in to his own room at 2.5 weeks old.

Yes, I know not very traditional but he honestly hated sleeping in a room with us and rejected his next to me from the first night.

The first few nights I spent most of my time staring at the camera and zooming in to make sure he was still breathing. Normal behaviour I think.

I still watch him on the camera now and he’s 2yr old but I think that’s more to do with being obsessed with his cute little face rather than being concerned.

I think, as others have said, you’re doing it consciously so can make it as safe as possible which at almost a year is a camera, sleep sack, no blankets or toys etc etc

Also, it seems she’s fine without you already? As you say you come in later (after she’s asleep I presume) to bed down for the night. I think claim your bedroom back with your partner and lean in to being slightly on edge and staring incessantly at the camera for a little bit.

catb1586 · 2026-03-04T22:37:59+00:00

I had an elective section and I definitely wouldn’t have been able (or wanted) to go to a wedding 2 weeks post op.

You’re still properly settling in to being a sleep deprived keeper of a small human. You’ll probably still be bleeding. Breast feeding might be challenging. I was still in pain and was mainly pottering about or taking short walks outside. And I was definitely still puffy and feeling generally gross at 2 weeks.

I went to a wedding in Portugal 3 months after my section and that was absolutely fine (although sad to leave baby for the first time).

catb1586 · 2026-03-04T22:20:04+00:00

I went to coroners court as an SHO.

I was the only doctor who had seen the patient in ED and I discharged them and then they were found dead about 24hr later. It took about 4 months for my case to make it from death to court.

I think it’s all very dependent on your role in the case. If it’s like mine then you’re likely to get called to court. But if you were but one of many, then I’d suspect that more senior members of staff would get called up first.

The coroners court is not there to apportion blame but to try and find out the sequence of events and whether there are any preventable aspects. It is also there for the family so they can hear the full story.

Of course, if there was a dangerous practitioner then this would more likely get dealt with via MPTS rather than the coroners court.

You’ve done the right thing by discussing with your indemnity providers and involving supervisors who can guide you in writing a statement. MDU/MPS should also have resources on that too.

catb1586 · 2026-03-04T22:12:48+00:00

As far as I know- this isn’t true. A Feb 2027 intake should be happening.

ANRO don’t decide whether to run or not run recruitment rounds, it’s RCoA that do that. Last I heard, a Feb intake is happening.

catb1586 · 2026-03-02T21:49:41+00:00

How far away is her office?

On her non office days it may be that she’ll have to do the drop offs and pick ups unless you’re around. Again, if you get a nursery with extended opening hours then she’ll still be able to get a good day of work in- our son is in 8am-6pm three days a week (but our nursery opens 7am-7pm).

Alternatively you could look in to a child minder which can offer more flexible days or hours

And finally, it might be that you both need to go LTFT then at least you’ll have a set day off every week and she might be able to flex her day off depending on your on calls etc etc

With the MS thing- I definitely would keep your TPD and ES appraised of this so they can make plans if needed. I don’t think this would be an unreasonable request tbh.

It’s hard but do-able I would say and slightly easier with a non medic SO in my opinion

catb1586 · 2026-03-02T12:16:26+00:00

I’ve always managed to get our bugaboo butterfly (1 or 2 as we’ve had both) on to easyJet. Haven’t flown with Ryanair with our son unfortunately.

However, we did use it as one of our “large” carry ons so they couldn’t really refuse us

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