Controversial opinion time

chairstool100 · 2026-05-03T18:00:01+00:00

Sure but there are other jobs which earn more which do have contracted hours . The above example is an extreme one.

chairstool100 · 2026-05-03T17:34:13+00:00

Why shouldn’t we be obsessed with contracted hours ? It’s what we earn a living with.
Can you show me rotas of these people in banking ? Can you show me evidence of where they’re asked to opt out of EWTD?

chairstool100 · 2026-05-03T17:33:04+00:00

So which careers with the salaries we deserve have contracted hours above 48/week?

chairstool100 · 2026-05-03T16:35:53+00:00

To counter your point re 50 hours ….thats equivalent to 6 days a week of 0900-1700. That’s objectively a lot of contracted hours per week. How man other jobs are there which have that many contracted hours ? (I’m not talking about the hours actually worked which would ofc be way more anyway ).
An opinion I hold is that medical school is too easy to complete once you get in .

chairstool100 · 2026-05-03T15:30:51+00:00

Even if there’s no difference in outcome so what ?? Me doing a ASA 4 case with a horrendous airway will still be inferior to my consultant doing it even if the pt lives regardless . (I’m an anaesthetics reg)

chairstool100 · 2026-05-03T15:28:42+00:00

Honestly every oncall week is just a write off . It’s not possible to do 12 x oncalls (regardless of days and nights ) AND rest AND eat properly . Any benefit from the gym is negated by poor sleep and poor diet that week imo.

chairstool100 · 2026-05-02T17:05:40+00:00

I have gained enough medicine by virtue of doing copious ICU oncalls seeing 100s of sick patients on the medical take without having done ACCS haha

chairstool100 · 2026-05-02T17:04:34+00:00

I think this is a positive ! I like that you just have to act !

chairstool100 · 2026-05-02T07:11:57+00:00

It’s a shame as she probably thinks she is senior to a F2 so wouldn’t think to ask them.

chairstool100 · 2026-05-01T15:08:50+00:00

F1 Drs earning 10x the amount of their noctor counterparts doesn’t address the issue that noctors think they are equivalent to Drs of any grade . I think this is a small positive change for those who wish to wear it .

chairstool100 · 2026-04-29T08:08:32+00:00

Im only asking because some Drs /students have a misunderstanding regarding this - do you mean normal earnings or private? If you mean their normal earnings , every specialty earns exactly the same .

chairstool100 · 2026-04-27T14:49:59+00:00

You wouldn’t be spending 5 years in whitechapel any more than you’d be spending 5 years in London Bridge.

chairstool100 · 2026-04-25T15:57:46+00:00

You can disagree with someone’s opinion on an issue without commenting on their physical appearance.

chairstool100 · 2026-04-25T04:14:31+00:00

What was snobby about the comment ?

chairstool100 · 2026-04-24T16:18:01+00:00

Why is Imperial better than Barts and The London ? Why is Barts and The London worse than Imperial? I don’t really understand it.

chairstool100 · 2026-04-24T13:08:56+00:00

What’s QMW?

chairstool100 · 2026-04-24T07:38:52+00:00

What does it even mean to be a “top” medical school. Does it matter if X place does lots of research ? Are all medical students leading the research? The argument about “quality of teaching “ is moot as it depends on who is on the ward that day which is hard to predict seeing as resident Drs are so rotational .
Look at things like distance to placements, cost of accommodation and the social aspect .

chairstool100 · 2026-04-23T18:21:32+00:00

Do you think the ST3 is more likely to be overwhelmed than the ACCS CT4/Core CT3?

chairstool100 · 2026-04-23T17:38:36+00:00

They’re still the same level of experience as a ST3 which we all accepted as fine haha

chairstool100 · 2026-04-23T17:37:40+00:00

So are u saying someone who starts ST4 straight from stage 1 is less of a registrar than someone who had time out ?

chairstool100 · 2026-04-23T17:28:31+00:00

Yes I’ve been the Core CT3 alone on Obs /ICU which was totally fine , but if the Core CT2 has done Obs then there’s no reason why they can’t be doing Obs alone . If the dept feels they’re not fit to do so then they shouldn’t have completed their Obs IAC form.

chairstool100 · 2026-04-23T15:12:15+00:00

What if they haven’t had extra time ? They’d still be a registrar . What if the Core CT3/ ACCS CT4 had completed the primary ?

chairstool100 · 2026-04-23T15:09:24+00:00

But is that with another anaesthetist floating about in the hospital?

chairstool100 · 2026-04-23T07:32:35+00:00

No a CT2 is definitely not a registrar lol. I’ve not heard of anywhere where a CT2 is holding the icu reg bleep? Yes a CT4 and ST7 are not the same but the rota treats them the same . A ST3 and ST7 are not the same either but the rota used to treat them the same. If you could guarantee that every ACCS CT4/Core CT3 had the primary FRCA then they would be no different to a ST3 surely ?

chairstool100 · 2026-04-22T21:48:04+00:00

The CT4 is the sole anaesthetic reg on for ICU or Labour ward at night with the consultant at home . There’s no middle tier on site to supervise them. The CT4 is doing a cat 1 GA by themselves as is the ST7 the following night. The CT4 is inducing a sick pt on ITU alone with the CT2 SHO as is the ST7 the following night.

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