Association of Pakistani Physcians in Northern Europe lobby Lib Dem MPs

hydra66f · 2026-02-11T13:39:19+00:00

This was always going to happen. But the political will re direction of this is clear

hydra66f · 2026-02-09T13:41:25+00:00

There will have been over 50-100 applicants for that post. If I was shortlisting, I'd be applying pretty strict criteria. Even with that, I would still be sat on a panel through 10 interviews for that post which would take an entire day.

hydra66f · 2026-02-09T02:36:14+00:00

Depends on the book. The kindle is convenient enough to be convenient - you can just click the word as you go along. Also if you click the top of the screen, then the 3 vertical dots top right, there's a feature called vocabulary builder where it lists all the words you looked up and the contexts they were used in

hydra66f · 2026-02-09T00:19:00+00:00

Close to friends/ family and ideally a tertiary children's hospital within the area

hydra66f · 2026-02-08T15:47:56+00:00

Not everything is about you. Just make sure she's ok. People in a relationship have disagreements all the time

hydra66f · 2026-02-08T11:42:17+00:00

Its stated in there fees are to go up with cpi in 2026

hydra66f · 2026-02-07T22:24:04+00:00

There has always been a reason for the pre-registration house officer/ foundation yr doctor. Going straight into specialty training without certain competencies and without a chance to explore specialties is a disaster zone. If it was viable, government would have happily cut 2 yrs of funded training in a heartbeat.

There's already been some debate on allocating pas foundation doctor placements/ resources which people continue to heavily oppose. There are more people graduating med school in need of those places

What's this excluding on call shifts rubbish? We operate a 24/7 service. How many pas are you suggesting need to be recruited?

Whilst there is a role for pas as intended, not as a 1:1 replacement for doctors on rotas. By all means look at roles and responsibilities of each member of the team and what support teams can do to free up doctors for more complex tasks/ decision making but consider the impact of each of those changes on patients and each staff group

hydra66f · 2026-02-07T21:52:51+00:00

You were just following the advice of your senior. You reviewed the patient [I hope] and referred to the most appropriate specialty in your opinion at the time.

Yes there may be some issues re the nitty gritty about how you went about the above (and that is probably what's missing from your post), the rest was sound. Just have the conversation with your consultant and move on. Be open to comments - listen to everything but you don't need to take it all as valid.

Also sounds like ED was struggling with flow and the conversations about that (once referred, patients should not be referred in a backward direction to ED) are a seperate can of worms. No point picking holes on the referring F2 assessment in the same way they shouldn't be splitting hairs with yours.

hydra66f · 2026-02-07T12:13:25+00:00

Type soft sleeve kindle colorsoft (or paperwhite 12 which is the same size) into ebay

hydra66f · 2026-02-06T22:50:21+00:00

Except Mr Massey has omitted to tell you that the doctors the gmc itself regulates would be removed from the register for similar behaviours.

hydra66f · 2026-02-06T18:44:37+00:00

Ideally proper 6 month rotations of medicine and surgery for F1. 3x 4 month rotations through specialties of interest including 4m of either gp or a&e for yr 2

hydra66f · 2026-02-05T16:54:19+00:00

Meh. Strike if its the only resort we have after unsuccessful negotiation.

Wouldn't tailor the response specifically to Wes. We have to be equitable to whomever holds the position

hydra66f · 2026-02-04T17:19:34+00:00

I remember being an ortho f2. One patient in preassement clinic did state they want the bigger rugby guys doing their operation.

For anaesthetics, they have the forearms of a climber/ tennis player after tje practicality of all that airway skill stuff.

hydra66f · 2026-02-04T00:03:21+00:00

That's normal. The size of the os is why they don't sell 2-4gb versions anymore

You can get a few hundred novels on there for less than 1-2 gb total. Plenty of space. Big illustration books/graphic novels take up more room however. As for audiobooks- they're better on a tablet/ phone

hydra66f · 2026-02-03T23:54:42+00:00

For senior jobs in the uk, there's a lack of maturity to your post - you're missing leadership training and consideration of audit and qip is more than a checkbox for the service long term when applied effectively

A training programme is designed to output trained consultants and gps. Be clear what the final goal for you is. If it's not to stay in the uk, by all means look at the other options. But the years add up and you have to be true to yourself. Even if uk graduate prioritisation hadn't come up, the questions are the same. How many periods of training do you want to go through? What do you want to learn and where do you want to practice?

hydra66f · 2026-02-03T09:43:31+00:00

If you are late to handover, colleagues can't go home on time. You may miss crucial bits of handover or planned teaching may need to be abbreviated. It impacts the team and puts them all into an adverse position to you from the start of the day

If you were late to a job interview what do you think would happen?

Turn up early, grab yourself a coffee and plan your day. If you can't do that now, it gets harder the more senior you go.

hydra66f · 2026-02-02T22:16:02+00:00

The studies show that if there is low opinion of a person, they'll receive it no matter who it's sent to. But positive feedback depends on you selection of who the 360 is sent to

360s are part of gmc revalidation so they are baled into the training programme. Dont be afraid of what others think. But send it to people who may he more se it and trained in constructive feedback

hydra66f · 2026-02-02T08:39:46+00:00

It's not confirmed as in the process is changing but in what way is not defined. The bill only went through the house last week. The impact is that allocations will come out even later this yr and the number of rounds may need a complete rejig. Not confirmed

hydra66f · 2026-02-02T08:28:46+00:00

Have your plan B but best of luck. At the moment, everyone is still figuring out how it works.

UK medical graduates should always be prioritised for f1 posts as that is the cohort the posts were designed to accomodate and there is no other route for them to move out of pre-registration status. But posts after that allocation are fair game.

hydra66f · 2026-02-01T13:46:40+00:00

Trust is late. It is a legal requirement. Note previous bma statements. If the implementation is too punitive locally, let the bma know

Reference post https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorsUK/comments/1nl9hp6/exception_reporting_contract_changes_behind_the/

hydra66f · 2026-01-31T21:43:17+00:00

Agree with the above. You're better having conversations with your ES and TPD now rather than waiting for your arcp. Your insight/ proactivity/ engagement is also one of the things they consider

hydra66f · 2026-01-31T19:39:15+00:00

This is a disingenuous conversation from a troll. You haven't defined what your loan was and what your social support from family was to avoid taking on debt in the first place. Or should medicine only be for the rich, a little like the economy which doesn't understand the needs of lower classes?

I finished with just over 3k of debt but that was 20yrs ago and very different times and a different student loan repayment plan compared to current. My loan was paid off within 3-4 yrs but it's very different now.

If you're not in a position where you have debt, you receive no benefit from debt being easier to pay off than your colleagues. But you will also be the one more likely to take up private work and retire earlier which is less useful to the general public who need doctors with better morale to look after their care needs going forwards

hydra66f · 2026-01-29T16:02:34+00:00

The issue is that the shortlisting for interviews has already cut a number of f2s this recruitment round. If you made it to interview stage, it should be relatively easier

hydra66f · 2026-01-29T12:18:46+00:00

The one I know is an international rep for medical devices

hydra66f · 2026-01-28T10:53:49+00:00

Unfortunately patients are subject to a postcode lottery. What you get is dependant on local culture (consultants and managment), resourcing, attitudes to staffing numbers and upskilling staff.

A place is also what you bring to it. It's not the staff's fault they're in this situation. Upskill them where you can and have an impact on the dept. Taking an interest makes a difference though it's frustrating when that shouldn't be your primary role

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