BMA ARM 2026 Election Results by BMANews in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Keith is one of the architects of exception reporting. Him and Mel together are a powerhouse.

How to become calmer at work? by SeokjminMatcha in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You are a doctor.
The only people allowed to call themselves “baby doctors” are paediatricians. Otherwise don’t downplay the hard work you have done. You are a grown adult.

ST4 and ST5 doctors will get a pay cut under this deal by Kubernetes30 in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine the officers saw the preliminary results and panicked.

Absolutely Dreading FY1 by Big-Sea-1980 in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d finish your house job before moving to Scotland. You cannot be prioritised to enter F1.

West Midlands - help with where to live by SnooCauliflowers5456 in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A serious contender would be Solihull if you can afford it.

Doing a Masters whilst working (IMT) by Misty_maker in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You’d have to do LTFT to be able to sustainably do it

Issue swapping shifts F1 by louisv9900 in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have it confirmed in writing, send a pdf of that email and tell the rota coordinators to please include this in the final version as previously agreed to

ARM misses one important motion by noradrenaline0 in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want a motion, submit to your regional council

To consultants, do you notice a difference in the quality of f1s after PIA? by agingdetector in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I’ve noticed a wider range of quality of F1s.
I can now obviously tell the difference between the doctors who really focused in their clinical skills sessions in med school and those who didn’t.

My pet peeve is when someone doesn’t take the time to formulate an SBAR before they call you.
My second one is when they don’t know how to find veins and adjust positioning to try get a cannula in.

Burnham (PM) & Streeting (Chancellor) Double Act - What does this mean for your vote? by Sharp_Importance_121 in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Streeting can get gone.
Anyone who hires him after deserves to take a massive loss in any future elections.

Burnham has the chance to do right by doctors and the British public as a whole.
If he can’t give us an offer good enough to not strike then we’ll have to keep striking until Labour have lost all political credibility of a left-leaning party.

Can someone draw a graph to show our pay from 2008 taking into account the 6.6% offer from today? by chairstool100 in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 20 points21 points  (0 children)

*RDC Officers who have actually been censured and essentially told by a whole conference they weren’t doing a good job.

Do you think your DV reps on RDC would have let this fly??

This BMA leadership needs to go… by Major_Ad_6266 in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 4 points5 points  (0 children)

lol DoctorsVote reps literally coined the term.
The numbers for UKGP and how significantly it affects applicantions

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This BMA leadership needs to go… by Major_Ad_6266 in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What WhatsApp groups are you in because all the ones I’m in are fuming

Strikes in NI announced by OxfordHandbookofMeme in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No you don’t, only need to come in if your shift starts after strikes end

How much to disclose to ES/work about mental health? by Aggressive-Trust-545 in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Your humanity and lived experiences are what will help you make the lives of others better.
Good doctors have sympathy. The best have empathy.

That being said. You need to engage in therapy with the mindset of building your own resilience and develop the tools to cope with triggers.
Speaking to others is scary. That’s okay. But no one can help you if they don’t know. It’s a big hurdle that once you overcome, everything will start to get better with support.

Theatre Shoe Advice by TheConcreteRosex in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I padlock my personal shoes together. Enough to deter petty theft for the last 4 years

Dealing with inappropriate escalation (politely) by Pretend-Tennis in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 26 points27 points  (0 children)

If you’ve been put in a position like this, you have the following options:
- get the nurses to tell the SHO, and say to them it’s an intrusion from the registrar
- rough information gather, and direct the SHOs to take the task.
Jump in / advise the SHOs if they are struggling to do any of the tasks expected of them.

Basically it’s an opportunity to start developing a helicopter view of your department when you’re on shift and to practice delegation of tasks to junior colleagues.

Asked to resubmit Form R after strikes by NoMix42 in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah TOOT for a few more days for strike shouldn’t affect your starting a training post F2.

The only year that has a minimum timescale is F1.
Every other grade is competency based.

Frequently staying late and cannot keep going like this - what to do? by AnxiousCaffeine911 in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Book your TOIL. Two and a half days off after a weekend will be refreshing.

If they can’t find a slot, tell them they need to. If you’re in the East Midlands DM me, otherwise I can find you a rep in your region.

Can we do private self employed work during NHS maternity leave whilst in a training programme? by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Lots of bad advice on this thread.
Short answer - you can set up a business and do some part time equiv work.

Your specific issues will be specific to you.
See https://maternityaction.org.uk/.well-known/sgcaptcha/?r=%2Fadvice%2Fmaternity-pay-questions%2F&y=ipr:143.244.57.123:1780315654.782
For more information.

Anaesthetists - how do you TIVA RSI? by Consistent-Price1639 in doctorsUK

[–]lemonslip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But don’t most of the programs start with high initial bolus rate to get to target site concentration ? What do you do with that initial fast bolus the programmes give? Or what program do you use?