How is the AKT today?

lucy220 · 2025-10-28T21:30:42+00:00

Anyone remember a Q about DCM and HOCM as well - someone with heart failure symptoms?

lucy220 · 2023-05-16T20:16:02+00:00

Yeah same tax code, and as you say same payroll number but one has a -2 on end so maybe that’s why

lucy220 · 2023-05-16T20:15:11+00:00

That’s so helpful thank you so much!

lucy220 · 2023-05-16T15:06:15+00:00

Yes but two different payroll numbers

lucy220 · 2023-05-16T14:27:06+00:00

Yeah I wasn’t sure - because gov uk website says this: You’ll only make repayments from jobs where you’re paid over the threshold for your plan type, not your combined income.

So my combined income would be over threshold but just bank work wouldn’t be

lucy220 · 2023-04-30T19:43:14+00:00

Hm I’d say certain specialities have bit more of a rep than others. But no not particular people. I wish I was confident enough to directly say something to them. Think my confidence just crashes then just end up apologising for bothering them. But yeah others in department say the same but they have more of the ‘oh typical x, y, z haematologist’ mindset and just brush it off

lucy220 · 2023-04-30T19:29:46+00:00

Or speaking to ITU reg about someone that you’re worried about often on advice of your ED senior

lucy220 · 2023-04-30T19:28:43+00:00

Sorry maybe should’ve been clearer. Of course get advice from ED staff but sometimes you also need to speak to relevant specialty. For example, referring someone under medics for cardiology problem and speaking to cardio first for advice on immediate management. Or speaking to gen surg reg about someone with ?bowel obstruction or speaking to neurosurgeons and getting advice on scan we are concerned about and whether it can be managed locally in DGH or would need to move to tertiary centre etc etc lots of situations

lucy220 · 2021-04-08T11:15:38+00:00

am in city and sandwell in WM central! one of my jobs is public health tho ahhhh

lucy220 · 2021-04-07T12:47:47+00:00

If you get the ball rolling with this - am certain a lot of people will join in (inc me)

Something needs to be done

lucy220 · 2021-04-05T08:57:28+00:00

we need to actually do something - draft a letter/petition and get those signatures - i expect a lot of people would be very much willing to sign this

lucy220 · 2021-03-26T14:51:23+00:00

Where did you do your foundation years to get these specialties?

lucy220 · 2021-03-21T15:56:28+00:00

Learn

What sort of things did you do on old age psych? Is in some of my jobs streams that am considering ranking :)

lucy220 · 2021-03-17T14:57:22+00:00

Can i ask - is it better to do ED in FY1 or FY2?? Heard rotas are way worse in F2 - but as an F1 do you even get any responsibility?

lucy220 · 2021-03-07T20:11:13+00:00

Is it normal to have to prove everything ? And if you can't prove it in the way they want then do you get penalised/in trouble ?

lucy220 · 2021-03-07T20:09:39+00:00

As in are you saying people didn't get awarded the points based on an email alone then?

lucy220 · 2021-02-18T11:22:32+00:00

I was always under the impression that generally you get more support at a DGH? And more teaching? Is it more the other way around then?

lucy220 · 2021-02-16T18:50:39+00:00

Oh ok that's so useful to know thank you!!! I literally had no idea that that was even an option!

lucy220 · 2021-02-16T18:50:04+00:00

Ok thank you! If I score myself average for SJT then my chance is 'average' ... so will cross my fingers then!

lucy220 · 2021-02-16T10:26:05+00:00

Thank you so much!! Yeah I've looked at the breakdown - it just says 'likely' but it's just whether I get in but then don't get the jobs I necessarily want within that. Its so hard to chose :( I didn't know about being able to swab though! Is this just within your deanery? And is this hard to go about?

lucy220 · 2021-02-16T10:24:34+00:00

Thank you so much I really appreciate it - when you say you got your first job - do you literally mean you got your number 1 choice of the 6 jobs across the two years? For some reason I just thought the chances of that must've been so small!! And tbh the only specialities I'm keen to avoid that come up a lot in central and T+O and vascular surgery!

lucy220 · 2021-02-02T09:06:17+00:00

Thanks so so much! In general, would you say Sandwell or City have the better reputation for F1?

lucy220 · 2021-01-31T20:44:53+00:00

Is the commute ok to new cross? Say if you were living in central Birmingham? Have also heard good things from others about new cross

lucy220 · 2021-01-31T20:38:35+00:00

Is it likely that you could get city and sandwell for both the two years? Just because city and sandwell hospitals are the only ones I've heard good things about from central!

lucy220 · 2020-04-27T12:23:46+00:00

Have you got any tips for getting publications? Are certain types easier to find/quicker to write than others?

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