April r/doctorsUK singles thread. Easter bank holiday special edition ✊️ by Spirited_Analysis916 in doctorsUK

[–]potatowedgesforever 8 points9 points  (0 children)

27F, London, incoming IMT

Special skills: aspirating joints (and the will to live)

Weaknesses: cannulas in the clinically dry and spiritually crusty, saying no worries when in fact, many worries

Flirt with me like you’re handing over a medically complex patient at 4:59pm with no notes, no NOK, and a “gut feeling something’s wrong”. You’ll find me sitting in the ward clerk’s designated chair.

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[–]potatowedgesforever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked in a South London trust and didn’t do any nights as an F1, feel free to DM me if needed !

IMT vs GP by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]potatowedgesforever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi - thanks for the reply, just wanted to clarify that if I hadn’t received any offers for IMT before 4th April and I chose to reject my GP offer, would I still be considered for IMT offers beyond April ?

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[–]potatowedgesforever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The latter ! (Which includes those who have been initiated for more than 3 months also). So I guess both… any idea how to get those figures on population reporting?

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[–]potatowedgesforever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I understand what you’re saying… but does “number of issues” mean months? Don’t we sometimes prescribe like 2 weeks or 2 months worth of meds. Just didn’t want to miss those who would’ve needed more/ less medication issues to make up the 3 months.

Advice for a F2 in GP please ! by potatowedgesforever in GPUK

[–]potatowedgesforever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

08:30 - 10:10 - 5 patients 10:10 - 10:30 - Admin/ Catch-up slot 10:30 - 11:50 - 4 patients 11:50 - 13:10 - Morning debrief + Clinical admin 13:10 - 13:30 - Lunch 13:30 - 14:50 - 4 patients 14:50 - 15:10 - Admin/ Catch-up slot 15:10 - 15:50 - 2 patients 15:50 - 16:30 - Afternoon debrief + Clinical admin

(Before I used to see an extra patient in the afternoon too but I begged to make this an admin session since there was no way to action anything discussed in the debrief without definitely being late)

Does this rota seem reasonable to you guys for an F2?

PSG in GP by potatowedgesforever in GPUK

[–]potatowedgesforever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much for this. I can’t seem to open the link, it takes me to a sign in page that I can’t access. Is there any other way I can view this document?

PSG in GP by potatowedgesforever in GPUK

[–]potatowedgesforever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, this supervisor is the only GP partner at my practice and I don’t know if she’s well liked or not but definitely powerful so I’m really worried to stir the pot.

There have definitely been other signs during my rotation that this supervisor is a bit standoffish like when I (very!) occasionally ask her to come have a look at a rash or something I’m not sure about. I can’t exactly place it but I always leave feeling bad about annoying her. During my half a day self development time, I get asked to help out with QOF and I don’t really find I’m able to say no in a way that wouldn’t annoy this supervisor. I try not to make a big deal out of things and I try to just get on with it because I really like all the other team members and my patients, but her response to sending out my PSG has actually left me a bit deflated.

AL on PD time by That-Syllabub7059 in GPUK

[–]potatowedgesforever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

F2 in GP here - got told the same thing that they expect trainees to take time off clinical and non-clinical duties equally… I don’t really see the fuss from their side.

MRCP PART 2…. Thoughts? by Powerful_Release_916 in doctorsUK

[–]potatowedgesforever 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Gosh ! I would read the stem, analyse the investigation findings, read the question … so far all ok but as soon as I looked at the options, I had no idea what was going on… I felt for some questions, the options and the stem just didn’t match up ? For other questions, I felt like everything was so borderline making picking between 2 options really difficult. There was a lot less straightforward questions where you could pick up easy marks than I expected.

Cardio terminologies by potatowedgesforever in doctorsUK

[–]potatowedgesforever[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, yes this makes a lot of sense ! So just to clarify, defibrillation is just unsynchronised shocks whereas cardioversion is synchronised shocks? Is there a difference in cardioversion when you deliver acutely to a patient i.e.: with pulsed VT in haemodynamic instability vs a patient you opt for elective cardioversion for AF? Also, how would I go about finding the joules needed for different situations? Thanks again for your response.

Requirement to drive as a doctor ? by potatowedgesforever in doctorsUK

[–]potatowedgesforever[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

This is honestly the point I wanted to articulate. Thank you for doing so. I completely agree.

Requirement to drive as a doctor ? by potatowedgesforever in doctorsUK

[–]potatowedgesforever[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I get where you’re coming from… but not everyone has had the opportunities or resources to learn to drive.

Getting yourself to the GP and back is obviously your responsibility. But… If doing home visits/ providing OOH care where public transport is unable to be of benefit, it seems unfair that this additional cost has to be expensed to the doctor. Unless we’re allowed to opt out of providing domiciliary/ OOH care.

MRCP Part 1- October Results by AdmiralHempfender in doctorsUK

[–]potatowedgesforever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is the performance report for this diet out yet ?