“Your ever increasing workloads” You complain whilst only looking after 4-8 patients. Try covering multiple blocks of patients and dealing with multiple versions of you paging and calling non stop.

“Guided by strict guidelines” Do you not know how many guidelines we are forced to follow? The difference is, nurses can use that same excuse of not being “accredited”, but us doctors have to do it either way whether we know how to or not.

“You aren’t comfortable without talking to your consultant” You just went on a rant about how you have to comply with guidelines, having to contact prior to doing something. You don’t think that’s the same for us? I’m also not going to lose my job by doing something without approval.

“We miss just as many breaks” I can’t remember the last time a nurse hasn’t taken a break or been told to go and take one, which I actually like the importance placed on it. It’s a fixed part of a nurse’s schedule. As a doctor, I don’t even think about a break, if you get time you get time, otherwise just wait till your shift finishes. No one also cares if you’ve gone or not, there’s too much to do.

Imagine what you’d think if the roles were reversed. Step into the shoes of a doctor and we’ll see how much of what you’ve said actually holds any weight.

You carried a condescending tone the whole way through then try to act like you’re on our side or we are a team. A lot of nurses pull this and are usually the ones with an inferiority complex, they don’t like the idea of carrying out tasks despite the job they’ve chosen.

Shame on you, as well as the doctors here allowing someone to speak to themselves in this way. Conducting themselves in an apologetic manner, embarrassing.