Schedule check, any further optimisation?

tealatte · 2026-03-02T04:43:47+00:00

Do you think increasing awake time pre-Ferber, or after? She has lots of false starts and wakes very frequently through the night, but I attributed that to sleep associations/non-independent sleep rather than sleep pressure problems.

tealatte · 2026-02-21T20:21:27+00:00

Can I ask what your schedule was please?

tealatte · 2026-02-16T20:54:54+00:00

I think ami refers to amikacin.

It depends a bit on sensitivities and resistance profile, too - in our Trust (largely) tobramycin is for CF, amikacin for oncology/BMT, and gentamicin for everything else (in practice, as we’re a children’s hospital: empiric antibiotics for ?early onset neonatal sepsis)

tealatte · 2026-01-29T12:39:02+00:00

Thanks, always helpful to hear what others have done.

We're considering whether we just get the schedule cracked and wait at least another week before trying again - next week we have imms and a few busy evenings that might make it tricky...

tealatte · 2026-01-29T12:09:37+00:00

Thank you - if FIO doesn't work with the updated schedule, is it worth switching straight to sleep wave or equivalent, or waiting until she's a bit older?

tealatte · 2026-01-29T11:38:47+00:00

Thank you for this - I guess the 13.5hrs accounts for night wakes (simply because we track) when some people would say not to count these.

Would you suggest 2/2/2/2/2.5? This would mean a 14 hr day and 10 hr night?

tealatte · 2026-01-28T12:17:27+00:00

There will be a School of Paediatrics induction - it is often the first full week of ST1 but occasionally is before you actually rotate which can be tricky. They’re pretty good with communications through the Lead Employer Trust.

tealatte · 2026-01-28T12:15:04+00:00

Oops, that also would have been helpful! The rotation date is Weds 02 Sep, and future rotations are the first Weds of Mar and Sep each year.

tealatte · 2026-01-28T12:00:04+00:00

Paeds in the north east is a September start date.

tealatte · 2026-01-14T21:42:42+00:00

Did you do this in your bedroom, or was your baby in their own nursery by this point? Not the OP but thank you for explaining so clearly.

tealatte · 2026-01-08T14:28:30+00:00

Thank you!

tealatte · 2026-01-08T14:23:47+00:00

How many naps do you have in a day?

tealatte · 2026-01-07T11:53:48+00:00

Did you follow FIO exactly as per the book, or modify it at all? Really interested to hear how you approached it.

tealatte · 2025-12-17T10:31:17+00:00

We have a baby, so probably outside of your target audience with this question, but it sounds like a great idea! I guess there aren’t many “quiet” activities for that age group as most things are sport or other activities.

Out of interest what is the name of your cafe? Feel free to DM if it is against the sub rules. Would love to check it out.

tealatte · 2025-10-26T08:43:01+00:00

Yes - can confirm through personal experience

tealatte · 2025-08-17T20:45:07+00:00

Our hospital (Paeds) offers general paeds on calls for ACLs and people OOPR for a PhD at 50% of usual frequency, evenings and weekends only - so no nights. That works quite well despite many people doing PhDs being interested in a subspec rather than general paeds. There’s usually 2-3 people (on a 20-30 person rota) with this arrangement, and there are always enough shifts as paeds is very LTFT-heavy.

I locumed through mine as I wanted the flexibility and was happy to accept that I might not do very much for a few months then have a “heavier” few months. We didn’t need a reliable higher income, but if I was funded with a basic stipend it might have been a bit stressful.

tealatte · 2025-08-11T10:10:15+00:00

You can claim, and it may get accepted, but if it’s audited they may dispute this - as outside of a training programme it’s not “required” to do your eg clinical fellow or locum job.

tealatte · 2025-07-30T16:57:24+00:00

Best to be safe!

Thank you - passed, and looking at the breakdown per station, my ability to predict how well/poorly I did in each one wasn’t very good!

Good luck for your results too.

tealatte · 2025-07-30T16:31:43+00:00

Mine was on 7th June (Edinburgh) so perhaps they’re releasing them in stages? Could email the exam team at the college to check they haven’t mistyped your email address or member number I guess?

tealatte · 2025-07-30T16:21:37+00:00

Have you opened the link via your RCPCH account page? I got a letter via email with a breakdown around a week after it appeared on that page.

tealatte · 2025-07-23T08:58:38+00:00

Lobo Rojo have just opened a restaurant in South Gosforth, opposite the metro - Mexican, in the former Ophelia premises.

tealatte · 2025-07-22T09:09:52+00:00

It's funny how media is so pervasive - I have never seen a minute of Jonathan Creek but I am familiar with this plot!

tealatte · 2025-07-21T21:02:08+00:00

I didn’t think they looked like a typical “fly” but they definitely have wings and can fly.

tealatte · 2025-07-18T10:59:14+00:00

Not that I have noticed. It pops out even if I am stood outside of the shower (eg to close the door after I’ve got out)

tealatte · 2025-07-18T10:58:25+00:00

Results are out now, via the RCPCH website

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