@GreenshieldsNic
"Dear Doctor, despite knowing about the spike in workload each August we didn't make plans to handle it. As a result we have failed in our core function, sorry.
Also, could we remind you to complete your e-learning by Monday. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action"
@DrRobPM
Great. So "Cardiac Arrest" can also mean "Not A Cardiac Arrest but the Med Reg was busy". Whoever wrote this policy needs to read The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
@jbrittaingeorge
They might as well have written an email saying "we have no idea what is happening on the wards or in ED nor have we taken an interest to find out, but all the graphs are pointing down which we have decided is bad so work harder minions"
@dr_elbows
Going off to sleep we often go into space! Mask is their space mask, anaesthetic smell is rocket fuel, and then we count down. Really helps that we have silver blankets as well :-)
Do we contribute collectively to imposter syndrome? Skirting over large achievements - "Well done on your exam pass, now you need to get a job" or "Excellent, when are you sitting the Final?"
#TC2021
@drphiliplee1
ALS - complex, expensive and unfortunately ineffective. Includes a component of BLS which is the thing that actually makes the difference.
To be fair, sounds about right ๐คทโโ๏ธ
@cannula_service
@dannyjnwong
There are a suspicious number of locally-, regionally- or nationally-confined 'international shortages' with vague and unverifiable explanations.
@mamaachelle
I'm disappointed that no-one else was challenging them too! As an undergraduate we explicitly consented patients for training examinations under anaesthesia, it was well documented and so everyone felt safe doing it. (It was also useful training in obtaining valid consent)
2 miles of road vs. full pay restoration to ensure sustainability of the NHS and its workforce.
This is a political choice. Any co-incidence these are all Tory seats, with several at risk in GE24?
#JuniorDoctorsStrike
Turns out all those hours watching lap appendicectomies were useful!
Behold a home-made Endoloop, perfect for retrieving small toys from behind radiators...
This is epic! No more need for a cluttered and unsearchable intranet. A sprinkle of software sugar could also mean that the QR always points to the most up to date policy!
Understandable that training needs to take a back seat given the current situation, but can we start now to hammer out what this will mean for ARCPs? Additional outcome-related stress is the last thing people will need!
@NHS_HealthEdEng
@PamelaAmeliaK
I think exception reporting in these circumstances is sensible, mostly to encourage trust to boost support for the initial few weeks in August! Efficiency, though, is an important lesson and it needs to be taught about as part of the med school/foundation curriculum.
@mevparekh
I think it's coming! Why would people who are being consistently screwed over continue to work for free? Everyone will have a point where their desire to give the best patient care will be outweighed by their desire to avoid the pressure/stress/abuse. Some will be there already.
Reasons the MPs like clapping:
1๏ธโฃ It's free
2๏ธโฃ It's a 'look how patriotic I am' photo opportunity
3๏ธโฃ It perpetuates the 'hero healthcare' idea (heroes don't get tired, get paid or need support)
4๏ธโฃ It's free
Clapping needs to in the bin. Volunteer at a vaccination centre instead.
76% of all UK MPs have already been contacted; this is incredible๐ฎ
Clap because you have doctorsโ and nursesโ backs๐จ
Clap in protest๐จ
Clap to demand better from this government๐จ
And tell your MP to demand action from the government now ๐
@ahyde635
@RoshanaMN
It's awful hearing women apologising to their partners and newborn babies when we go to theatre after 48hrs+ of labour and 72hrs+ of no sleep. How can you have success or failure in a situation that you have no control over?
Fantastic speech
@NotoriousB_E_G
!
We're not worth 26.1% LESS than we were in 2008.
And MPs certainly aren't worth 40% MORE than they were in 2008.
#JuniorDoctorsStrikes
Opinion about content aside, it seems like
@Doctors_net_uk
might be over-reaching with their branding and style - that looks a LOT like
@BBCNews
. I would argue misleadingly so.
We are for real, we are not happy with the direction of anaesthesia in this country.
People are starting to take notice - read our mission statement and sign our call for an EGM to make the College listen!
@MrsHMEHawkins
@jbrittaingeorge
There would be definite benefit in professionally regulating healthcare management in the same way healthcare professionals are. It would curtail the minority who are intent on pushing pressure and risk downwards to be handled on the 'front line'.
@TharushaGunawa4
A discharge letter.
Why? Because I hadn't answered my bleep.
Why? Because I was with a very unwell patient.
Who I left because I was fast-bleeped ๐คฆ
The discharge letter did not get done.
@Cheapoflurane
@UKANRO
This is horrendous! Yet again trainees are being let down by a system which expects them to tolerate error more than their errors are tolerated.
@Allan_Katie
Not just a heavy appendix but one with a transitional circulation and legal rights. Plus not many people have a cot/pram/nursery for their gangrenous appendices!
I appreciate that everyone is irritated by the DHSC posting inaccurate pay info - but all that Twitter sees is a quote-tweeted 'popular' tweet and boosts it for everyone.
Stop carrying their water for them!
#JuniorDoctorsStrikes
@Aidan_Baron
I suspect most healthcare professionals would be labelled as 'difficult patients' - being informed, well-engaged, inquisitive and having clear opinions.
@TheOtherDrJD
A GA list for these procedures could be done with huge efficiency, so maybe 10 or 15 could be done in a day with the right set up. It's so frustrating when we rightly do GAs for procedures related to early pregnancy that are equally as stimulating as hysteroscopy (where we don't)
@sk_d97
Junior doctor salaries only appear acceptable because of the hours we work - if you're earning that for 48hrs/wk, what would the 37.5hr/wk (standard full time!) salary be?
@D_Rodders
@andrewpunton
Agree 100%! Arguably neither does a masters in medical education. It makes you better rounded and able to contribute more generally. But so would prioritising as a single parent, or volunteering in a soup kitchen.
@afg_asap
If you want enthusiastic and motivated colleagues you need to be a good representative of your specialty. Gone are the days of dining out on "prestige" to aid recruitment, we've all met people and thought "I don't want to turn out like them".
@emergencymedSpR
I always started with "how can I help?" - makes no assumptions about the presentation, and lays out early the idea of problem-solving with the aim of getting them through the department or home.
@walsh_joe
@nhsesr
An email I can't read because my email address might not be secure.
But if I forgot my ESR password I could send a password reset to the same email address.
So anyone who has access can always read the message, but you still won't send it there because 'security'.
Brilliant.
Ahh the classic lockdown strategy:
1) Rule out any further lockdowns
2) "Don't rule out" any further lockdowns
3) Mention that we might need more lockdowns but not yet
4) "Watch the situation closely"
5) Announce lockdown starting next week, prompting mass mixing
#COVIDIOTS
@DrSarahHal
@TheBMA
Can the trust in question be named? With welfare being so important at the moment, doctors deserve to know where they will (or won't) be properly looked after! It may rightly affect where people choose to work.
@srturaga
I think the major challenge is time - workload being so high that learning opportunities don't have time to be taken. In the last few weeks I have seen several sick people, but the junior doctors on the ward team haven't joined me and so were robbed of training opportunity.
@BoyGeekDrone
It's a natural consequence of the points-based 'commitment to specialty' applications farse. Rewards should be for broad base not early specialisation.
@StuMaitland
I have knocked over containers of every imaginable hospital liquid. Especially rubbish at night, where your subtle semi-dark cannula turns into waking up the whole bay with ceiling lights as mops come out for the pool of urine.
#TipsForNewDocs
Really interesting talk on Imposter Syndrome! Explains why I took pictures of my
@RCoANews
certificates in case they realised their mistake and took them away!
#TC2021
@colton_potter
Toddler: "That will be ยฃ2" *takes money* *gives money back*
Me: "You're not meant to give money back, it goes in the bank and then to people who work in the shop so they can do shopping. It's called The Economy"
Toddler: *thinks* "We're not playing ECONOMY, we're playing SHOPS"
@TurtonsOther
I've started embracing the punitive datix - it's a way of transferring who you need to explain yourself to. I'd much rather have a sensible conversation with my ES than an unsensible one at 3am over a ticky-box not filled in.
@doc_matt_jacko
If the expectation is that rotational staff will travel regionally as part of their training then parking should be paid for by the trusts - in almost all cases there is no option but to drive and so parking charges form an expensive training tax.
If I could (but clearly I won't) tell people what I got up to on my last shifts for ยฃ28/hr they'd be shocked. Others there on less than that making life-saving and life-changing decisions. 35% increase to make up for over a decade of pay erosion.
#JuniorDoctorsStrikes
Seriously! Come to the North East! Stats show happiest hospitals, best training. Countryside, coast, lower cost of living, easier commutes, swift transport links. All with pioneering treatment and research!
@nhsfyp
#foundmyplace
He's either unspeakably dim or morally bankrupt - those who support and protect society so that private companies can profit should receive compensation that keeps up.
#JuniorDoctorsStrike
#ConsultantsStrike
@FawzNK
It's a requirement imposed by people who CCT'd with 6 bits of paper - very frustrating. I see that we need to know how it works, and should probably have done one, but definitely not yearly!
@LeylsTurk
Also, it's worth seeing (if only by accident) a normal delivery. Watching a midwife coach a woman through delivery is impressive and illustrates the varied training and perspective different professionals have which can help diffuse conflicts of opinion.
@brionytheliony
"Pull don't snap" is one of my biggest tips for new anaesthetists!
Fentanyl vials are the worst, use gloves (and gauze if necessary). They occasionally shatter, but it's not nearly as potent as American police officers would have you think if some lands on you!
@whyohwhyfather
@JasonGroves1
@BethRigby
In their defence, "more than 20" could mean "all of them"! But of course it would be totally out of character for No10 to massage the truth ๐ค
That awkward moment when your wife's
#emergencyalert
arrives but yours doesn't.
In her words: "Maybe they're trying to save all the iPhone users first?"
๐
@mevparekh
RN: Hi is that the F1 on call? We had a patient just arrive fast asleep and he suddenly sat up, shouted 'IT'S A DREAM!', and then ran off the ward.
Me:
RN:
Me: Er OK... I'll keep an eye out for him?
@JonnyGucks
(The amount spent on stabilising the economy after the Truss/Kwarteng 3-day amateur economic experiment is an order of magnitude greater than the amount required to restore junior doctor pay)
@veggieequallife
If you're in a position to supervise a project it should serve as a 'leg up' to the contributors.
I have CPD/appraisal needs but whether I'm first/last/elsewhere in the author list isn't relevant to me. Juniors might need something specific to help them progress!
@abi_carey
@DrLindaDykes
@Milzhino
And a quick "sorry I've got an anaphylaxis" which would quickly pacify a healthcare professional might not have the same effect on a member of the general public!
Honorary Secretary Elect of
@AAGBI
and Chair of Quick Reference Handbook working party Tim Meek installs the first copies of the QRH at James Cook University Hospital
@SouthTees
#QRH
#anaesthesia
@morefluids
Oxytocin stays hidden behind the monitor on the machine, epidural top up drugs get big yellow labels, muscle relaxants go in the bin near the end of the case. Also, the induction cannula gets a second flush if a post-induction cannula goes in! Just in case I don't use it again...
@WelshGasDoc
@nhsesr
This is what happens when the solution is built by the lowest bidder.
I had 4 emails in the last 24 hours telling me about this apparently important message ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
@Microbedoc2
'Reg or higher' seemed like a ridiculous rule, but having witnessed NROC calls for simple or non-urgent issues I've become convinced that it is the way forward.
There should be a way to 'break the glass', but not protecting NROC doctors makes them unsustainable.
@dr_emmacoombe
Completely agree. When I've asked why rotas are late I've often heard "we were told of rotation allocations late" or "we were given an extra trainee at the last minute". A strategy for managing this is urgently needed, and ideally one that is cost-neutral to facilitate adoption!
@Chris_Riggers
@Parody_RCGP
It's difficult, because it's no doubt cost-effective to see all these people and catch things early (even with a very small hit rate) rather than treat advanced cancers. But that requires Primary Care to be properly funded to start with, which it isn't.
@LeylsTurk
I found it helpful to ask the obstetricians and midwives questions about decisions/conditions/expected outcomes. It helped me anticipate and plan anaesthetic workload and integrate into the labour ward team!
Strong and appropriate statement from
@RCoANews
! Especially shining a light on the misrepresentation ANRO has made. Looking forward to more positive steps - there seems to be sufficient strength of feeling to support robust positions from the college!
We promised an update on actions
@RCoANews
has taken with
@NHS_HealthEdEng
&
@UKANRO
. The issues are unacceptable.
Our statement sets out meetings & assurances given. We continue to advocate on membersโ behalf for transparent decisions & communication.
@jprgooch
It's a constant frustration that the answer to wellbeing is touted as "do more stuff". Presumably the better answer for the majority is "do less stuff"