Just a quickie today, folks. Mouse is getting mighty pissed off that his seniors seem to think that it's OK to change his roster at 5 minutes notice, and to assume that he doesn't mind being sent across sites without warning.
Hey ho: at least i actually got to do a major case today (whoop); and had another work experience student to shepherd [at least this one was interested, asked questions, and took notes...]
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
Monday, 24 September 2007
Work
Today, I had possibly the lightest workload ever - a young child for an ear op (anaesthetic time, 10 mins, surgical time, 2 mins); and an adult for a nose job (anaesthetic time 12 mins, surgical time 4 mins). Great! Then, I looked at the afternoon list: Kidney stones. Time to pull out all the toys - this one's gonna be fun...
Now, Mouse happens to work at one of the many NHS trusts that have two (or more) hospital sites - guess who got tapped to go over to the other site to cover a short list? You guessed it. So, this afternoon was spent holding the hands of two old ducks with no pain threshold whatsoever, while they had pain nerves killed. Joyous(!)
Nearly home now, after fighting motorway traffic, and the phone gos. The boss has shifted me back to the other site tomorrow, because one of Mouse's colleagues is ill - there gos the lay in. Bugger.
Ah, well - on holiday soon, and interview in a week.
Now, Mouse happens to work at one of the many NHS trusts that have two (or more) hospital sites - guess who got tapped to go over to the other site to cover a short list? You guessed it. So, this afternoon was spent holding the hands of two old ducks with no pain threshold whatsoever, while they had pain nerves killed. Joyous(!)
Nearly home now, after fighting motorway traffic, and the phone gos. The boss has shifted me back to the other site tomorrow, because one of Mouse's colleagues is ill - there gos the lay in. Bugger.
Ah, well - on holiday soon, and interview in a week.
Friday, 21 September 2007
Post the first
OK, so, friends of mine have been have been saying for a while that I should write a blog from the inside of fortress NHS.
Today, the really slow gynaecologist managed to finish his 5 hour operating list (2 patients) in 3 hours - woo-hoo! Then, the bad news. His colleague had booked 4 hours of operating for a 3 hour list: a 1 hour case, and a 3 hour case; starting with the 1 hour. This patient phoned in, saying she'd eaten that morning (no anaesthetic for you, then). The Surgeon, Mr X (so he shall be called), told her to come in anyway - "She can't be cancelled, it's urgent!" My anaesthetist says: "Tough, it's not safe to operate until 5, and I finish then - not staying!"
Anyway, needless to say, Mr X then proceeded to take the full 3 hours to complete a relatively uncomplicated operation. Meh, at least I managed to teach a student about N2O, do some stocking up, and the Times crossword (easy one, I'm afraid).
Finally, today, a question of etiquette - Mouse has an interview coming up, and hasn't told work. He has also told the interviewing hospital not to seek a reference until after the interview. When do I tell them?
Today, the really slow gynaecologist managed to finish his 5 hour operating list (2 patients) in 3 hours - woo-hoo! Then, the bad news. His colleague had booked 4 hours of operating for a 3 hour list: a 1 hour case, and a 3 hour case; starting with the 1 hour. This patient phoned in, saying she'd eaten that morning (no anaesthetic for you, then). The Surgeon, Mr X (so he shall be called), told her to come in anyway - "She can't be cancelled, it's urgent!" My anaesthetist says: "Tough, it's not safe to operate until 5, and I finish then - not staying!"
Anyway, needless to say, Mr X then proceeded to take the full 3 hours to complete a relatively uncomplicated operation. Meh, at least I managed to teach a student about N2O, do some stocking up, and the Times crossword (easy one, I'm afraid).
Finally, today, a question of etiquette - Mouse has an interview coming up, and hasn't told work. He has also told the interviewing hospital not to seek a reference until after the interview. When do I tell them?
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