Stephen Makin

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Stephen Makin

@StephenMakin

Most northerly UK mainland geriatrician/ Caithness / Research in stroke, ageing and rural health / lighthouse living

Wick, Scotland Katılım Nisan 2008
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Do you like Puffins ? Lighthouses and very fluffy dogs? Are you a FY2 doctor looking for a clinical fellow job in August?? We can offer lovely views, surfing, great outdoor activities, and a very friendly newfoundland dog. Did I mention the puffins? apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?…
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I'm mostly on bluesky now. But popping back whilst on hold I get a whole load of tweets with advice for men on how to get a woman. Basically I do the opposite to everything advised and I've been married 20 years. They may think that this makes me a gay simp.
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Adventures in incestuous rural medicine: My GPST is the daughter of a local GP. Doing my FLDs I note that discharge letters are excellent when you are writing them to your mum. Your mum that has excellent attention to detail and changes in medication.
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@ankitkant I think it's an issue for hospitals with more than one consultant. It can be hard for them to work out who gets what result.
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Ankit Kant@ankitkant·
@StephenMakin My local trust has taken issue with this kind of thing stating that this is my responsibility.
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Ankit Kant@ankitkant·
Who should tell the patient the results of their hospital organised Shoulder MRI?
Ankit Kant tweet media
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@cruncherwax I do need to recertify - let me check my diary - though obviously I'd be going DOWN to Ayrshire.
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5 years as a Consultant, and I still get that feeling of nervous anticipation every time I see my name on the rota. The @JRCPTB never did deliver the Orb of Infallibility that should have come with my CCT.
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@lucypgeridoc @danfurmedge @sean9n A single clerking system. We do that. It has it's pros and cons. Pros - it's quicker. Cons - the second clerking is an opportunity for a proper med rec, DNAR conversation and collateral history.
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People who do acute medicine rotas! Does anyone use a system where an ED clerking is accepted, moving patient directly to consultant review without requiring another clerking by a medical team member eg FY1? Does it work? Downside? Asking for a friend 😁@danfurmedge @sean9n
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Thinking of taking our Big Floofy Dog to London for a holiday. I think she'd like it. Interesting smells. Bins. People who probably want to pet her. Hope I can find an appropriate AirBNB.
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I saw a post about how someone’s style was ‘stuck in the 2010s’ I had no idea style had changed since then. I haven’t got new clothes for a new decade.
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@sarah16107480 @StephenMakin The neurosurgeons in Glasgow used to tell a story in awestruck tones about a doctor in (I think) Wick who phoned with a 2yo with critical intracranial hypertension, and was talked through drilling burr holes with a black and decker. The child lived.
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A thread about rural medicine on calls. Weirdly specific… 5 years now.i don’t know if I could go back. It’s mostly consultant work. But every so often you have to go back to being a med reg on HDU and fiddle with inotropes,adjust bipap settings
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The weirdest thing is that being ‘on’ is an escape from daily life. It’s like entering another dimension where you just worry about the hospitals current state, Now I’ve handed over reality is coming back.
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But you never have to fight about fitness. It’s a consultant decision.
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