Birgit van Meijgaarden 🇳🇱🇬🇧

@1stCorvidian @doctorcaldwell @DrLKVaughan @DrGrumble @AndrewElder @somersetwyvern @1stCorvidian If you’re still long for a post in paediatrics and are around Essex area or willing to travel or move, DM me. We nearly always have vacancies in very busy large DGH.

@doctorcaldwell @DrLKVaughan @DrGrumble @AndrewElder @somersetwyvern Thank you for writing a letter like this. By contrast my Educational Supervisor told me I was an excellent doctor but nobody looking to employ me will care about that, they'll want to see publications, presentations etc. She told me I was unemployable. (I have my MCRPCH.)

Remember when Senior Doctors in the UK were allowed to write honest professional references? By serendipity, I was in contact today, 22y later, and all I wrote has proved to be true. @DrLKVaughan @DrGrumble @AndrewElder @somersetwyvern

@Sammyseun6 Different type of consultants. These are the senior medical specialists who nearly all work within NHS hospitals and have NHS contract.

Hourly work caps income. But SYSTEMS let expertise compound.

Most consultants don’t need more clients. They need a better way to package the value they already deliver.

@AshleyyC90 @veggieequallife Sorry but we don’t get paid rest breaks. We are working as per PA in job plans but breaks are our own time, not paid but most of us work throughout our breaks, doing admin whilst eating my lunch on the go, so NHS gets at least an extra 5hrs for free out of each of us……..🤔

@veggieequallife Also doctors get paid rest breaks. Those on afc pay scales have unpaid breaks. A nurse working FT will be paid for 37.5 hours work but will be at work an additional 3 hours it’s just unpaid time. Just different terms of employment

Why is it that... 1️⃣ NHS doctors are contracted full time as 40 hrs/week while most others work 37.5 hrs/week as full time 2️⃣ Yet NHS doctors get the same annual leave days as everyone else So we work more hours for the same leave entitlement? But if you go LTFT down to 80% or less then your annual leave also is reduced pro rota? Genuinely confused

@MamaMichaelax I’m so so sorry to read this xxxx

@paediabricks @dr_irfan_malik Agree, same here, get these type of calls from lab regularly. Bloods in primary care of pt not known to me/us but results abnormal. We then have to sort out. Contact family, take history and if needed ask to attend for treatment or prescription etc Maybe we are paeds suckers?

@dr_irfan_malik And in secondary care we not infrequently get calls from labs out of hours about bloods done in primary care, and act to ensure patient safety. I'm not entirely sure what the point of this tweet is.

Hospital Dr does a blood test in clinic Few hours later hosp lab rings our Practice with an abnormal result, which needs sorting out We sent the result back to the Consultant to deal with

@PhilipsSonicare Would love to but no DM option visible for me……….do you need to follow me first? Or is there another way of doing it?

@bvm1612 Hello Brigit, and thank you for reaching out to us. Can you join us in a private chat as to further assist you? Waiting for you in private 🙏

@PhilipsSonicare can you let me know which usb travel charging case will work with my new Diamondclean 9000 series HX9911/84 as mine sadly only came with standard case 😢. I’m struggling to work out which charging case is right one to buy and where. Thanks. Birgit

@GoGroopie can you help? I’ve received a recent email with deals, one or two im interested in. Both are for clothes, sweat absorbing tshirt and cooling bras but no where in detailed info can I find info of what materials they’re made off. How or where can I find out?Thanks Birgit

@easyJetholidays No worries Dan, well deserved but just send you another DM

@bvm1612 Thank you for the lovely feedback Birgit, really appreciated 🙂 - Dan

@easyJetholidays really disappointed your team cannot apply the ORANGE discount on holiday I booked one week ago but had trouble with payment page and had to reload several times, forgot to enter code last time losing out on £100. Rang for help but told too late…#disappointing

@easyJetholidays Many thanks to Shannon and Dan and whole team in sorting out this issue and applying my promo code retrospectively due to initial problem at time of booking. Really great example of good customer service!!! Thanks a lot.

@bvm1612 Hi Birgit, thanks for reaching out. We're sorry about the experience you've had when booking your holiday. We'll be happy look into this, can you please drop us a direct message? Thank you. - Shannon

@easyJetholidays Thanks Shannon, have just send you DM. 🤞🏼🤞🏼

@StenaLineUK That’s great to hear. As loyal traveller 4x/year for 30years, it’s only second I’ve been able to reach gold so is good to read this extra is still there. Thanks for swift replies as well.

@bvm1612 Yes the Stena Plus seat will still price to £0 if you are adding a cabin to a day sailing on the Harwich/Hook route ^Laura

@StenaLineUK have I seen correctly that you’ve removed the lounge upgrade for gold members on the Harwich-Hook of Holland route? Why? What’s the benefit left then to have gold membership. It’s hard enough to even reach it but to find you quietly removed this perk is annoying ++

@StenaLineUK Ok, thank you. Good to know. You might need to adjust the info on your website then as it only lists UK-Ireland routes for this advantage to be valid for……..hence my surprise. Glad to know it’s still there 👍🏼👍🏼 (PS also valid if cabin for day boat booked?)

@bvm1612 Good morning, thanks for getting in touch. Gold member can still pre-book a Stena Plus seat on the Harwich-Hook van Holland route. Please ensure you are logged into your account before you begin the booking, add on a Stena Plus seat and this will price at £0 once added. If 1/2

@StenaLineUKIE have I seen correctly that you’ve removed the lounge upgrade for gold members on the Harwich-Hook of Holland route? Why? What’s the benefit left then to have gold membership. It’s hard enough to even reach it but to find you quietly removed this perk is annoying ++

@trentconsultant I’m in paediatrics so never had outsiders for WLI, nearly all work is rota gaps. Most of us did OPD WLI as bank but most now refusing so waits going back up. Our rate is now only £100

@bvm1612 Have you got outsiders pitching up to do WLI work? or is that just emergency locum cover?

There’s a company called Litmus who are doing the rounds of NHS trusts. Allegedly the modus operandi appears to be recommendation to slash the rates for existing staff and use of locums instead. interesting who the CFO also is CFO for… let me know if they turn up at yours!

@trentconsultant Trust top believed what’s being said although we all know it’s nothing more as Medacs in new clothes……….

@trentconsultant Yes, happened at Mid & South Essex (worst financially performing trust). Trust cut all doctor bank rates with immediate effect. Consultants were reduced by £20/hr and resident doctors by £5-10. Guess what…..…now lots of shifts unfilled & no bank cover 🤬

@DiveMasterIns your website isn’t working………can’t buy insurance and am due to travel on Monday………..