Charlotte

On my cardiology placement this year there were 24 medical students, not including PA, nursing or cardiac physiology students. We were all fighting for ward rounds & cath lab shadowing and it was chaos. Patients were constantly overwhelmed and irritated!

'More surgeons named David than women in some UK private hospitals'- grim laughter at the Women in Surgery keynote by Clare McNaught, first woman president of @RCSEd since the year FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND FIVE. (The link- heraldscotland.com/news/25925671.…). And ooh look- #ItMe too 🤗 #RACS26

18 yrs ago, I was violently assaulted & raped while walking alone. Every year on the anniversary of that day, I go on a solo hike to remind myself that there is still beauty in this world & I can enjoy it. This yr, I pushed myself & did a few days of the Southwest Coast Path…

@1goodtern A dr who googles and discusses why with you is an honest clinician who is either a) checking something because there is too much to have at the top of our brain constantly or b) aware of their unknown unknowns. Both are safe

UK medical training is so confusing What do you mean I’ve finally got to know my ward, how it works, got to know my colleagues…. Then suddenly I have to change jobs again 🥲🫠

Obsessed with this cowboy oyster holding a martini on this menu 🥹🥲

This is the happiest day of my life

@ShaunLintern This is a monumentally stupid idea in a service that is massively underfunded, under resourced, and understaffed.

when you work in a hospital, it’s either 12 hours of cackling with your coworkers or 12 hours even Satan couldn’t dream up

they stop asking you for ID once the light in your eyes is gone

"I called the hospital about my appointment which they say is months away but to contact my GP to expedite it" PSA to patients In the vast majority of cases this is just the appointments team way of getting you off the phone and shift your frustration onto GPs 1/

Interestingly, when I was out of surgery and in ICU, the nurses weren’t happy with how my open bowel was looking and called my surgeon. He was due to clock off but rushed up and was in a North Face puffer jacket. Did I give a shit? Did I fuck, I was just glad he was there.

@mikejwhelan I’m so sorry for your profound loss, Michael 💔

how it feels to be slightly too drunk to understand the board game rules

Just 3 more months

Me at work unfortunately

🚨BMA ballot FAILS to reach mandate🚨 Government to impose further real term pay cuts … How did you feel reading that? Not good right? Post back your ballot. Message on every group chat reminding colleagues to do the same Your vote matters

sorry i can't come in to work today im scared

I’m sick of explaining how people can end up on benefits. I’ll say it again. I had a partner, we had a beautiful family, we could afford our lives. But my partner got sick and died. I was on my own with four kids, 3yr, 5yr, 6yr and 15yrs old. I couldn’t afford childcare, I didn’t have family to help, we were grieving. That’s how we ended up on benefits. Life can be cruel and good for you if you haven’t been through some shit but a lot of us have. All we want is a helping hand, not a punching down. So fuck you to all who judge and don’t know what TF you’re talking about. You’re only ever one tragedy from needing help. I only hope it never happens to you.

I'm utterly broken after the worst set of night shifts I've ever experienced. You're playing with window dressing when the whole system is falling apart at the seems.