@cml_smith i’ve had plenty of probs with nhs admin but i don’t think the probs with rotas are solely the fault of rota coordinator or the trust; trainees don’t belong to the trust
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Katie Ward
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Katie Ward
@drkatieward
Chest and GIM Consultant at Imperial College NHS Trust, Hackney resident
London, UK Katılım Aralık 2009
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@cml_smith phoning up doctor colleagues (and patients) is and will always be an important part of nhs work, email just doesn’t work for many interactions
the problem is the system and having to write a rota to keep the service safe with doctors rotating and moving in and out of training
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Booked a family holiday for Mar 24 in Jul 23. Spent months trying to contact the rota coord at the Trust I start at in Feb to organise leave. Told I needed to find swaps but not given contact details of other drs. It’s all become so stressful that we’ve cancelled the holiday.
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@cml_smith you just don’t know what’s going on when people don’t answer emails they could be sick or have left or have died (yes i have emailed someone in our trust who had sadly died )
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@cml_smith i’m really sorry you are cancelling but in any aspect of life if you don’t get an answer to an email/s try phoning and find out what’s happening
ED is open 24/7 and any of the docs in training there would be able to tell you over phone which cons is in charge of trainees
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@cml_smith the complexity is immense…rota coordinator doesn’t know who’ll be off having a baby in 9m or who will drop out of rotation
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@cml_smith i’d always recommend contacting the unit training lead and the clinical lead for these sort of things, they are the ones working on the floor with trainees
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@cml_smith also rota coordinators don’t have power to say we will manage without an sho on those shifts, or get a locum
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Fantastic start to the Vasculitis Day at the Hammersmith with masterclass on EGPA by @SalmanRespdoc ILD Vasculitis by @drkatieward and ANCA Vasculitis by @stephenmcadoo
Warm welcome to all delegates in person and online
#vasculitis @ImperialImmuno @ImperialNHLI @vascuk
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@DrHugoA Thanks Hugo!
Blank notes are not great though, screen shots often make it crash and blank notes are not really searchable
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27/ Also please do reply with any additional tips/tricks! I'm sure I'm missing lots and would be great to collect them.
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Tweetorial for UK docs using @CernerUK PowerChart (not sure if this format will be useful but here goes)
First a question: how would you rate yourself as a PowerChart user?
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@TalkTalk How do I get my TalkTalk TV box delivered? We’ve had 2 failed engineer dates, I have tried the phone Line and it directs me to webchat, I tried webchat and no help, I emailed a complaint and no response
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@drkatieward my understanding is that schools will still be open for key workers, as they were throughout the previous two lockdowns. It is probably worth checking in with the relevant school to confirm arrangements - totally get why this is so important.
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Official confirmation from the Council, that Hackney is now included in the list of local authorities covered by the Contingency Framework, meaning that primary schools will remain closed next week.
Hackney Council@hackneycouncil
Hackney’s primary schools will remain closed next week after the Government backed the Council’s calls for a delay to protect teachers, pupils and their families. Full details 👇 news.hackney.gov.uk/reopening-of-p…
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Well deserved @mathenge_maggie 👏
Sandy DelosSantos@Dsandelor
Congratulation to our new Band 8 in 4South @mathenge_maggie. We are all proud of her and privilege to have worked alongside a hard working and kind hearted Matron. @drkatieward has worked with her for almost 18 yrs and can be testament for her exemplary character❤️❤️❤️.
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@AnushaRohit @DrNeilStone Lupus patients always get an ECG to look for cardiac involvement; but dose used in UK RECOVERY trial for HCQ in Covid was much higher than lupus dose of 200-400mg (it was malaria dose)
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@DrNeilStone Interested in knowing how many did ECG before prescribing HCQ to SLE or any other patient before the pandemic....
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Realised every med reg seems to have a peeve: a common error or misconception that triggers the immediate “re-education” of the unfortunate bystander. Think acopia, PO Amlodipine for SBP200, “just to make you aware”, triage-by-troponins, lactate science abuse...
What’s yours?
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Yes Jo all those years we’ve been prescribing it and we didn’t know it had to be approved by @MattHancock
Jo Evans@OncoloJo
@MattHancock Holy 💩! I’ve been prescribing an unapproved medication all this time? Also worth citing the NNT, which is 8, and the fact that in covid-19 where the patient is not requiring oxygenation support, it could lead to harm...
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@ChrisMasonBBC only thing that stops the glasses steaming up with mask is tape over the top of nose (not a good look) #masks #COVID19 PS have u had a day off this week??
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