At the end of this year, my term as Lead for Simulation on the British Orthopaedic Association’s Education and Careers Committee comes to a close. Six years is a long time to sit on a national committee as a volunteer alongside a full clinical job, and it feels like the right moment to write down…
There are moments in every career where you pause – not to count the number of cases, clinics, or call – but to breathe, reflect, and acknowledge the arc of the journey. Recently, I passed one such milestone in my surgical career. I won’t dwell on numbers, but suffice it to say: it’s a marker…
There are always going to be some negatives but it really depends on how you react and adapt. It doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t fight to make things better, we just shouldn’t lose sight of the original goal.
Since medical school there has always been some issue related to training and junior doctors. At medical school the Moderning Medical Careers (MMC) changes led to a huge number of doctors career paths and progression. Then the coupling/uncoupling of runthrough training programmes, changes to training pathways and specialty eligibility. But it was in 2015/16 when…
Appraisal time is coming up – some thoughts on the process.
ARCPs can be very tedious…here are some of my reflections
So as a trainer, i’ll always start off 100% invested in you. Maintaining that investment is up to you! 🙂
One year Anniversary – @worcsacutenhs 😂
NHS Industrial Action – just some reflections on the current state of affairs
During this crisis, orthopaedic surgery has become a supporting specialty. The trauma has been still been coming in and I credit my colleagues at both SaTH and at RJAH for doing a magnificent job for Shropshire in maintaining the highest possible standard of care under the current circumstances. But where possible, each and every one…