tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post1736425659576917194..comments2023-11-05T01:35:46.416-07:00Comments on The Psychiatrist Blog: The Medical HeroesDr Michelle Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09318876662760890328noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-82340485293214004502010-08-05T00:15:38.103-07:002010-08-05T00:15:38.103-07:00I really appreciate this psychiatrist blog nice po...I really appreciate this psychiatrist blog nice posting thanks for sharing love uRizwan alihttp://universityinfoz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-90778608131847676222007-04-22T14:01:00.000-07:002007-04-22T14:01:00.000-07:00I love the way that you have people returning back...I love the way that you have people returning back to keep us updated...- brilliant !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-70956062878708245892007-04-22T13:58:00.000-07:002007-04-22T13:58:00.000-07:00Dr Clow sounds like a very wise man. I feel much ...Dr Clow sounds like a very wise man. I feel much the same about education in general ... constant testing and grouping by use of a rigid national curriculum does not benefit the individual nor society in general.<BR/><BR/>I feel the same is happening here with the MMC. People do not matter anymore, it's all about reducing individuals to cold numbers and records.<BR/><BR/>In many ways we are in this mess because the government is trying to run the NHS like a communist economy... a five year plan to train a certain amount of junior doctors that then cannot find a place in the marketplace.<BR/><BR/>If we allow doctors to follow their dreams and ambitions then it will be a lot easier to help them find jobs .. because they know what is best for themselves ... a computer can never decide this.<BR/><BR/>ps// I wonder how Dr. Clow's career might have been held back had he been called Dr. Claw!?David Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240242801763405583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-19991467074595861622007-04-22T11:19:00.000-07:002007-04-22T11:19:00.000-07:00Hi David Clow (and Michelle) -What I don't underst...Hi David Clow (and Michelle) -<BR/><BR/>What I don't understand is how long hours for Medical Students and Junior Doctors evolved.<BR/><BR/>You are quite right they are in breach of EU work directives if they work more than x-hours.<BR/><B>Even The EU has its good points</B><BR/><BR/>Of course I can appreciate that competitiveness, means some students are willing to work harder and put more hours in, or sometimes they are foreced to put more hours in to catch-up keep-up with others who have better memories or info retention skills.<BR/><BR/>But why does this pressure exist:<BR/>If you cannot complete in seven years, does it all have to go to waste, can you not retake exams the following year - why not?<BR/><BR/>Tuition fees - and the need to work more hours to pay your way. Well whose bright idea was that. Sure if daddy picks-up the bill it is all well. Nut clearly it forces others to work xtra hours to pay their way.<BR/><B>Alas now we have american style tuition fees introduced by TB and a labour government</B> who themselves enjoyed the benefits of free higher education, with maintenance grants (according to need).<BR/><BR/><B>Quite commendable of you,</B> to recognise your surgical dexterity was not what you'd expect from a surgeon - and choosing to become a GP.<BR/><BR/>As for HR and recruitment, alas it is one of the curses in life, that so many people are unhappy in their jobs they are applying for other jobs.<BR/><BR/>So they may prevent me being shortlisted for the job I want - and worse not even attend the interview, because they are already in work, or got a 'better' job offer.<BR/>But this is a malady across the board, whether in industry or whatever profession you choose.<BR/>Large employers require application forms (and even reject CVs) because it is easier to measure whether the applicant meets the requirements, and to photocopy shorlisted candidate details for selection panels.<BR/><BR/>For sure I know this task may be handed to a 'lesser mortal' who will follow a very rigid selection procedure in shortlisting candidates, and is often unqualified to decide who would be the best candidates to shortlist.<BR/><BR/>Alas, the world is imperfect.<BR/>But I guess the answer if you don't want to be inundated with CVs is to have an application form (accompanied by a cv) and the selection of shortlists done by those who know what they are looking for or what they need.<BR/><BR/>The NHS is not the only place where some may meet the suitability requirements on the application, but fall short on other skills.<BR/>Teaching & Education are rife with people who secure the jobs because they can't tick X on a box, but then lack the other skills needed, which someone who cannot tick X on the box (and therefore is not selected for interview) may well have in abundance.<BR/><BR/>Such is life, we live and learn<BR/>and we die<BR/>Sometimes may we die never having learned - or - lived.QUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-89131934919774432462007-04-22T10:28:00.000-07:002007-04-22T10:28:00.000-07:00Thanks Man in a Shed - The submission was from Dr ...Thanks Man in a Shed - The submission was from Dr David Clow and I think he makes some very valid points. On one of them that the NHS has central control. Perhaps there should be more localism within the NHS?<BR/>Thanks Midwife with a Knife - it's good to know that your matching programme works quite well. <BR/>Tuesday is a big day as there will be a mass lobby organised by RemedyUK.<BR/>Thanks for all the comments.<BR/>MichelleDr Michelle Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09318876662760890328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-32365571101226021792007-04-22T10:12:00.000-07:002007-04-22T10:12:00.000-07:00excellent pointsexcellent pointsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-55589946326877525862007-04-22T09:27:00.000-07:002007-04-22T09:27:00.000-07:00You make the point about the failure of a centrall...You make the point about the failure of a centrally planned system (ie Chinese Communist government), but then go on to say you love the NHS.<BR/><BR/>Is it not possible that the NHS is the problem ?Man in a Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-3472808760880590412007-04-22T07:31:00.000-07:002007-04-22T07:31:00.000-07:00The thing is, a computerized job application syste...The thing is, a computerized job application system in medicine can be done well. The National Resident Matching Program in the US actually works quite well, even though it does seem like a bizarre way to allocate employment.<BR/><BR/>There's a centralized application service, which mostly covers your licensing exam scores, your CV, and a small "personal statement".<BR/><BR/>It gets distributed to the programs that you're applying to. Those programs then interview the candidates they want (kind of like the short listing you do, I think). Then the candidates rank the programs in order that they'd want to go there, the programs rank the candidates in the order that they want. Then through the magic of computers, each person is assigned to the residency which they ranked the highest that also ranked them high enough. This program, apparently is skewed a bit so that the applicants' choices count slightly more than the programs' choices.<BR/><BR/>It really works quite well. There's also a scramble day a few days before the results of the match are released where unmatched candidates can scramble into unfilled programs. <BR/><BR/>So, anyway, jobs for doctors in training is one of the few things the US health care "system" does well. It's just such a shame to see such turmoil caused by something that in concept can work well.Midwife with a Knifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309579302399381913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-76150273466306646742007-04-22T07:01:00.000-07:002007-04-22T07:01:00.000-07:00I'd like to thank Dr David Clow for so kindly writ...I'd like to thank Dr David Clow for so kindly writing to me and taking time to write this about doctor training. Thank you. MichelleDr Michelle Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09318876662760890328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-91185120535830034202007-04-22T06:22:00.000-07:002007-04-22T06:22:00.000-07:00It's so good to hear someone talking straight comm...It's so good to hear someone talking straight common sense. As doctors we want to get on with our jobs and to care for patients. The government are trying to make it all so complicated - it isn't - some good old fashioned common sense can sort it out. Sarah... Patricia Hewitt should just ask Dr David Clow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com