[Anthony16]

Junior doctors work hours are being on prime time tonight.Just thought id let people know

[MrPain]

Originally Posted by Anthony16

Junior doctors work hours are being on prime time tonight.Just thought id let people know

Miriam O’Callaghan did a good job in dealing with both the HSE and IMO rep

[Dr.NickRiviera]

Just watching it now...

http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10105190/

Just finished a 36 hour shift and did not get a wink of sleep for the entire time while being abused by superiors complaining why I am slow at seeing patients in a clinic...It's called self preservation! I'm trying hard not to kill anyone!

I have been rostered to work Friday 7am all the way through Monday 7pm in house and after complaining that I am concerned regarding my confidence in my ability to make sound clinical judgements working these hours I was told to 'Suck it up and stop being a wuss by my Spr'.

I hate this...I hate my life or in particular lack of it...I am looking forward to my partner leaving me because I've grown so bitter and resentful and have genuinely no interest in her at all anymore...Exhausted rage envelops me as I drift to sleep...feck...I should have got into politics...IMO CEO 25 million $$$$ package....zzzzzzzzz

[j.mcdrmd]

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Originally Posted by Dr.NickRiviera

Just watching it now...

http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10105190/

Just finished a 36 hour shift and did not get a wink of sleep for the entire time while being abused by superiors complaining why I am slow at seeing patients in a clinic...It's called self preservation! I'm trying hard not to kill anyone!

I have been rostered to work Friday 7am all the way through Monday 7pm in house and after complaining that I am concerned regarding my confidence in my ability to make sound clinical judgements working these hours I was told to 'Suck it up and stop being a wuss by my Spr'.

I hate this...I hate my life or in particular lack of it...I am looking forward to my partner leaving me because I've grown so bitter and resentful and have genuinely no interest in her at all anymore...Exhausted rage envelops me as I drift to sleep...feck...I should have got into politics...IMO CEO 25 million $$$$ package....zzzzzzzzz

The 25 million has been trimmed down, however, the resulting package still accounts for about €300 per person of IMO union subs for years. There is no other union who bleeds their members dry to pay 1 person as much as the IMO did that is true. The untruths of the HSE and the IMO were exposed tonight by Miriam imo, neither organisation can explain why they are continually abusing doctors and pretending that they support them. Give us time they said, but they have had years to resolve the problem and they have chosen not to do it. I can get you a link tomorrow about other unions finances if you like.

Please take heart though because you are not alone in this. Google Mumford & sons timshel.

The world is changing here, there is a power struggle, the old ways do not work anymore and the powers that be are shocked by that. They are desperately trying to keep up with you, not the other way around.

[opinion guy]

Originally Posted by Dr.NickRiviera

Just watching it now...

http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10105190/

Just finished a 36 hour shift and did not get a wink of sleep for the entire time while being abused by superiors complaining why I am slow at seeing patients in a clinic...It's called self preservation! I'm trying hard not to kill anyone!

I have been rostered to work Friday 7am all the way through Monday 7pm in house and after complaining that I am concerned regarding my confidence in my ability to make sound clinical judgements working these hours I was told to 'Suck it up and stop being a wuss by my Spr'.

I hate this...I hate my life or in particular lack of it...I am looking forward to my partner leaving me because I've grown so bitter and resentful and have genuinely no interest in her at all anymore...Exhausted rage envelops me as I drift to sleep...feck...I should have got into politics...IMO CEO 25 million $$$$ package....zzzzzzzzz

You need to put your Spr in his/her place. Your duty is not to him/her - it is to the patient. Remind them of that.

[take everything]

Originally Posted by Dr.NickRiviera

Just watching it now...

http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10105190/

Just finished a 36 hour shift and did not get a wink of sleep for the entire time while being abused by superiors complaining why I am slow at seeing patients in a clinic...It's called self preservation! I'm trying hard not to kill anyone!

I have been rostered to work Friday 7am all the way through Monday 7pm in house and after complaining that I am concerned regarding my confidence in my ability to make sound clinical judgements working these hours I was told to 'Suck it up and stop being a wuss by my Spr'.

I hate this...I hate my life or in particular lack of it...I am looking forward to my partner leaving me because I've grown so bitter and resentful and have genuinely no interest in her at all anymore...Exhausted rage envelops me as I drift to sleep...feck...I should have got into politics...IMO CEO 25 million $$$$ package....zzzzzzzzz

Those kind of hours are insane.
And that guff making you feel guilty about thinking (rightly) it's abnormal.
You need to see that for what it is.

Just do your bit, look after yourself, get what you want out of the job and don't let others guilt trip you.
You've nothing to be guilty about.

[Dr.NickRiviera]

Is it me or is the HSE literally crumbling before my eyes...Average of over 100 h/week and they already don't pay us for half of it and they (croke park agreement) propose to make further cuts?! Is it any reason why 70% of Irish graduates/NCHDs are fleeing the country?! What positive reason would keep any sane doctor actually in this system? I'm struggling to find any...

[briankirby]

Do u think it will be the case that its mainly foreign trained graduates who will be public consultants in the future?

Originally Posted by Dr.NickRiviera

Is it me or is the HSE literally crumbling before my eyes...Average of over 100 h/week and they already don't pay us for half of it and they (croke park agreement) propose to make further cuts?! Is it any reason why 70% of Irish graduates/NCHDs are fleeing the country?! What positive reason would keep any sane doctor actually in this system? I'm struggling to find any...

[ThatDrGuy]

Originally Posted by Dr.NickRiviera

Is it me or is the HSE literally crumbling before my eyes...Average of over 100 h/week and they already don't pay us for half of it and they (croke park agreement) propose to make further cuts?! Is it any reason why 70% of Irish graduates/NCHDs are fleeing the country?! What positive reason would keep any sane doctor actually in this system? I'm struggling to find any...

There is a sane doctor left in the system ? I think sanity and HSE employment are mutually exclusive. People always say X Y Z is the last straw. A year later you find them, even more personally destroyed but still labouring away at it. If I was the government I would cut medics pay by 90%, force 100 hour unpaid weeks and fit them all with exploding shock collars if they tried to leave the hospital. It would be an interesting experiment, I doubt it would result in much blow back. Would make an interesting paper too.

[SleepDoc]

Originally Posted by ThatDrGuy

There is a sane doctor left in the system ? I think sanity and HSE employment are mutually exclusive. People always say X Y Z is the last straw. A year later you find them, even more personally destroyed but still labouring away at it. If I was the government I would cut medics pay by 90%, force 100 hour unpaid weeks and fit them all with exploding shock collars if they tried to leave the hospital. It would be an interesting experiment, I doubt it would result in much blow back. Would make an interesting paper too.

Would have to agree.

Don't see anything changing from the latest IMO recruitment drive either.

If I hear more garbage about "engaging for change"..... Did they get a wallop from an Obama 2008 election poster?