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patient/doctor care worries

  • 23-08-2010 3:46pm
    #1
    j.mcdrmd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 191 ✭✭


    I am new to posting so please bear that in mind, thanks.

    I have a family member who is an intern since July 1st and I have been told the following:

    a. There is a shortage of NCHD's in Irish hospitals with Intern and SHO jobs not filled and nobody to replace them.

    b. Patients are confused and upset by the change of teams.

    c. Hours worked by Interns and SHO's are dangerously long (for the patients and doctors health) with shifts upto 26 hours and weeks up to 60+ hours.

    d. Interns are left as the only doctor "on the wards" overnight from their first week. They don't even know their way around.

    e. During up to 26 hour shifts no time is guaranteed for a meal break, often they just do not get fed.

    f. "On call" is a euphemism for even harder work with less backup.

    g. If two patients get very ill at the same time "on call" 1 of them might die.

    h. Threats are made not to pay overtime.

    i. The majority of the Interns who finished here in June have left the country because of their treatment by the HSE.

    j. Points are up for medicine, I know this one is true I just wonder why?

    Ok, so this may be exaggeration, the intern has no clue I am posting this, but they are forgiven if it is because of the long hard slog they put in to get here.

    The intern is not complaining, say they are competent in fact.

    I am worried about the patients of course. I am also worried about the intern as I already see a "pinched look" about what was a very fit, bright eyed and bushy tailed young doctor.

    Anyone who knows the inside track from the teaching hospitals care to comment?

    Also do they need to get insurance or does the hospital cover that?

    Thanks if you read to the end.

    J McDrmd


Comments

  • #2
    sam34
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭sam34


    hi there

    i'm going to close this thread because there are a few already open that deal with those issues, so no point having another one open.

    have a look at the thread called "hse breaking contractual agreements.." and some of the threads in the health sciences education subforum.

    also might be worth looking in the careers&job discussion subforum under education, theres one or two threads on there too.

    all teh best.


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