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Recently a friend applied for a job, and was sent a link to do a video interview. Except that it wasn’t with a person, random questions appeared on screen and their response was recorded. They didn’t get past this stage even though they would have been exceptional at the job. I was gobsmacked that this…
When I was a student seeing practice I used to long for the phone to ring, another patient to arrive and the chance to learn. Since graduation this can be either welcome or unwelcome depending on what is going on and how the shift is looking. Most of the time through normal working hours there…
Sometimes you get a piece of paper that seems so insignificant. Yet represents so much. I’ve got a few of these now. Sometimes they come with special ceremonies, though most of these I’ve skipped where possible. I am not keen on the fuss. And have never really seen the point. I remember back when I…
As a vet I make mistakes, most of the time these do not cause harm, however there is potential for mistakes I make to have disastrous consequences. For me reducing the chance of a mistake happening is extremely important. This requires understanding how mistakes happen, and how as humans we are fallible. Flying lessons Pilots…
I have a limited support network, and for me twitter can be a place for me to share though often I limit what I share. Often I can go through an entire week of nights speaking to just a single other person other than patients. Especially with covid and being in a new place. It…
This last week has been an absolute whirlwind. I started it seeing my first ever brain surgery, finished it seeing several abdominal organs removed from a chest. And topped it all over with the launch of BVDA Talking Teeth (virtual) Tour 2021. Brain surgery Even being within a neurology specialist centre the brain though imaged…
“Is it safe for me to cuddle my pet when we get home?” I had to stop and think. The pet had been with us for less than an hour. We had used full PPE. Client knew we were working in a covid secure way. Yet they were scared of cuddling their pet when they…
The joy of learning and developing is one of the greatest benefits of the veterinary profession. Now I’ve hopefully finished my CertAVP I am moving onto my postgraduate diploma (PgDip) and shortly hopefully my masters. I’ve decided to continue with the University of Liverpool for this as I like the online format that allows me…
As I write this I’ve just finished my week of nights through the Christmas period. More importantly though my final module (of six) composing the learning for the CertAVP has been graded. Looking at it the small green tick on my case log, and the grade above 50% means that I have passed this module.…
I found myself in a constant state of panic this week. Dreading going in to work. Having a headache develop in the 2 hours between waking and getting to work. Once in dreading the phone ringing. Counting down the hours until I could escape back to bed. And praying nothing bad happened in that time.…