Medical students and Junior doctors are very often fearful of the first few months as a junior doctor. There are all sorts of horror stories going round.
Yet with a little planning and organisation you can make life much easier for yourself. A few years ago the author surveyed 50 ward sisters and asked them for ways that Junior doctors make life more difficult for themselves. The book is the results converted into a list of instructions that will make your lives much easier indeed. If you are a junior doctor you’ll wonder how you managed without this book. If you are a medical student get into good habits early before you start working as a doctor. We’ve even had consultants change their working habits after reading this book!
The reviews speak for themselves. However the most impressive was the letter from Mr. Sharma for the first edition.
From Lesley Bailey: Lecturer of nursing.
To: info@juniordoctor.org
Subject: Re:110 or so ways - personal
You may not remember, but we met on the train!
I did read your book, and from my perspective, if all doctors followed the
advice given here, not only would they make their lives easier, but they would
make our lives easier too! And that has much to commend it. A systematic
approach to work means that mistakes are less likely, either of omission or
comission - and that has ultimately to be of benefit to patients, which is why
we all do the job in the first place. There is much that is unpredictable in
any medical role - and if we do the routine things well and efficiently, it
leaves us room to deal with the unpredictable well and properly, which is again
to the benefit of the patient.
With kindest regards,
Lesley Bailey
M.Sc. M. Th.
RNMH RGN RHV
FAETC Cert. Couns.
From ITU Sister Heather Friesen
Re: your book
I think it is an excellent guide to help out the junior doctors. I like the way it is written in a clear concise way. I think it also helps out members of the other medically related professions and they should read it too!
Cheers,
From Judith Sharpe: a theatre sister with 40 years experience as a nurse.
I have read your book today, if only this was the way all Junior doctors performed on the Awards life would be so much easier for the nursing and ancillary staff. Also the patients would be more at ease having a full understanding of their treatment.
I have read your book today, if only this was the way all Junior doctors performed on the wards life would be so much easier for the nursing and ancillary staff. Also the patients would be more at ease having a full understanding of their treatment.
Only too often are patients left wondering what is going to happen too them because none of the doctors have bothered to explain.
Your book was so easy to read and I am sure any junior doctor would appreciate the 100 or so ways you shared with them to make them a better doctor, which in turn will help with the efficient running of the ward and the well being of the patient.
From Deborah Fox Respiratory Nurse
I have read your book and I found it very good reading. I have never met a junior doctor who would do these things. A doctor who did all these things would get on very well with other health professionals as it would make their lives easier. Implementing these things would make life easier for the doctor as they wouldn’t keep getting called to do routine jobs. On top of that doing such things would make life easier for the nurses and the ancillary staff. This book would be as helpful to the doctor as the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine. I believe it would be invaluable.
From Fergus Browne Head of Medical Personnel at North West London Hospitals
I am the Head of Medical Personnel at North West London Hospitals NHS
Trust and have recently seen a copy of your paper and I thought it is a very
informative document. Would it be possible for me give this out
to our House Officers at Induction as I think it could provide a useful insight
for the new HO's
From Sister Hannington- ward sister with considerable experience of dealing with junior doctors
"I have never met a junior doctor that would think of all the things you have mentioned."
However the most impressive was that from Mr. Sharma who saw the first edition.
“I was very impressed with this book as I feel it will be extremely helpful for newly appointed House Officers. It gives comprehensive practical advice to the new doctors on the ward and I only wish that I had something like that when I was a House Officer.”
