How To Survive The On-Call | Tips For New Doctors

[@OllieBurtonMed]

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[@lordspamify]

My tips after FY1: 1. The very first question to ask yourself when given a job “does this need to happen now or can it wait until day team come?” That cancer MDT referral can wait! 2. Write on call jobs list on paper with 4 quarters. Urgent, scans, bloods, admin. Write your jobs into these areas as appropriate then you can easily prioritise 3. Document thoroughly even if you aren’t doing the job 4. Handover properly and try to encourage nurses or whoever bleeps to give a proper handover and question

[@OllieBurtonMed]

Great tips!

[@OllieBondMusic]

Love the Bradley Paisley and James Gill haha - Great as always Ollie xo

[@Thorissa]

Very informative, Ollie! Thanks for sharing valuable tips!

[@hrishir7339]

Thank you doc!

[@seang2012]

Who else caught the Dr. Gill deep-cut in the video?! Am I the first??? Dr. Gill makes our loving Dr. Ollie launder his famous vests!

[@OllieBurtonMed]

I can neither confirm nor deny that this is true

[@jlewis2890]

As a non-medical professional is it daunting and scary having someone’s life in your hands and knowing if you make the wrong decision it could have disastrous effects?

[@ZyNeEnZyNe]

We have these fears and thoughts before even starting medical school. It probably never leaves you

[@OllieBurtonMed]

It is, although at my stage thankfully happens fairly rarely. For the few times it has had happened to me, I've found that in the adrenaline rush you fall back on your basic training (which is why we do it so often). The individual steps you have to do aren't that complicated, it's just being able to catch yourself and execute them under pressure.