Portfoliwho?

I just had my portfolio review, I cobbled together a few reflective pieces from last year, created a SWOT analysis and tried to remember some medical education buzz words and hoped for the best.

I did not even get to show any of my reflective pieces, not really reflecting the supposed importance of reflective practice eh?

The only good that can come out of it really is perhaps to have to give proof of practicing my examinations to someone, maybe it will make me do them more, probably not, all the patients i will see for the next few months, won't know what is going on, be able to move or think they are from a different planet or something oh well.

and WTF is a SWOT analysis, never seen a bigger pile of crap in my life.

ANYWAY

In other news, NHS Scotland have BANNED white coats, although most Drs i know down here stopped wearing them years ago. Nurses now have a national uniform so you can tell who is who and at what level.

This is meant to be good for the public, but i reckon that it will be good for the Medstudent at least if you can decipher the code of the uniforms then you will know who to ask a question to, not get your head bitten off because you have asked some high up nurse something stupid, or on a ward where they are all called Pam you can actually get the one you want, maybe it will lead to a more harmonious life for all!

Also apparently they stop MRSA and CDiff (really how?), do they stop drug miscalculations, do they wash themselves, make patients friendlier? do they save the NHS?