A day in the life
Periodically in the past I’ve given a snapshot of my day at work as a GP, and it’s about time I did it again (partly cos I felt the urge to blog and couldn’t think of anything else to say). So here it is, a day in the life of me :
0830 - arrive at work. Startup computer. Check Email. Answer blog comments. Plug my iPod in to the PC and start playing some Bright Eyes (Album : I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning). Go through paperwork. Sign about 20 pathology results and some hospital attendance faxes (for patients of mine who have been seen in Emergency in the last couple of days). Check the same path results on the computer so they will be stored in the patient’s computer files (we have this incredibly inefficient hybrid paper/computer system here)
Visit the hospital to check on my patient who delivered last night and her newborn baby.
Start seeing patients. Conditions for the morning include :
- Heart disease
- Antenatal checkup
- Drivers License Medical
- Planning induction of labour
- Olecranon Bursitis
- Baby immunisations
- Leg ulcer
- Antenatal checkup
- Baby sleep issues
- Baby immunisations
- Plantar fasciitis
- Scalp laceration
- Premature baby
- Antenatal checkup
- Antenatal checkup
Amidst all this I did a bit more sporadic paperwork. I like to do my paperwork and signing throughout the day - as it hits my in-tray I deal with it, thus avoiding a big pile at the end of the day. Did a few prescription requests. Had a couple of coffees. Leafed through The West Australian in the tearoom, and read some of my book (Colossians Remixed) whilst listening to Bright Eyes. Not all days are like this but today has been a very easy pace - of course having a few patients not show up is a part of that…. and I opened my office window and enjoyed the sound of the rain falling outside…
1158 - finished with last morning patient. Fixed problem with telephone system. Discussed a job-offer. Read some more of Colossians Remixed and listened to some more music. Enjoyed a drug company lunch of chicken and salad and a nice chat with some other doctors…
Anyway that’s enough for now - quite a good morning actually. Three more hours of the same and then I can head home. Unfortunately I’m on-call for the weekend so I can’t totally relax but at least it’s the end of another working week.
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