Eva Ritchie

• Reviewing patients on the antenatal, postnatal, gynaecology wards, both independently and as part of senior led ward rounds.
• Reviewing patients on birthing suite
• Assisting with acute assessments and treatment initiation in obstetric emergencies
• Reviewing patients referred from ED, initiating treatment, or discharging with appropriate safety netting and follow up, after discussion with senior doctors where appropriate
• Independently seeing antenatal patients in clinic
• Attending regular teaching, and delivering teaching to peers
• Assisting in caesarean sections and gynaecology surgery
• Working with nursing staff, midwives, admin team and allied health professionals to provide a high standard of patient care
• Discharging patients with appropriate follow up and safety netting
• Consenting and counselling patients for a range of procedures and treatments where competent to do so
• Quickly adjusting to new systems

FY2:

Obstetrics and Gynaecology:

• Running the early pregnancy clinic, requiring sensitivity and high level communication skills.
• Assessing patients referred to gynaecology from A&E
• Assessing pregnant women in the Maternity Assessment Unit, including assessing for rupture of membranes, PIH, infection and preterm labour.
• Consenting patients/people to intimate examinations, ensuring comfort and dignity is maintained.
• Assisting in caesarean sections and laparoscopic gynaecology surgery.
• Completing an Audit on documentation of risk assessments before commencement of oxytocin in labour

Emergency Department:

• Assessing a large variety of presentations presenting to ED, performing investigations, initiating treatments and referring on to appropriate speciality if required
• Ensuring safe discharge and appropriate appropriate follow up of patients who do not require admission
• Assessing and treating patients in A&E Resus who are acutely unwell
• Assessing and treating paediatric patients
• Being aware of my own competencies and seeking senior help when required

Chemical Pathology:

• Seeing patients in lipid clinic, including counselling for lifestyle modifications, commencing new medications and genetic testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia
• Completing Audits in Biochemistry
• Currently undertaking a stability study with the hope of publication in the near future
• One day per week as an SHO in Acute medicine

FY1:

Forensic Psychiatry:

• Assessing physical and mental health of inpatients, performing mental state exams and risk assessments, seeking senior help as appropriate, and taking part in ward rounds,

Intensive Care/Anaesthetics:

• Assessing acutely unwell patients using the ABCDE approach.
• Assessing patients in ITU/HDU, including intubated and ventilated patients.
• Inserted central lines and arterial lines.
• Intubating patients for elective operations under direct supervision.
• Performing lumbar punctures

Acute medicine:

• Assessing patients on the acute medical take, initiating treatment, recognising the deteriorating patient seeking senior support when required.
• Working with the MDT team to ensure safe discharges