Have to totally agree with Matt, very rare I go without eating. Even if it is to grab a sandwich. I can not do productive work, and I am less cheerful with staff and patients.
Andy
>Taking the other view, can I suggest that you could improve your time
>management. You won't be working at your most effective or most efficient
>without eating properly (and if you can't eat regularly, these high
>glycaemic index things won't do you much good). Taking 10 to 15 minutes out
>to get some decent food inside you will save you more time than it costs, as
>will taking a few minutes out for a bit of exercise.
>Debriefing is something that could have waited- might have been better delay
>debrief until the following day or to phone the medical registrar and meet
>to debrief over lunch.
>Hard work's fine. Missing sleep is inevitable. Working when you're hungry
>except in dire emergency isn't good for you; isn't good for the patient; and
>wastes time in the long term.
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>Matt Dunn
>Warwick
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