general SJT advice

What does appropriate but not ideal mean

Neutral responses that do NOT address the problem

What does inappropriate but not awful mean

Observing/ by standing the bad practice by others to see if things improve

What is very inappropriate

Shouldn’t spread substantial information about others

What does very appropriate mean

Offering a sensible solution to a problem

Can med students prescribe/give diagnosis?

NO

When should the police/coroner be involved?

If the death is unexplained

Do doctors need consent to be treated by a social acquaintance?

Yes

Should you not respond to medically qualified calls immediately even in public?

No-patient priority

What do you do when there’s a problem with communication to the patient and if it concerns patient safety?

Escalate to senior staff

Under 16s do not have the same right to confidentiality as adults do

No- they have the same right to confidentiality,

Provided they have capacity and confidentiality is in their best interests.

If there’s an emergency should you address immediately before waiting to clarify

Yes

Under 16s cannot resume treatment in their best interests if overruled by parental responsibility person

Yes

If there is a problem between a doctor and a patient how should you act

Remain neutral/ don’t imply either party is at fault-especially if not present in interaction

Can med students attempt first procedure without supervision

No

How should you deal with answering ambiguous questions

Avoid answering where there is further questioning available

How should you give advice/next steps to an issue

Actions/advice should have concrete steps that address the issue

Can you give information to the press without hospital permission given

No-need permission

patient-researched information/self diagnosis is not reliable

Yes

Can you discuss patients confidentially without names/identifiable info

Yes

Are receptionist responsible for making medical records

No you are

What responsibilities do educational supervisors have when training trainees

Trainees Wellbeing and educational progress

What is holistic care

Clinicians expected to direct patients to health and wellbeing services outside their scope of practice

It is not very appropriate to seek immediate advice from senior staff members regarding faulty equipment

No- appropriate to seek immediate advice from senior about faulty equipment. The solution should always be immediate and direct

Do not make treatment plans if you have limited knowledge

Yes

Should med students leave if they are acquainted with patient

Yes

Should you complete tasks based on emergency or doing whether is quickest

Emergency

Should you pass on responsibility to a third party

Not really

How important are med school deadline

Very important

Can you trial the same method/action/solution given in STEM if it has already been attempted

No- inappropriate

Med students are not allowed to take care of minor tasks

No

Can med students or doctors see I’ll patients

No as it poses infection risk and reduced ability to 100% practice

Can you prescribe medicine with unknown underlying cause of the illness

No

Can you cover for others by completing their share of work

No

Should you ask the patient the time/dose of medication they took

No-should be asking doctors or nurses not patients

Do you need to create immediate records of drugs and treatment prescriptions

Yes

Should doctors treat patients even if it poses a risk to doctors

Yes

Can you ask patients about their medication if unsure

No

You are allowed to expect others to change their schedules to fit your own

No