North Central Thames Foundation School (NCTFS)
Individual Placement Description - East and North Herts NHS Trust
F1 General Medicine – Cardiology
Cardiology
 Part of team managing two coronary care wards (32 beds)
 Daily consultant led (7 days a week)
 Ward jobs (e.g. cannula, bloods etc.)
 Planning discharges and TTO’s
 Requesting and chasing investigations
 Rewriting drugs
 MDT meetings - Tuesday lunchtime JCC
 Communication with patients and families
 Liaising with cardiac nurse specialists and catheter laboratory staff
 Assistance in managing acute cardiac emergencies including clerking of
patients following primary angioplasty for acute MI
 One grand round and one medical grand round meeting per week
 One week “off ward” includes ETT, echo, clinics, then pm in cath lab
Location
Lister Hospital
Supervisor(s)
Dr J Szygula, Dr A Ghuran
Main duties of the As above
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Typical working
Mon – Fri:
Ward round / jobs
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Tues:
1230 – 1400 FY1 teaching
placement
1400 – 1500 cardiology teaching for cardiology team
Wed:
1300-1400 Cardiology consultant lecture series
Thurs:
1300 – 1400 grand rounds
Fri:
1300 – 1400 medical grand rounds
On call requirements:
On call consolidated into month period including nights
Employer
East and North Herts NHS Trust
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