Suzanne MacDonald

Neonatal fellow. Mother of two plus one. Love breastfeeding, good bereavement care, medicines safety, teaching. Cats, cricket, holidays, wine, musical theatre.

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@DrSdeG @bettanyhughes Not to mention one of the joys of Istanbul is you get to hang out with all the cats!

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@dj_zotov @TheBlazeCricket Well exactly. Have floodlights, will play!

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@richardosman Got it in five! My pitfalls/rules of thumb when it's hard: think about duplicated letters or could it start with a vowel?

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@abbeyjdesmond Signed: it looks like some managers don't realise that Defib actually runs the place... Larry, put them right! @Number10cat

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@ProfBrianCox Nottingham 💜

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@buitengebieden

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@huwzat Can you push the B&H style SF and final a week later to coincide with half term? Kids are already raging at how much cricket they miss due to school!

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@SophieHowles F1, same. Will fly on holiday immediately post nights. Reg in my 40s, the kids wonder if I can come off nights so I'm not so grumpy for the next few days.

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@doctor_dru_ Maybe they are just trying to justify why they couldn't do paeds 🤷‍♀️

To be fair, I'd say something negative about grown up medicine if someone I liked working with was deserting the good ship neonates for another specialty. We need all the friends we can get!

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@Bobby_Seagull @UniversityChal1 @amolrajan @VictoriaCoren @CliveMyrieBBC @MastermindQuiz @TheUCReview @UniGeekOfficial @AllThingsQuiz @jack_jmmcb Mastermind while cooking - a nice warm up. Dinner/littlest to bed. University Challenge then Only Connect on catchup - the glass of wine I have to soothe the pain of missing knowledge in mediaeval art helps to oil the cerebral cogs so we finish on a high score 😂

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@doclauravater Because a yoga session at 11am on a Wednesday when I'm the only reg on the unit, the ward round is only half done, and I'm carrying the bleep isn't doing anything for my wellbeing. Or perhaps I should attend in my own time?

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@dieracg You're very welcome to call me too, but you'll have to hold the neonatal bleep, and you'll end up with a yellow in the foot, secured with a teddy bear sticker :)

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@vkinkaid11 Grew up in the midlands. Butterfly cakes were (are) definitely a thing, and always popular with the night team when I bake!

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@DrLindaDykes Not for the purposes of increasing K+, but I eat a little (and often). Nice to know my brownies might have additional health benefits 😂

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@walsh_joe A spreadsheet, and a hierarchy of shifts for emergency pickups (neonates at 0.8 and husband away with work frequently). Good nursery keyworkers who can want extra hours. Then I left training 🙃

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@DrNickTwit Rolling rotas are so rarely nice to work on - building my own rota to prioritise continuity (lacking on 2016 contract) and bespoke childcare needs is how to keep me working and happy.

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@wesstreeting Wes, I don't want to work more weekends thanks. I want to hang out with my family. I would like the shifts I work to be well-staffed, so we can give the best care to our patients all the time.

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@liambarker Knights of Malta piazza...look through the keyhole...

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@MrChrisPassey I don't fall into any of those groups, but as veteren of multiple miscarriages, talking helps. I'll listen.