I have a job!

I have been offered a job! On Sunday I recieved an e-mail from the North West Deanery, offering me a training post for 6 years in anaesthetics (which would result in me being a consultant at the end!) The job is in Manchester and the surrounding area, which I've heard is a very good scheme, and is an excellent experience.

We're still waiting to find out if London want to offer me one too (which may mean that we could stay where we are currently), but if not, Lorna and I would have to move "Up North", which would be stressful, but exciting too. Of course we'd really miss all our friends and family in the south of England, and we'd probably get very homesick to start with, but I'm sure God knows what he's doing.

The question is, if I do get an offer for a London training job, will it be in a location that means we can stay where we are? If we'd have to move anyway, it would be a real struggle to decide where to go. We're just praying that God will make it really obvious where He wants us!

Do Doctors get paid too much?

A brilliant quote from a GP in the Telegraph...

"Per patient, per year, I am paid approximately £50, regardless of how many times I see them. That's a year's unlimited cover. The cheapest policy I could find for pet insurance - for a hamster - was £65 a year, plus £50 excess. So your health care costs less than your pet rodent's. GPs are excellent value for money."

Suck on that, Patsy!

Still waiting

Sorry to harp on, but we're still waiting to find out where we're going to be working in August - we may not be told until the beginning of June now! I think this is deeply unfair, especially as many people will have to sell their houses and move children to new schools. As junior doctors, we're not seen by politicians as humans, just machines to be exploited. Well I suppose MTAS, the computer applications system for these jobs has at least been scrapped, although the underlying structure beneath it, MMC is still ploughing on through! Lorna and I just have to try and keep our faith in God - that he will make good out of whatever happens...

On another note, Christianity magazine this month is fantastic - if you don't buy it - I'd thoroughly recommend it. I think it certainly has some messages for me, and our church...