Reclinertia
The sinking feeling when the plans you’ve already set in motion slowly slither back into inertia despite your best efforts—so the same unresolved problem is waiting for you, unchanged, on the next ward round. Submitted by Nandika.
Topic
Life
A collection of 43 issues
A meeting with Dr Brown
A convenient fiction deployed to suggest urgent professional collaboration, when in fact it is code for escaping to a quiet corner for a restorative cup of tea. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Kinkpanic
The sudden surge of fear on spotting a kink in a vital line.
Remoaners
Remoaners
The doctor who constantly talks about retirement but never leaves. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Stetho-nope
A doctor who never examines the patient. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Solar power specialist
Those that stop working when the sun goes down. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Glovelock
That flash of panic when you canât get a glove off quickly.
Flumplify
When a small piece of creative wandering unexpectedly grows into something meaningful, lasting, or widely shared.
Microscopist
A doctor who would much rather be in the lab. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
VirtualCuppa
The warm drink offered with kindness but declined as you're too busy seeing patients to drink it. Submitted by Susannah Lillis.