Pillhill
The cumulative burden of tablets, capsules and potions that turns living with a chronic illness into a daily uphill climb. Submitted by Olefella.
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A collection of 20 issues
Shittyplan
A late-shift therapeutic manoeuvre of dubious wisdom, performed largely to avoid appearing inert, whose downstream effect is to oblige the incoming team to spend several hours reversing it, explaining it, and pretending it was not entirely avoidable. Submitted by Roxy.
Shiftosis
The end-of-shift condition in which enthusiasm for any challenging task declines in direct proportion to how close one is to handing over, often reaching its peak in the last hour, when even modest jobs begin to look unreasonable. May present as acute, chronic, or acute-on-chronic. Submitted
Nurse Osler
That nurse whose clinical judgment, calm authority, and quiet competence you trust more than 90% of your medical colleagues combined. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Interpretastrophe
A situation where your words are marginally misinterpreted but the end result is a gulf away from what was desired. Submitted by James.
Helliday
A holiday during which you are physically absent from work but mentally still on the rota, ruminating on emails you haven’t received yet. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Politeness index
A measure of the professional civility demanded after a colleague’s disastrous intervention, calculated as inversely proportional to the time required to undo it. Submitted by Roxy.
Napsats
The need for infants and young children to sleep on oxygen saturations monitoring before discharge. Submitted by Mark Tighe.
Rushcision
A situation where detail and nuance are essential, but time pressure ensures they are the first casualties. Submitted by James.
Doctor
A title confidently used by dentists and professors when checking in for flights, and conspicuously avoided by medical practitioners keen not to be summoned mid-air for a “quick look”. Submitted by Peter Brindley.