Fpas 2014/15

how is Y+H deanery jobs ranked?

Anyone else slightly regretting their choice of deanery? I had the scores to get into London (i know i didn't know this when I applied), and now feel like I'm going to be at least 25 by the time I'll be able to move there. I know its not the be all and end all but I feel like its a good place to be young!

Its taken me about 4 hours to rank 6 jobs!! Hopefully it will speed up now I have a process though.

It's taken me ages too! I don't know how many to rank properly, without being complacent...because I seriously cant be bothered to think about all of them. I only have 62 to rank as well - nothing compared to some deaneries! And I have a top three, for which I really can't decide on an order! Ahhhhh

I have 50 to rank so not so bad, but I can't make mind up if I am doing the right thing with my first choice in the north of Scotland, and then after that I have been looking at the west Scotland and all their F1s are pretty similar apart form different locations and they aren't paired with F2 (though its suggested what F2 may look like) so its hard to tell which programme I'd prefer.

I'm torn between Inverness/north of Scotland - which would be close to family and friends for support - or going to Glasgow to experience the busier hospitals and the rotations which look like they have a better combination of specialities for me.

Ideal rotation for F2 would have GP and emergency medicine, emergency medicine isn't actually in my 1st choice, though the jobs in F2 will involve covering A and E.

Doesn't help my 1st choice had a pretty high minimum score last year so there is a risk I would end up in psychiatry instead of GP...

Snap, that's literally the one thing I hoped you wouldn't reply with

Realistically you need to live on the fast train to London. So that's Darlington (2h30), Durham (2h45) and Gateshead, which is across the river from Newcastle (3h). There is also a regular, direct service from Sunderland via Hartlepool and Middlesbrough(ish) that is only a little bit slower.

I'll let actual students/doctors in the deanery pass comment on individual hospitals. Everywhere has their nice bits and grim bits, much like London. I think the main thing to appreciate as a Londoner - and I can't overstate the obvious here - is that these places aren't London. Newcastle and Sunderland aren't small by any means, but you could fit several of the largest cities in the UK into London with room to spare.

Hi Guys,

Really happy to get into Yorkshire and Humber Deanery! Sheffield Medical Student but torn between moving to Leeds and staying in Sheffield. Does anyone have any opinions on hospitals that are good or to avoid in the West Yorkshire area?

Cheers

I was a patient at Airedale for a while, and it's my local hospital at home so I'm really tempted to apply there.

LGI is nice.
BRI is a ****hole in my family's experience.

Hi Guys,

Really happy to get into Yorkshire and Humber Deanery! Sheffield Medical Student but torn between moving to Leeds and staying in Sheffield. Does anyone have any opinions on hospitals that are good or to avoid in the West Yorkshire area?

Cheers

Will you guys please just stay in south yorkshire, we don't need extra competition grrr

72 was the lowest.

Could anyone give me a little summary of some of the South Thames deanery hospitals in London (Guys & St Thomas, Kings, Lewisham) and close to London hospitals (Croydon, Dartford, Maidstone). Finding this picking colours thing a nightmare!