Disaster Strikes: Shortage of Emergency Doctors | Confessions of a Junior Doctor | Only Human
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- This week, the onset of winter creates a surge of patients in A&E, and new recruits must adjust to life in the hospital's busiest department.
There are over 63,000 junior doctors working in Britain’s hospitals. As young as 23, they are the foot soldiers of the NHS. They welcome us into the world and they will be there at the end. But, they are working in hospitals that are treating more patients than ever before. Everything is stretched, we haven’t got a lot more to give, and something needs to change.
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I am soooo dumb. I was like why are doctors in the hospital without masks and then I remember there was a time without corona 😭
me too 😭😭
Same😭
@Blass ah yes one guy ate bat and blame the whole china
@@yawarakai3003 That's true
Oh god i miss that days
"I was in a cubicle, but now i've been promoted to a corridor" by far the funniest thing ever said in this documentary.
But also one of the saddest
Sad but funny
Or when Morgan was crying about having 8 hours of shift left and Dan said "technically 8 and a half"
I acctully said this to a nurce once, been in that situation a few times ..
Cubicle
Oh wow my heart just broke when I saw the lady who lost 3 people in less than a year. I’m so glad her husband is recovering.
I was just about to say the same thing!! Soo SO happy he is doing much better!
I acctually cried for her
😢
I’ve lost 8 in less than a year🥺🥺
@@natsjourney6570 I am so sorry for your lost
Moral of the story: give more funding to our NHS
Who's gonna pay?
moral of the story. socialized healthcare doesnt work
Exactly! As a patient of many specialist doctors I do pay my fair share of money every year but if much rather pay for my private insurance and have the autonomy I have than have “free” healthcare
@@exovit6348 I mean, we have better care than privatised systems actually. The main issues come from outsourcing and lack of investment in preventative + social care
Stop paying the stupid football millions
TO: The 3 year doctor who was taking care of the older gentleman with dementia... YOU WERE SO SWEET AND KIND!!!! Offering a tea?! Bravo!!! Stop overthinking your compassion when you actually have human decency for others🥺❤️
One thing that Dan will learn in time, is that there is no right way to deliver bad news. It'll never feel right.
Dan is not as cold and unfeeling as he thinks he is
I agree, I think what he said was really good and it got the point across to someone who probably doesn't want to have to hear the exact words "your husband's going to die" I do think if he did take her to the patient's family room that would have been better tho
Not at all! I mean he's saving lives, I think he should give himself more credit because he definitely has compassion. He's just aware that he's not a touchy feely person and knows he can't reassure family members like others can. He really just wants to solve the problem for the patient rather than being an emotional support for the family.
Indeed! He is a good doctor and he stays calm.
I totally get where he is coming from!
Oh Benny. . . He broke my heart. 💔 He was still "in there," but couldn't communicate what he was thinking and feeling. I can only imagine how frightening and frustrating that must have been for him. 😭😭😭😭😭
It’s not cold to not cry in those situations, you are putting on a brave face and dealing with everything in your stride. Absolute heros!
I have only respect for these Doctors.
Yes they do have their work cut out for them! Much respect! 🇺🇸
Doctors that are confident and are STILL receptive to feedback and admitting wrongs have the MOST respect from me as a nurse! If we question something it’s not to undermine you but to keep them safe and I appreciate doctors who admit a mistake and still respect that they are the wise and educated leaders of our team!
Also...being confident means being wrong in a way that's humble and moving on. I'd trust a doctor more who confidently admitted a mistake and changed plans than one who faked confidence and hurt me.
I'm a med student and I totally agree
I'm a nurse too. Arrogant doctors don't make for good members of the team. Everyone has to be able to work together for person-centred care
i relate to her soo much. the shattering confidence when u didn't have the correct diagnosis, the sudden burst of emotion or breakdowns because of the small things. but the joy, the joy of talking to a patient, to give hands when you're the last hope for them to save the patient, and patient survivor, and sometimes not survive but they thank you profusely, nothing can compare the feeling. and that is the reason why am in still in this collapsing healthcare system 💜
Us Brits are so very lucky to have such a dedicated, caring and loyal team of all the needed staff to run a successful 24/7 places of care....we all know that they are under paid,under staffed and the seams of our beloved NHS are at breaking point !! We must not be complacent and just let them get on with it,knowing that they are all struggling! God knows what the answer is but we must strive to succeed! God bless them all.
People are living so much longer and diagnostics/tests are increasing, the natural result of which is increasing cost. We have free emergency treatment in Australia, but we do pay towards it through a 2% levy on our salary. Maybe UK could introduce something similar? It would be a small price to pay to save something so special. (An ex-Brit!)
So true Lynda! May Jesus Christ give them faith through the highs and lows of all their days. May God bless them and save them by His amazing grace and trust in Jesus Christ alone that they may be saved and have hope no one can take away from them!!
@@sheilaboston7051 How do you think the NHS is funded? Are you taking the mick? It is funded through taxes, a lot of taxes.
I have had the unfortunate opportunity to be a regular patient with the NHS. But regardless of my health concerns, the doctors, nurses and everyone else involved have been nothing but amazing. I became friends with a nurse who I unfortunately repeatedly have the pleasure of seeing. Before I go home, she'd say "now get out and stay out" and we'd laugh about it. My point is, yes the NHS is technically not free because of Taxes etc but for the treatment, help, assurance, comfort, professionalism, medication, scans, X-rays etc I receive, the NHS are a god send. If you work as part of the NHS, anything from cleaner to surgeon, I would like to thank you immensely for keeping me alive. If I was in America, I wouldn't be able to afford to live as long as I have
You young doctors are just AWESOME, don't forget to breathe every now and again and believe that sometimes it's just not meant to be, love yourselves for being and doing the most and best you can!
I bet every doctor when they start off goes through this. Thank goodness they work as a team . Teamwork makes the dream work 👍
They do such a great job to save people. They should always leave feeling like a hero
Never should anyone think so highly of themselves! That is arrogance and it is not good. (Even though they are heros!)
Trish McLemore: Absolutely.
This poor woman- loosing 3 important souls in her life in less than 1 yr. breaks my heart. As a nurse it’s hard not to feel for your patience.
I'm so impressed by how Morgan handles really difficult conversations. I wish the doctors in hospitals had been that kind to me when I was in and out for a long time. She doubts herself so much, but I would have her as my doctor any day.
Lenny broke my heart. And that’s baby was so good! Even through his chest X-ray.
I HATE when someone asks me what’s wrong when I’m internally upset. It just turns everything up to a 10
Part of being a physician is holding hands and being there with them for the cry and emotional parts. We also have to be able to handle people questioning or disagreeing with us. It never hurts to have another opinion. It helps us be thorough and we learn.
I just watched a documentary on medical errors and it showed that errors occur because of a compilation of failure of a hospital system and not just because of one medical professional's mistake. This series describes the exact climates for medical error occurrence! It's actually scary 😮
Whenever I find myself in a demotivated condition or sometime feel to much pressure this document helps me out to realize how much I should be dedicated to the dream that I really have ever been cherishing
Bruhhh the shît they go through. So much respect and love for them
When Sharon is told & she replies with all the people in her life that have recently died, I wanted to crawl into the TV and hold her in my arms. Absolutely shattered hearing all the sorrow in her life. Bless her heart.
I relate to Morgan so much. Bless her and all the other staff for all the work they do.
The face he made at 8:22 made me cry ;( He looked like he was so sad it made me
cry-
In case anyone is wondering, this doesn't stop in the UK. The healthcare system and hospitals in the US have the same exact issues. We have a lack of employees in all fields. There are more doctors needed per year, then there are spots in medical schools.
I think it probably doesn’t help that they have the added stress and nerves of the camera watching them when they’re trying to do these procedures for the first time.
Well they did sign up for this. The cameras aren't just shoved in their faces without their consent
So proud of their work ethic!
God bless you Sharon. He is watching over you. Feel his peace and love.
Amazing people that save so many lives.
What wonderful, hardworking people. I only have respect for these people ❤️
We are so so so proud of these doctors. I only hope one day we can repay each and every one of you.
Her Son, Brother and Mother all in the space of a year, my heart broke for her and I have watched this episode more than once it breaks every time, so much prayers and love to her, huge hugs.
I dont know why or how but I rarely cry during videos. I nearly cried each case she got. Im the same as her but I only went to EMT. Struggled with the exact same things she did. I left because patients were angry to be alive or to be helped and just wanted to die. Its a thankless job for such a traumatizing environment. God bless all of them for staying in there to help others.
These doctors are heroes!
12 minutes he did well speaking, you'll always feel like you could have done it better. My tip is to try to be at her level instead of talking down.
Sounds like a tiny thing, but it really makes a difference in sensitivity and connection on the recipients end
Yes, I noticed that and I'm not even a doctor
To all The Doctors big THANK YOU...............................................................THANK YOU
Never say in front of a patient “I’ve never done it before”. That creates a lot more anxiety. I’ve been on both ends working as a medic and respiratory therapist and now a patient. That poor man with the stroke. He probably understands everything but can’t communicate 😢
Get an ABG if you can’t find a vein for blood
Years ago I had a doctor stab at me three painful times trying to insert a canula and then made a quick exit, obviously embarrassed. The poor nurse who'd called him had previously said to me that she could do it but wasn't certified to do so. I think she was aghast. She called yet another doctor, who managed it. My whole arm was black and blue for quite a while! You can imagine how I felt when an ambulance driver said he was going to insert a canula, but he was brilliant and I honestly hardly felt a thing.
Absolute respect for these young doctors. It always gets me when someone says 2 twins. I'm like hello, twins usually means 2.
Hi Morgan...I can relate to you..I get the same way but I work with children.. you're only human to feel like this. May God give you strength hun xo
Don't your lose your compassion morgan we need caring doctors like you
Morgan and Co you are AMAZING!
I once had a patient come in with her eyeball popped out of it's socket. She said she was stretching her eyelids apart to put a contact in and sneezed. It took the attending and I a good half an hour to figure out how to get it back in without damaging the tissues or the socket.
Wow. Did you ask her why she stretched them apart when all you have to do is look down and pop it in then look back up again?
@@NailHeavenAshford! For those who isn't used to wearing contacts, it's not that easy. I tried and spent so long to put some Halloween contacts in. I too tried to open my eyes as much as I could, because every attempt It bent, fell out, stuck on my finger, I blinked lol.. Even watched You Tube videos how to, and still I struggled.
Looked so easy on video. Try your method next time, but suspect I 'll struggle again.
Try not to sneeze;-)
Yikes
Hats off to you.. I almost threw up just reading that 🤢
Morgan looks, sounds and acts like she is an angel. 💕
Maybe shes all that as an "angel" but she needs to find another profession.
@@emmajh45 Morgan is a fully qualified doctor meaning she has studied for at least 6 rigorous years and she is very compassionate human being. We need more compassion in medicine not less. I think the medical profession is incredibly lucky to have her.
Wow I see so much of Morgan as me as a nursing student. I hope she is doing well in her career!
We have a similar problem of congestion at our hospitals in the US too. Everytime I went to the er it was full and I had to sleep over night to wait for a bed out of the department.
Heart breaks for the lady that lost 3 family members and had to watch her husband in that way💔 Glad he is recovering.
I'm a bit puzzled about the uniform policy at Northampton; is it OK to wear your scrubs out in public on the way to work, spend all day in contact with various bodily fluids, walk home again in them and then jump straight into bed?
Ju Litt I agree. I’m a RN, we change scrubs when starting shift. Wear a jacket over scrubs when leaving unit.
Ju Litt ..... Very bad idea wearing scrubs like that, especially after her shift ends. A shower and clean clothes would be best, especially after dealing with infectious cases.
Im pretty sure they buy more than one pair of scrubs and they more than likely have something called a washing machine.
I'm betting it's a "tv" thing,,, the production company had her wear it for filming, I doubt she would really would wear the same scrubs in and out.
I agree it doesn't make sense to wear uniforms outside with germs everywhere
I can totally relate with the year 2 doctor... currently doing the equivalent of year 1 here on the other side of the world
Love this show
I think that if you have something that can be taken care of at home such a pain pills for backache, headaches, cough syrup for colds and flu’s, Benadryl for allergies and bactricin/hydrocortisone for rashes, etc then that would save these hospitals some time and they would have beds for the more serious emergencies but also if these hospitals hire more people, they could get through a lot more patients.
Do you also wanna know one thing
I was so close to die and I didnt go hospital until I fainted and more blood came out of my mouth and i needed surgery
@@mohammadhuzaifah63 why did you wait so long to go to the hospital? 😯
Poor man I hope he gets better soon I fill so hopeless 😩 for him I with to help I really do 🤞🤞❤️❤️❤️😢
Dan is going to be a great doctor ! And I get what he's saying!
Oh, Bless Vincent's wife after all that Grief in such a short time. .
Praying for you, your wife, Twins and family. God's Grace be upon you
We are so much better supported in Australia. There is no way an intern would be telling someone their family member is dying without anyone else in the room. Madness.
In my community (not in the UK) I really feel sometimes, we need a separate ED and wards for elderly people. I'm not being ageist here, the fact is, where I live is considered to be the retirement town, of my country. There are more senior citizens than there are any other age group. Of course, in winter, this puts a lot of pressure on our small community hospital. This winter, I was extremely ill, and really should have been admitted, but every bed in the hospital apart from the maternity unit, and a few surgical beds, was taken up by an elderly patient, with their various winter ailments. I ended up by having to spend 4 hours a day in ED on IV antibiotics, and then being visited twice a day by a nurse, in my own home.
Wouldn’t be cost effective
There are older people's wards. It's called Geriatrics.
@@rolo8542 We have mixed wards in Australia, depending upon the illness i.e. orthapaedic, respiratory, etc.
Looking forward to work in NHS soon. I hope to make a difference in people’s life. I think caring for other people is caring for myself.
Good luck!
I see myself in morgan as a nursing student. The stress, the pressure and everything ❤
I feel so lucky and thank God that I am 62 and so healthy.
At least they are smart enough to ask for second opinions. That is a HUGE deal.
I expected this to be a short clip
But I guess I'm getting comfortable!
There's more
@@xkyleprivatex815 I'm just going onto the third episode now :)
Awwww even the hospital offers tea!!! As for the congested hospital issue, come here to the hospital of my town and there's practically no seats most of the time. I hate the emergency hospital!!! Unless a patient is in serious danger it's not uncommon to spend a good 24 hours, often more. Lol as for the pain killers Id be quite happy to be sent home with those.
God bless them 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
NHS and government have to help these people they must provide more and more doctors and more hospitals .
They are both going to be amazing Doctors. Dan is not as cold and clinical as he thinks he is.
Serious medical documentary: The comment section : OmG lOoK aT hEr HaIr LiNe
I watched this all the way and then saw the comments. Her hairline is weird but I never noticed it. LOL
Whats a hair line?
Didn’t even notice either
First thing I noticed when I turned this on, she is a very pretty girl tho.. just a very oddly square and low hairline
@@Suzsider its basically where your forehead ends and your hair starts
She is an amzing doctor. ♥️
43:15 hit hard😣
This is confirmation that medicine is an art and not an exact science. Very stressful profession. Brilliant documentary.
I do feel for the female junior doctor - her lack of self confidence issues could negatively impact on her long term. Where as the other male junior doctor appears to possibly over confident. All in all they both have tuff jobs and hope they look after themselves 😊
25:20
I had a friend who fainted when he was 3 and the doctor sent him away without checking him properly. he died in his sleep at at 13 because his heart condition was undiagnosed, but could've been picked up 10 years prior is they had just checked his heart
@HassanPoyo i was never told because we were young, but now ive looked it up and i think you may be right thank you
They need to have experienced nurse practitioners helping assess and triage patients.
They are seen by NP and also triage nurse that will take a fast medical history and BP pulse and bloods and if they need to go into what area. This is about doctors not nurses..
I inspire to be like Morgan ! She’s amazing I’m training to be a nurse but I would love to be a doctor
@@lizzyc8911 thank you that’s such a lovely comment I go to Exeter college and will then do nursing
@@lizzyc8911 yeh it would be lovely I want to go Plymouth uni
In the USA paramedics work in the ED alongside nurses. Basic EMTs and students under clinical supervision can take urine samples insert IVs.
You will never have a shift without worries or doubts. But if you can go home saying you did your absolute best, and you did no harm then you are doing well.
poor girl
God love 'em
I did psych ER in an urban hospital where, on a Saturday night, fancy Hummers would screech though the parking lot,.push a young man- or.boy- full of bullet holes onto the pavement and drive off. We pick the wounded up off the asphalt and try to save them. Often, they're past our help.and we have to help the cops try to figure out who they are and notify their moms or grannies. ER is a bit of a war zone.
The last clip with Vincent in is also featured in 999: Critical Condition.
The man with dementia and his wife side by side r such a example of the disease. Heartbreaking
Being able to endure the emotional pressure of being a doctor is important, I feel that if you are not able to do that you are going to have a harder time, also doesn't help that she said she hates hospitals and needles. 😶
As a Nurse I find these baby doctors to be too arrogant. They learn soon to listen to us. We spend 99% of time with the patients.
What a extremely stressful place
OK so did she not say she has not done a femoral blood sample!! God love her having to do things beyond her scope of practice! That's scary poor Morgan!!
Some time has to be the first
What I don't understand is how some.of the people aren't that bad and have problems.they. could schedule with their primary care. They take up space.for.people who are literally dying
In the UK the nhs has very long weight times so a lot of people who can't weight or don't feel like weighting just go to the emergency room. I read once (a few years so I don't remember the site) that its a law that a patient can not wait more than 16 weeks for specialist care. Idk about primary care.
In the US there are millions of people with no insurance. That can't afford to go to a doctor. So they choose to go to the ER instead. .
@@sandraackerman5643 In the UK all treatment is free at the point of care. They don't have to pay to see a GP.
Its a big issue primarily around education in what services are available many people don't understand where they can go so they feel only option is ed as catch all sort of. Here in Australia there has been particularly where i am lots of encouragement and push for public education example in like ed or health facilities posters about how to know where to go/contact numbers and also encouraging people to use walk in centers which are free via medicare have nurses, nurse practitioners and doctors. Also people who worry about cost or if you don't have medicare that those services may cost. I've made the mistake of going to ed but in the moment you feel sick especially if at night even if not the worst thing it might feel like it at time or calling gp hotline
I thought Dan did quite well delivering the news to the wife.
Am I the only one questioning her hairline? I’ve never seen one like that before. She’s gorgeous and has great hair but I’m never seen anything like that before
Danielle McDonald I came to the comments to see if anyone else had mentioned this. I agree with you, she’s gorgeous and I’ve never seen a hairline like that either. I would love to see if one of her parents shares it too! 🤷🏼♀️
Oh yeah lol, I hadn’t noticed until I read this. Really constricts her forehead.
She would be best to have a fringe lol
Danielle McDonald i know you meant nothing bad or mean but it’s better not to point out the things that people might be insecure about. Have a great day !
NOW I can't stop looking at it!!! LOL!!! She is beautiful, smart and caring... but yeah that hairline.. lol I know u dont mean anything.. BUT COME ON!!!!!!!!!! LOL
That’s sad
The baby grabbing his hand was adorable
I diagnosed the elderly gentleman on his lower back pain on his first visit! Anyone who has back issues knows those symptoms!
What was wrong with him??
I've had blood drawn from my groin, that was painful, and I wasn't allowed to move afterwards
End of the day you learn by mistakes at some points of any career. Be proud of yourself and what you’ve accomplished so far. You’ll get there girl and be an amazing caring dr and person at the end of it all
Chin up girl it takes courage to admit you may have made a mistake
Would help if people went to their GP or walk-in centre for things like back pain and deodorant in the eye. Why would you want to wait for hours in a&e with that stuff?
My cousin was wanting to be a vet but he finally decided he didn’t want to because he couldn’t euthanize an animal
That’s what im struggling with now too. All my life I wanted to become a vet but after further researching some of the stuff they do I don’t think I’m gonna do that anymore. I’m in my third year of university in my undergraduate degree and I decided to just finish my bachelor of science before I decide. Some other options I have are a high school educator where I’ll then get my masters, pharmacist or doing research in some field. It’s a tough decision though ;/ what’s your cousin doing now?
In most of those cases euthanasia is the most compassionate thing you can do for these animals.
Look at all those chickens not always. Lots of people don’t care about their animals and a vet has to put it down even though they know they can save them because they can’t afford to keep them their selves or they have to just honour the owners request cause it’s not theirs. I’ve talked to many vets and they all say it’s the most emotionally draining part of their jobs.
Good for him!
@@MrMoose-mf1oy do medicine! :) we don't have to euthanise humans haha
dude it was like that when i was in hospital in kentucky in summer 2020, there were literally no beds they kept moving me from bed to bed it was insane
I thought the 2nd doctor handed the news perfectly
Dan is the man !
Here in America the hospitals can redirect ambulances to other hospitals. Can't they do that in the UK?
Not enough hospitals, staff or resources and other hospitals are usually at capacity as well. It's a hard situation with no easy fixes. Particularly if certain hospitals do not have specialist units such as a&e, burns, neonatal units ect.
Yeah they can if one hospital's completely full