Ahmed

Some IMT 3 colleagues have contacted me to ask what they should expect in acute medicine as a 0800 to 1600 regular job as part of their 3 or 4 month placement as a registrar. Se DGHs are not used to having a registrar on AMU and consultants have no idea. I am working as a ST5 registrar in acute internal medicine and had two 4 month placements in acute medicine and this was my rota                              MY ROTA ( TEACHING HOSPITAL) Every week Day one 0800 to 1600 on AMU My job description 1. Attend handover at 0800 am 2. The consultants then ask me to see patients who have already been post taked from the past few days and I do senior reviews 3. I do any procedures like LPs, drains , etc 4. I help other colleagues with difficult cannulas , ABGs, etc 5. I am usually done by noon. 6. I am free for most of the afternoon and help with - discharges - clerking And I always leave on time at 1600. Sometimes the con...

When we come to the UK, we not only have to develop our career by getting used to the NHS and progress but also do day to day things like cleaning, cooking and managing bills.  In my home country, I had more house staff to help than there were actual people in the house - 1 gardener, 1 driver , 2 cleaning ladies, 2 cooks and we were 4 people in that house. When I came here, I realized I have to do everything on my own hence my wife and I decided to set a routine from day 1. It has been more than 5 years and we have not lost our minds (yet) and have been able to manage a clean, hygienic living with a toddler.  As in the UK, there is not a lot of dust, you can do a full house clean once a week.                                        REGULAR ROUTINE  I have a 3 bed house with a garage and garden.  This is my routine: 1. Vacuum the whole house  I have a Shar...

This is the timeline for my wife's and my ILR application: 1.Submitted ILR application online on the 5th of February 2. Biomterics on the 5th of March 3. Received email on the 17th of March that our ILR applcation is successful 4. Received BRPs on the 22nd of March I have explained the whole process here: https://omarsguidelines.blogspot.com/2021/03/all-about-ilr-and-getting-uk.html This is the timeline for my daughters citizenship via MN1: 1. We submitted the online application on the 16th of April, 2021.  2. We got a biometrics date for the 27th of April.  3. We received a letter in the post that out daughter is a British Citizen on the 30th of July, 2021 I have explained the whole process here: https://omarsguidelines.blogspot.com/2021/08/applying-for-our-daughters-citizenship.html This is the timeline for my daughters passport application: Online application submitted: 3oth July, 2021 Email sent to person confirming identity: 1st August, 2021  Identity details receive...

 This post is about applying for my daughters citizenship via form MN1  OUR TIMELINE: We submitted the online application on the 16th of April, 2021.  We got a biometrics date for the 27th of April.  We received a letter in the post that out daughter is a British Citizen on the 30th of July, 2021 We ( my wife and I ) got our ILR as mentioned here: https://omarsguidelines.blogspot.com/2021/03/all-about-ilr-and-getting-uk.html We could then directly apply for our daughters citizenship.  We filled out the online form MN1 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-child-under-18-as-british-citizen-form-mn1 The form is pretty straight forward however you need to provide a reference. Have a look at page 19 of the form here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-child-under-18-as-british-citizen-form-mn1 You will need the following for the online form: 1. How does the applicant know the applicant  2. Referee's date of birth  ...