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The importance of shadowing when starting your job in the NHS

This post is about observing your colleagues when you start working in the NHS in your first job. We all have the clinical knowledge. All we need is the '' Logistical Knowledge'' like  - How to document  - How to do ward rounds  - How to chase jobs  - How to prioritize jobs  - Cannulation equipment   - How to make referrals  - How to make discharge summaries  And the list goes on...  I have made a few blog posts on this here: https://omarsguidelines.blogspot.com/ And my colleagues have shared their experience and advice in the blogs here: https://naseersjourney.com/useful-links/ But despite all of this, we still need to actually observe these things we can easily read on blogs/websites.  A lot of IMGs struggle with settling into their first jobs in the NHS for this reason.  Plus the HR and management does not help. The reason being: 1. They assume that you have prior NHS experience  2. You have not asked hence they do not ...