An on-call shift as told by the Harry Potter canon:

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Neither you or your car share want the journey to work to end
Morning handover
Caught napping at 0915
Receives first 'off legs' referral of the day
Orthopaedics refuse a #NOF due to CRP 11.2 so admit medics
MEDICAL EMERGENCY IN THE GREAT HALL! MEDICAL EMERGENCY IN THE GREAT HALL!
The AMU consultant says you should try to make the departmental meeting at lunch time
You didn't take a thorough social history for the first patient you clerked and the consultant wants to let you know about it
You apologise to the patient you started clerking 3 hours ago but haven't finished due to constant bleeps
You take whatever microsecond you can to have some form of 'lunch'
MEDICAL EMERGENCY MAIN DUNGEON! MEDICAL EMERGENCY MAIN DUNGEON!
"Radiology aren't happy with handwriting on your request card so can you please rewrite it"
Your compatriot had agreed to give you a bleep free 10 mins in the afternoon but is now nowhere to be found
The post-take consultant comes to tell you that it's spelt 'melena' not 'melaena', whilst you are drowning in patients
You failed the LP so the consultant steps in
Get told off for diving into the ward snacks that aren't for you
Another 'off legs' referral
6PM and a friendly HCA reminds you of your true calling
Willing yourself through the next 3 hours
Attempted referral to neurosurgery went well
2055 and handover is imminent
The locum night reg asks why you haven't clerked all patients referred
It's 2130 and people are gassing on like this handover is a key social event
Arrive home
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