Kim Woodburn as the Ward Manager: a thread.

Introduces herself to the new FY1s.

Someone mentions they haven’t seen the CD keys in a while.

Overhearing the SHO say to the patient that we should be able to arrange transport ‘pretty easily.’

When the same SHO doesn’t clear away their tray in the clean utility.

Hearing the consultant make a light-hearted joke about her on the ward round.

When the consultant suggests another bladder sca..

When the consultant and registrar are clearly dropping the scutwork onto everyone else.

The consultant has taken the SHO for a confidential chat about a mistake they made whilst on call last week.

When a relative says something out of line to one of her staff.

Trying one of the brownies baked by the SHO.

When a delirious patient says she looks pretty good for her age.

The registrar asks if there is anybody free to escort a patient to scan.

When she stumbles across herself on the SHO’s parody Twitter account.

Seeing one of her staff nurses doing a bank shift on another ward.

Although she instilled the fear of god into the FY1s, they are her FY1s and she’ll make sure they make it through.

When the bed manager calls and says that they have heard about two expected discharges on her ward today.

Signing off on the phone after taking handover for a new patient coming from MAU.

When the consultant and herself have a disagreement.

When one of the medical team ask if the nurses can do the bloods even though they are perfectly capable of doing it themselves and, indeed, probably have more time to do so.

Talking to the SHO, whilst they work on their fifteenth discharge summary of the day.

When a relative has brought in a box of Milk Tray.

When a doctor from a different ward appears to be helping themselves to the Milk Tray.

End of shift Prosecco anyone?