Ainsley Harriott as the surgical SHO: a thread.

Morning handover and he’s a bit over-enthusiastic to see the night team.

The handover list is looking promising. There’s a feverish 17 year old with RIF pain, maybe he’ll get to assist.

Cross-covering urology overnight and has some peculiar ideas when referred difficult catheters.

Doing a locum shift at a DGH when a traumatic subdural comes into A&E and protocol is that they come in under medics.

The appendix is going to theatre and all of the other SHOs are GPSTs and FYs with no interest in surgery. WHY HELLO SURGERY!

Assisting in the appendicectomy.

When A&E refer an abdo pain and they have already requested the CT.

Chatting to the medical students about how it’s pronounced ‘peri-tone-eum’ not ‘peri-to-neum’.

When he’s advising patients to adopt a low-fat diet for biliary colic but has simultaneously baked brownies for the team.

Peppering up his CV for ST3 interviews.

When the abdomen is SNT but was referred as ‘rigid.’

When he receives the e-portfolio notification that his supervisor has finally completed that mini-CEX.

A cheeky little I&D has made its way to SAU with his name all over it!

When he’s asked to make a referral to the med reg asking for them to take over care.

When medics actually accept!

Preparing for the post-take ward round.

When the consultant tells him he’s done a ‘not-terrible’ job.