Today I did my first day of work as a part-time salaried partner. Showing great grace, my staff treated me as honorary senior partner (the real senior partner doesn't come in on Mondays)
However, any fond thoughts I might have had about avoiding my less prepossessing patients by working only 1 day a week were dashed when they seemed to throng in, minimal symptoms demanding maximum reassurance etc etc. In fact, it kind of felt like the bad old days. But 1 thing has changed: knowing I am only in for 1 day each week has had a favourable effect on my stress levels, and thereby, I fancy, has made me a better (and certainly calmer) doctor into the bargain.
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