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Seem to have encountered a new nightmare to deal with. Whilst reading the procedure notes for a chest drain under IR, I was horrified to find out this was carried out by a 'trainee ANP supervised by a consultant interventional radiologist.' Same for an ascitic drain for another patient. Has made me start thinking about how many procedures are now done by IR (that should be under medicine, for resident doctors to learn) - and now even they're not being done by doctors.

What a waste of a learning opportunity for residents. What can we do about this? Can't see this improving but we need action.

Similarly, trusts are hiring ANPs and getting rid of their long term JCFs as they don't have funding. Meanwhile, the ANPs get a fully funded master's...