Flame cells… I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen them in real life…
This is (supposed to be) a reflective diary by a (not very) anonymous biomedical scientist who works somewhere in the south of England. One day this diary may well be submitted to the Health and Care Professions Council as evidence of ongoing continual professional development....
2 May 2026 (Saturday) - Unexpected Thrombocytosis
I was sitting in the garden enjoying the Bank Holiday sunshine when my
phone beeped. A colleague wanted my opinion on a blood film…
A sample taken in the community had been somehow left in the sunshine,
the red cells had cooked and broken up, and the analyser had counted the fragments
as platelets.
1 May 2026 (Friday) - HCPC Update
The HCPC sent out their newsletter today. You can read
it by clicking here. As always I wish it was of more direct relevance to me…
I
must admit I was interested by the updated guidance on fitness
to practice. Dishonesty for example… is being a tad cheeky with evading
paying for parking really a striking off offence? And the bit on sexually
motivated misconduct… back in the day I used to joke with the younger trainees…
these days I’m terrified to even say hello.
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