Only 10% of consultant surgeons are women, but the workforce is changing with more female trainees
As a surgical trainee in a hospital, my working day typically starts at 7.30am with a ward round of inpatients. We may have an elective theatre list – where we operate on patients having a planned operation to remove cancer of the bowel, for example – or a multi-disciplinary meeting where we discuss a patient’s management plan. If I’m on emergency cover, I will manage and investigate patients who are unwell and will operate in the emergency theatre. This may include patients who have been admitted to A&E needing an emergency operation to remove their appendix, or to repair a perforated bowel, or dealing with a patient who has trauma injuries caused by a car accident.
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