I've recently decided to try and go as plastic free as possible but it feels so overwhelming. I've started with simple things in the kitchen- chopping boards and utensils etc but eliminating plastic completely feels like such a huge thing to do and I don't really know where to begin.
Any recommendations? Where are the best places to start?
I know there are lots of posts on this sub but I'm based in the UK and can't really see much info specific to the UK (I may not be looking in the right place, I'm pretty new to Reddit!)
I currently have a very cheap dolce gusto machine that I love. I'm looking for a simple alternative that isn't too expensive and a plastic free kettle. I've seen stovetop coffee makers recommended on this sub but I'm not really interested in those. I'm happy paying a bit more for plastic free but I'm not enough of a coffee person to justify spending hundreds of pounds. Any recommendations that I can get here?
I'm a registrar in a ward based speciality that has a high turnover of trainees rotating through. Recently there has been one foundation trainee who has a pretty serious attitude problem- regularly snaps at nurses and makes them cry and complains about the ward loud enough for patients and relatives to hear often using very colourful language. I understand having to rotate through a speciality you're not interested in can be frustrating but taking it out on the staff on the ward for asking you simple questions isn't on.
They are on a tough rota with on calls and non existent training which I completely sympathise with but I do believe that there is an appropriate way to act on the ward with the rest of your team.
I've also gone out of my way to help in terms of trying to facilitate time to go to clinic and do more procedures (which we do with everyone that rotates through). Any constructive feedback has been met with arguments and sometimes outright hostility to the point that I'm going to speak to their ES about it.
I think there's an underlying issue somewhere- they're regularly overwhelmed with ward round jobs but refuse help from the other trainees. The ward is usually fairly well staffed and nobody else has had difficulty with getting jobs done/ going for breaks etc.
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I've not come across this before, any advice for how to handle it?