As a Foundation (F2) physician, you are employed in an emergency room. You have the right to protected study leave as part of your training, during which you can schedule a meeting with your educational supervisor*. You had scheduled a meeting with him for last week, but you had to postpone it because of a staffing shortage, which required the consultant to ask you to stay in the department at short notice. We have rescheduled your meeting for today. The consultant asks to stay a little while longer because the department is very busy as you are about to end your shift and head out for your meeting.

Choose the 3 most appropriate actions to take in this situation.

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Option A: Seek out a departmental colleague to help instead.

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Option B: Demand that you be allowed to take protected study leave.

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Option C: Continue to assist in the department.

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Option D: Set a new time for your meeting with your supervisor of education.

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Option E: For information about your right to study leave, get in touch with the LETB.

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Option H: Make arrangements with your supervisor to have a conversation with the consultant.