Ukulele wielding junior doctor. EM trainee.
Brighton, England
Joined July 2009
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“That’s not funny” says @trussliz to a tiny audience somewhere listening to her inane ramblings. 1. It was quite funny. 2. Crashing the economy wasn’t funny.
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1/ NEW & IMPORTANT: OK on the eve of junior/consultant strikes, we need to talk about these charts (NEW data just in!) 👇
We need to look at them to fix waiting lists & its increasingly clear next GE will be won or lost on the NHS
Please read the whole 🧵 & share widely / RT
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RCEM statement on upcoming industrial action by junior doctors @RCEMpresident
Read full statement here: rcem.ac.uk/rcem-statement-on…
Final day with Tom on the picket line. Even joined in with some chants (barked at a bus) #DogsOnPicketLines #ProtestPooch #JuniorDoctorsStrike @TheBMA
Tom likes biscuits, chasing bikes, and full pay restoration for junior doctors #JuniorDoctorsStrike #DogsOnPicketLines
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If only NHS staffing issues got as much publicity as Match of the day staffing crisis.
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If I was worried about people comparing me to 1930s Germany, my next move probably wouldn't be to shut down all criticism on the national broadcasting service
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It is with mixed emotions I share our research related to the culture of EM during COVID-19.
link.springer.com/article/10…
I am simultaneously 1) amazed by the work of ED teams - they are the primary buffer in our system and 2) troubled by tensions and threats posed to our specialty.
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Have you @UHSussex paid your doctors their wages as per their contract on 24th August? Reports from doctors having not been paid at all!
CFO on AL 31st
Divisional Finance Manager AL 1st Sept
Divisional Head of Finance AL 30th Aug
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Just finished my first 4 shifts as doctor in charge of ED overnight. They’ve been busy with >100 in department and long waits throughout. The highlight though, was seeing, treating and discharging this patient to community f/u without bleeping the med reg even once. #MedTwitter
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Ultimately, what's going to finish us all off is thick people who are convinced that they're clever people. From the cabinet of dunces to these angry, sentient dumplings, they're the worst of us.
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NGL looking forward to the exciting potential of estimating the Hb, platelets, renal function, and LFTs withe the old school method of "guessing"
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NEW: a common response to reports of hospitals struggling this winter is "it’s no different to a bad flu season!"
I’ve tracked down historical data on flu ICU admissions, including winter 2017-18, a record high.
Here’s how England’s Covid winter compares to a bad flu season 📹
