EM consultant.Regional vice-chair for RCEM EOE board. Avid gardener, tea addict,globe trotter and occasional blogger.
U.K.
Joined October 2017
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Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
Burnout remains a issue beyond training in EM. Half reducing hours to protect themselves.
Needs a whole system response. #EMTA2025
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
#ICYMI No sign of winter pressures easing. A&Es bear the brunt of a gridlocked system.
Hospitals are running dangerously close to capacity, thousands of people each day remain in hospital when they could go home and the system is grinding to a halt.
Full article: rcem.ac.uk/no-sign-of-winter…
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
#orthotwitter
Lets support our Emergency dept colleagues - it’s brutal for them
Make timely decisions re discharge for our inpatients
Be responsive to referrals
Prescribe analgesia fluid antibiotics etc
pop down frequently
Be kind
Do our own discharge summaries from ED
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
if the NHS was a better employer, if conditions were more humane, if the work was less toxic and management more civilised, would we need to worry about being resilient? myemail.constantcontact.com/…
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
Talking about the process of dying & speaking to families of patients who are sick enough to die is not an easy conversation by an incredible important one.
@drkathrynmannix speaking at #EMTA2024 on how to approach such conversations.
@EMTAevents @RCEMLearning @RCEMevents
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
📢We must stop normalising the unacceptable. Staff are struggling and patients are coming to harm. We need to see action to tackle these issues #ResuscitateEmergencyCare.
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Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
The @AoMRC is the body for the UK’s 24 medical royal colleges
It sets the standards for the way doctors are educated & , trained throughout their careers
I spoke with @HelenStokesLam about how physician associates might develop
#physicianassociate
podfollow.com/the-physician-…
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
The most incredible 6 weeks in ED and AAU @WestSuffolkNHS with an amazing team. The support, opportunities and teaching has been invaluable and the best start to placement possible. @uniofeastanglia @Roopa215 you have been wonderful 💙
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
I am always in awe of my Emergency dept @WestSuffolkNHS They’ve helped my family in our times of need , Always professional and kind . When I’m there these days seeing the ortho pts - I just want to hug them all . I don’t know how they do it .
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
Surround yourself with people with people who uplift and support you. Inspired people, inspire people. People doing things they feel good about will want the same for you.
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
1/n Let's grab a cuppa and chew over this. First off, patients in emergency departments are experiencing very long stays, at a scale that is much worse than we've ever seen. There were more 12 hour (from decision to admit) waits in Sept 22 than ever before.
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
I truly appreciate kindness. I appreciate people checking up on me. I appreciate a quick message. I appreciate those who ask if I’m okay. I appreciate every single person in my life who has tried to brighten my days. It’s the little things that matter the most.
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
Here's your weekly reminder that 10 years ago the NHS was the best healthcare system in the world, ranked number 1 by the @commonwealthfnd. A decade of Tory underfunding and criminal grade neglect has delivered the crisis we're in.
#SOSNHS
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
If you want to understand the probs in the NHS, follow @KatherineRCEM.
In her final post as Royal College of Emergency Medicine @RCEMpresident, she highlighted her experience raising the alarm bells to govts that consistently ignore them.
Thank you, Dr H. The fight continues.
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
yearly costs of being an EM doctor:
College fees £756
GMC £420
Indemnity £995
This is after thousands spent on exams, courses etc.
car parking on top.
New graduates are leaving university with eye watering debts (I’ve seen several >70k)
Yet our pay is 30% behind inflation.
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
Absolutely crushing shift this evening. So angry at being unable to deliver anything like the standard of care we would want to and picking up the pieces of all the gaps in the system. EM at it’s worst 😢 #ExitBlock
Roopa Balasundaram retweeted
1. EM Consultant
2. Lemur keeper
3. Fix exit block
5. @Roopa215 @Dr_Claire_B @davehartin