European 🇪🇺Germanophile 🇩🇪Egalitarian .Former Adviser- Music🎹+Maths 🧮Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity.

Much rather be elsewhere.
Joined April 2017
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🚨 Goldman Sachs has put numbers on Brexit choices. Current Brexit deal: +0.3% GDP Customs union: +1% Single Market: up to +5% Full EU membership: up to +6% And Goldman estimates the UK economy is already around 6% smaller than its counterfactual path since the 2016 referendum. Non wonder the debate is changing. The further Britain moves back towards Europe, the larger the potential economic dividend. Brexit was sold as a growth strategy, but now 10 years later, the growth strategy is undoing Brexit asap.
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If physician associates are able to train in "medicine" and are magically able to see patients independently in two years - why does it take doctors 5 to 6 years medical degree and 10 years postgraduate training before achieving independence? We have to decide whether we want a safe healthcare service delivered by fully trained doctors or go back to a free for all where anyone can practice medicine with a cursory level of knowledge/ training and do away with medical degrees / medical training It's like living in a parallel universe where simultaneously you need over 15 years of training to be considered safe as a doctor but anyone else can do a simple course and get stuck in.
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‼️ Russia’s hybrid war against Europe is moving from disinformation and cyberattacks towards sabotage and possible assassination. This is the national-security reality behind Brexit. Russia sought to divide Britain from Europe. It is now exploiting the fragmentation of the West while attacking Ukraine, violating Nato airspace and targeting European infrastructure and defence executives. Poland’s foreign minister: “We think the EU was better and would be better with Britain in it.” He says Poland will support Britain moving closer to the EU and asks Britain to support Poland joining the G20. This is precisely the strategic partnership we should build. Britain cannot confront Russian aggression, protect its infrastructure or rebuild its economic security by standing apart from Europe. Rejoining is no longer merely an economic argument, it is about the collective defence and resilience of our continent.
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They've been pushed as a 'quick fix' to cover up gaps in the system which shouldn't be there in the first place. #AskForADoctor #StopNoctorsMasqueradingAsDoctors
So sick of this nonsense… 🤦🏽‍♂️ -why would any pt knowingly consent to seeing a PA? -“heavy supervision”?! why not facilitate the pt being seen a by a fully qualified GP in the first place! -why are Govt continuing to push Dr replacement when we have so many unemployed GPs?!
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I don’t know what’s happening but my views on here seem to have dropped off a cliff? As I’m supposed to have over 21k followers that is weird. If you see this please RT this, then go to my profile and RT my pinned post. It’ll be interesting to see if
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Andrew G 🇪🇺 retweeted
NHS Productivity Lack of beds & infrastructure is the problem I have a standard kitchen in my house and can cook for 20. (Just) I ask another 2 people to cook with me but don’t increase the number of ovens or hobs. We get in each other’s way and can now only cook for 15🤷🏻‍♂️
I'm still waiting to see much, if any, substantive commentary on the @HealthFdn report on NHS productivity. Anyone have any good reason why such an important issue is garnering so little attention?
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The people who led Physician Assistants up the hill - should step forward A promise of autonomy, higher pay, substitution of doctors With lesser training Poor ++ @gmcuk @RCPhysicians @rcgp @NHSE_WTE Incredible to see a project backed by all & sundry in power in power flounder. Led by a few. Keep raising the alarm. The public deserves better care And appropriately trained staff
Let’s have it right LBC, they’re Physician Assistants! 🙄 ‘Thousands of physician associates (PAs) are said to be on the brink of leaving the health service over job security fears and 'hostile' culture’ lbc.co.uk/article/nhs-staff-…
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I honestly don't see how any responsible MP could look at the following and think "but let's vote this bill through anyway and let's do it in a way that cuts off any Lords scrutiny via the Parliament Acts". It will be a travesty if the Commons passes this bill today.
20 organisations which have criticised the assisted dying bill:
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🇩🇪 Lokale wyborcze zmknieto o 18h, pierwsze exit polls wskazują na zwycięstwo AfD 44,5%. Pierwszy raz od śmierci Hitlera w 1945 skrajnie prawicowa partia faszystów wygrywa lokalne wybory w Niemczech i obejmie władzę nad regionem Saksonii-Anhalt zamieszkiwanym przez ponad 2 miliony osób. Lekcja historii nie pomogła. I możliwe że nie pomogła Europejczykom w ogóle, skoro preferencje wyborcze we Francji, UK, Polsce są równie radykalne. Spodziewajmy się najgorszego.
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Once America cast a tall shadow. It was the leader of the free world. But its immoral leadership has degraded it. The rest of us didn't bother to stand up because America was centre stage and loving it. But we are standing now. I said I wouldn't politicise the posts on this account to avoid X limiting my reach. But its already limiting it so what the hell!
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An absolute must see. And I don’t say that often. The only question: Where is the BBC in all of this ? Ah yes, they did a chumsy interview with Farage talking to Chris Mason.
Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack: channel4news.substack.com/p/…
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Also useful to compare with other countries as this is mind blowing when the media rhetoric is about how much it costs
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Die Royal Family erhält pro Jahr ca. 185 Mio. Pfund. + Personenschutz + Paläste zu sybolischen Mieten. Offenbar reicht das nicht, denn Korruption gehört zu ihrem Alltag. Die Presse berichtet darüber kaum und macht statt dessen Harry & Meghan zu Sündenböcken für alles + nichts. 👇
Gestern berichtete die Times in einem großen Artikel über erneute Korruption in König Charles Charity: Camillas Schwester erhält 10.000de Pfund für angebliche Beratungsleistungen, von denen die Mitarbeiter nicht wissen, worin diese bestehen sollen. Die Zahlungen tauchen auch 1/
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Andrew G 🇪🇺 retweeted
Back what it was a Junior Doctor there were hospital beds a plenty. Long stay geriatric/ rehabilitation wards. A progressive reduction in beds, despite fewer than peer nations already Cuts in community spending Only Sweden has fewer hospital beds but most community beds
I had a handover from the reg earlier. There are currently 7 patients on one orthopaedic ward alone who are fit for discharge but going nowhere due to social care issues. This, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly why people are ending up stuck for 30 hours on trolleys in our EDs!!
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Ich bin eigentlich gegen Monarchie. Sie sind Reste eines feudalen Systems. Gerade in UK verfügen sie auch noch über weit mehr Macht als man es von einer konstitutionellen Monarchie erwartet. Sie sind von 100derten von Gesetzen ausgenommen, zahlen nur so viel Steuern wie 1/
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£500 million a year, or with paying a billionaire family £183 million annually so they can cut ribbons at sailing clubs and supermarkets or fly by helicopter to visit food banks. The press has no issue with Charles and William each receiving around £25 million from the Duchies 2/
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As Britain swelters through another heatwave, few people will have heard that ministers have quietly dropped plans for solar carports. Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round. A missed opportunity? eastangliabylines.co.uk/envi…
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Apprenticeships if v lucky, entry level job for some. Going to uni is hope for something better. Until we answer the Q ‘what industries does the UK want to be in that can provide 1000’s of entry jobs every year & allow career progression?’ We won’t solve the problem for young.
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This is what is known as deception. Duplicity to fool the public. Is it not? @gmcuk Shocking state of healthcare in the #NHS as the Royal Colleges sit by idly and watch this unfold.
“GMC registered Physician” in first sentence Associate follows below 🙄 Why would you format it that way other than to mislead public? We warned GMC PAs will use @gmcuk Registration to mislead patients into thinking they are Doctors/Physicians- GMC didn’t care 🙄
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