Trauma and Vascular Anaesthetist, HEMS Doc @helimed54 @nwairambulance, Motorsport Doc, Volunteer @csibasics Doc. Views expressed are my own
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Joined March 2014
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LIVE: Nurse fighting for life after being stabbed in hospital A&E attempted murder - latest updates manchestereveningnews.co.uk/…
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This video from @NorwichCityFC is the best bit of Mental Health Awareness I’ve ever seen… watch until the end.
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A Court ruled 8 years ago that, by changing a surgeon at the last moment, the patient's consent became invalid. Court ruled that patients have a right to make an informed choice, based on who would be operating on them.
Act quickly, @NHSEngland - current consent forms need to be changed.
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@gmcuk advise that the names and roles of the key people who will be involved in their care are shared with patients.
Consent for anaesthesia must be modified with this advice in mind.
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After returning from northern France, the lack of biodiversity/insect life in the UK is shocking. I can’t possibly convey the difference in one tweet so here’s a 🧵of just how nature depleted we are, even though the landscape, climate & species (historically) are almost identical – at Pays de la Loire, France
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Great graphic by @jburnmurdoch. In other words, Britain is a poor country, with 1 moderately wealthy region.
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'Normally in a war when soldiers are expected to fight at the frontline, everyone knows that you can't do that all the time.'
As the NHS turns 75, St Bartholomew's Chief Executive Charles Knight tells @HenryRiley1 why its morale has dropped to an all-time low.
@mdstbarts
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Are you ready for this?
Our Govt paid £2.6bn for 5 migrant ships over 2 years
And yet…
The general cost to charter the most luxurious Royal Caribbean cruise ship for 2 years
Inc fuel, food, staff, etc
For 5614 people (double our migrant boats’ capacity)
Is $832m
Or £643m.
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Consultants who bought their properties 10 years ago: If you couldn’t afford to buy your current property at its current valuation, at the current comparable salary you’d have now, you should probably be striking.
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A thread for the ultra-wealthy.
If you are wealthy, you may think that if the U.K. switches from an NHS-model to a private model of healthcare it will either a) be better for you, or b) will not affect you.
Here is why you are wrong…
🧵
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Excellent news that 41 more junior doctors will be joining @RoyalAdelHosp and QEH between August and November this year - including 23 doctors from the UK.
Scenes in coffee room as students hunting for hot chocolate, yet to learn the only brown dusts supplied are optimistically called 'tea' and 'coffee'
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A huge thank you to Ashton Tyre Specialists Ltd for quickly sorting TS1 out when it developed a puncture yesterday.
Furthermore, they repaired the tyre for free.
Please support local businesses who support us.
Check out their FB page - facebook.com/AshtonTyreSpeci…
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So here we have @UHNM_NHS offering AHP’s a higher hourly rate than they offer Junior Doctors to ‘act as a junior doctor’ over the upcoming strike action dates…
#JuniorDoctorsStrike
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We are delighted to be at the inaugural @NWAirAmbulance Major Trauma Management Day alongside partner agencies @NWAmbulance @BeepDoctors @GNairambulance @MajorTraumaMRI @MajorTraumaRPH @SCOMajorTrauma @AintreeMTC.
Follow the event by using the #NWAAMTE2023
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Thank you for this tweet, sir.
Loved watching the #Coronation coverage. This was a nice touch, in a procession of world leaders and high ranking Officers from the Commonwealth, this Lt Col paid compliment to one and only one very special individual...
#VC
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How depressing to see this in the BMJ. It’s hard to say those figures don’t present a compelling argument. It all leads to a big question for the govt: if you don’t address doctors’ very reasonable pay concerns, alongside their conditions and wellbeing, guess where they’re going?
ALT An advert in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). Got that Dr Adam K feeling? Must be UK Graduate Dr (PYG4+) with A&E exp Work 10 x shifts per month & travel, swim and surf $240,000 Annual Salary Package 12 months commitment required Accommodation provided $5,000 sign-on bonus for 12 months of commitment And then a “Scan me to apply” QR code
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Cattle attacks on farmers: I’ve just spotted a great video on Facebook. I’ve seen a few of these over the years: all had rib fractures, and some combo of sternal/vertebral/hip #. And they sometimes self-present. And are sometimes silver trauma, too. m.facebook.com/story.php?sto…