NHS Consultant Microbiologist, Antibiotic Guardian, Guilt-ridden Mother, Omnivore

Devon, UK
Joined June 2015
Poor. Producing an annual benefit statment is a statory requirement by the scheme. Noone can plan anything with this 👇
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There are going to be record numbers without statements sadly this year. It’s one of the most basic and statutory duties of a pension scheme to produce an annual benefit statement. For many it’s there most important asset. No TRS = not acceptable
Replying to @goldstone_tony
Mine is there, but yet again all the pensions section is blank. NHSBSA says due to missing information from my employer. My employer says information submitted (year after year). I’m left stuck in the middle, usually on hold for an eternity, with no info.
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Rosie Fok retweeted
Now that the dust has settled and things have calmed down a bit, I do want to say a few things about my post the other day and what impelled me to write it. As we all have, I have been following the case in France with horror verging on incredulity at what this man and all 1/
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The response to this poem across all platforms has blown me away. Thank you to everyone for sharing and for your kind words. The fact it has resonated with so many people is incredibly moving. So much love ❤️❤️❤️
The horrifying reality of being a woman, perfectly summarised by @_CaitlinORyan If you give even the slightest shit about women, watch it all. This is what it’s like.
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Let’s please be aware of our word choice today folks!
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: many senior doctors desperate to help waiting lists & would be willing to give up evenings/weekends to help out. But current tax rules will mean some could end up #PayingToWork 👇 RT if you want @wesstreeting @jamesmurray_ldn to fix this ludicrous tax trap
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New outlook signature just dropped
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Some amusing lols/memes/eye rolls regarding the STEC (E Coli) outbreak, particularly from medics. A reminder that public health communication is not just a service for doctors but the general public and the message is to wash your fruit & veg and clean hands/surfaces.
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Rosie Fok retweeted
Biggest scam we’ve been sold is working 48 hour weeks when every other average working week is 37.5 hours. We should be paid bonus rates for those extra 10.5 hours each and every week. I’m deadly serious. #DoctorsStrike
Got my 80% 'less than full time' rota through for my first doctor job and it blows my mind that I'm still working on average 38 hours, with some weeks over 48 🤯🤯🤯 #medtwitter 🫠
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Oh, I see we’re revisiting the old classics.🙄 “Let’s cut down on managers in the NHS” Why is this such a popular attack line? Just the smallest amount of critical thinking will show what a nonsensical idea this is…. A little🧵 for you! 1/8
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I was a doctor. I lived and breathed medicine. Then burnout & mental illness happened. Upset & angry, I left medicine. If you care about the #NHS, And you plan to vote in the #GeneralElection You NEED to know these 3 things.. 🧵
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We are ready! Come and see us at K43 to talk about all of our exciting your roles, it’s time to PROPEL your career! #CPC24 #UHPatCPC24 #pharmacyjobs
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Rosie Fok retweeted
One of the greatest frauds perpetrated by the NHS is getting away with calling a 48-hour working week “full time” and a normal 40-hour week “less than full time” – at Brent, London
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Could we have a National Covid Clean-Up Day, where we all take 10 minutes to make an effort to remove all the signs and visual clutter that was thrown up in haste in those dark days?
What are the odds that the GP surgery will take this down before the next pandemic?
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This is a thread of my all-time favourite literal translations, starting with this one… In Hungarian, the word for a shark, hiszékeny, translates literally to “sea bastard”
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It is not the job of the workforce to subsidise the service by working for cheap, especially when it comes to filling staffing gaps due to poor pay, terms, conditions; charge your worth or say no, do not be guilt tripped, *this is a matter of purely political choice* please RT
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: NHS chiefs across England have been told to cut spending on nurses and doctors and find services they could close as NHS faces a £4.5bn funding blackhole: thetimes.co.uk/article/421a0…
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Coagulase negative staph in a blood culture - default is I don't care. Work hard to convince me to care. Staph aureus in blood culture - default is this is serious. Work hard to convince me it's not
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I have decided to not attend the @AmerUrological annual meeting in San Antonio, TX this year. My husband & I are trying for our 2nd child. At 39 yrs old I have a high risk of miscarriage & I don't want to go somewhere my healthcare options are limited should I have an emergency
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Sexwise.org.uk Closing Despite the Family Planning Association Offering to Run it for Free! The DHSC are closing Sexwise on 2 March. Our simple - and rejected - offer here: fpa.org.uk/sexwise-closing-m…
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I'm a clinical microbiologist. I'm medically trained. But I ENTIRELY rely on our team of skilled medical scientists to run the lab and get you the results which can mean life or death for our patients. Few things annoy me more than doctors disrespecting them. Yet it happens.
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