The GMC’s argument that it is compelled to investigate and punish all doctors who have been found to break the law is fundamentally flawed. This case has absolutely no bearing on patient care, safety, public confidence nor trust - which should be the GMC’s sole consideration.

A very informative & interesting discussion tonight at the combined BMA South East Regional FREE on challenging racism and working together to address race inequalities in medicine.
Thanks to Chaand Nagpaul for leading. 👏
We need to work together to achieve more for our colleagues.

'Some 6.4 million working days lost were lost in the NHS last year due to staff absence, according to Department for Work and Pensions figures. About a third of all NHS staff sickness is down to mental health problems, the biggest single category'

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For anyone watching #Defiance on Channel 4 by Rogan Productions Rajesh Thind, here’s a 🧵of some context to understand the groups and events mentioned in more detail and what life was like for Brown and Black people in the 1960s-1980s.

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NHS cuts mental health support for staff despite PTSD crisis since Covid inews.co.uk/news/health/nh…

We're just one week away from The Wounded Healer Book Club event!

Join Doctors in Distress CEO, Ann Paul, and Practitioner Health Medical Director, Dr Helen Garr, as they engage in a conversation with Dr. Rachel Clarke about her book 'Breathtaking'.

This gripping story,…

Brought back so many memories .. a shameful chapter in British history everyone needs to be aware of. Thanks Channel 4 Rogan Productions on poignantly portraying the fight back by Asians to overt racist violence in 60s & 70s- stream if you miss it on TV at channel4.com/programmes/def…

The reason why patients in Emergency Departments in the UK:
sit on floors,
queue for hours,
wait days in the ED before they get into a hospital bed,
and sadly die, evidenced by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine recently.

We have ultra low capacity and funding
Simple.

Thanks Barnie Choudhury for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important article on awareness of cancer amongst South Asians, delayed presentation and also the need to remove stigma. APNA NHS - Asian Professionals National Alliance NHS Race & Health Observatory easterneye.biz/exclusive-asia…

Invitation to Tender: Identification and assessment of ethnic health inequalities within the Genomic Medicine Service. This work is being undertaken in collaboration with NHS England.

Deadline for submissions is 14 May 2024.

Further details here: nhsrho.org/news/identific…

The current level of primary care delegation of asthma care to individuals in the UK poses severe threats for patients and doctors. Listen to my latest podcast on this topic at spotify.link/v7OPzAlAPHb PCRS NPRANG RCGP Chaand Nagpaul

At 2 AM on July 11, 1958, newly married couple Richard and Mildred Loving were abruptly awakened in their bedroom by a Virginia sheriff.

The sheriff questioned Richard, a white man, asking, 'What are you doing in bed with this woman?'

Mildred, a woman of both Black and…

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT :)

After much reflection, I’ve decided to explain myself regarding the post below…

A few days ago, out of nowhere, I had a heart attack.

Nuts…

I was rushed to hospital and the NHS put a stent in one of the arteries leading to my heart, after which I was…

“Mental health scares GPs because they’re not really trained to deal with it. If somebody comes in and says ‘I’m depressed’ they’re going to sign them a sick note.'

Sorry Iain Duncan Smith MP this shows incredulous ignorance and demeans the work & skillset of GPs msn.com/en-gb/health/o…

Chancellor must tackle ill-health's £43bn toll on economy msn.com/en-gb/health/o…

Takes a country to make change many stand for & support .Talk #Race be part of #JustCulture #NHS
🙏🏾 Shazia Khan roger kline Michelle Ruth May 💙 pat cullen Stella Vig #NHS Chaand Nagpaul Dr Joan Myers OBE, QN, FQNI Sheila Sobrany RGN RNT MA HE Akenkide Edith Anton Emmanuel Joy Warmington brap Middlesex University

Powerful full-house launch of Too Hot to Handle report on racism in NHS. Thanks Michelle roger kline brap Shazia Khan & great meeting justice fighters Omer Karim Stella Vig #NHS Evelyn Mensah - Friends call me Evie Vijaya Nath 💙 Reports
aren’t ends in themselves & must become springboards for change

A scholarship (tuition fees & stipend) for Black Britons has been set up at Edinburgh University in the name of my late, great friend, the novelist Andrea Levy. Please share. Good luck. 1/2

Doctors in Distress is an independent charity that provides peer support for all UK based healthcare workers to promote and protect their mental health and prevent suicide. We run a range of free group-based peer programmes focused on mental health for all healthcare workers.

We…

Delighted to launch our pioneering programme today, with Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and The Health Foundation. Thanks to Ruth May 💙, Kate Brintworth, Pedro Delgado, Richard and others for speaking at the launch, and to the 9 ICSs/Trusts that are part of the #RHO_LAN programme.