So the true legend of ⁦Staffordshire Children's Hospital At Royal Stoke⁩ CAU ⁦Melissa Hubbard⁩ hangs up her acute paeds stethoscope for the final time. You will be missed I’m sure by many GPs and certainly our CAU medical and nursing teams. Enjoy the (slightly) quieter life. We will miss you.

There was an excellent turnout for my lecture this morning where I spoke on the topic of 'The public health significance of 1st April'.

Breaking (🐣) 🚨

IPSS to be renamed

'PISS'

(don't worry, false news, I'm just taking...)

#MedTwitter #TeamGP #AprilFoolsDay #AprilFoolsDay 2024
BURST Urology Urology Partners
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Happy #NationalDoctorsDay to all my fellow doctors. So proud to be a member of this noble profession, with its enduring commitment to service, ethics, and excellence.

Live View 🤔

#clocksgoforward

Today is #PurpleDay , the International Day of Epilepsy.

Did you know that 1 in 100 people in the UK have epilepsy? Share this infographic to show your support and help people to know what to do if they were to see someone having a seizure. 💜

#StampOutSeizures #epilepsy

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PCSG Annual Scientific Meeting - latest developments in Gastroenterology inc neuroendocrine cancer - Friday 19 April 2024 - 9.30am. Free RCGP registered event & qualifies for CPD points: eventbrite.co.uk/e/pcsg-annual-… RCGP Royal College of Physicians Simon Hodes, General Practitioner Dr Linda Dykes @[email protected] GPonline

This is so, so sad to see - BMA poll shows that just 2 in 5 GP registrars (final stages of GP vocational training) plan to work in UK general practice

At a time of increasing GP shortages, we need to retain our workforce as a priority General Practice

I’ve decided to stand for election to Notts Local Medical Committee.

If you’re a GP in mid-Notts, please consider voting for me.

Voting closes at 5pm on Friday 15th March.

Please RT for support. As always, my DMs are open.

Thanks 🙏🏽

GP Crisis - Qualified GP Trainees - 2018-23
There has been a focus on training GPs but not retaining GPs
As this data shows 2387 GPs are not yet Partners, Salaried or permanent Locums with only 31% having worked as ad-hoc locums
⚠️Potentially 1647 not working as GPs at all⚠️

Simon Hodes, General Practitioner 𒊓𒅂𒁓𒐗𒐕𒐗 Steve the skeptic Ash Paul St Leonard's researchers Craig Nikolic Dr Helen Salisbury That is such a good point, Simon Hodes, General Practitioner - it needs to become like infection control, or dare I say it, sepsis - ‘Think Continuity!’

Simon Hodes, General Practitioner Phil Whitaker St Leonard's researchers Do we need to repeat the same research with the same results (but with no FU action by the 'powers that be' year on year?
twitter.com/pash22/status/… 𒊓𒅂𒁓𒐗𒐕𒐗 Steve the skeptic Craig Nikolic Dr Helen Salisbury

When you get an online delivery
And the cats in the bag

Puss in BOOTS 🤔😸

Boots
#cats #cats of

🤯 MAP=medical allied professional

ANP advanced nurse practitioner
ACNP acute care nurse practitioner
FCP first contact physio
PA physician associates
HCA health care assistant

+GMC being asked to regulate non doctor PAs🤷🏻

See debate in House of Lords🔗 shorturl.at/aiV06

Everyone should join a union. The BMA is the doctors’ union

I spoke with Pat Kenny Newstalk this morning about “Why Can’t I See My GP?”
Listen to our chat here ⬇️

newstalk.com/podcasts/highl… via NewstalkFM
Doctors’ Association UK 💙

(@DrAmirKhanGP you get a mention too) #GPCrisis #WhyCantISeeMyGP

Simon Hodes, General Practitioner The BMA Katie Bramall-Stainer Niall Sexton They actually do a lot more

My pension contributions were completely messed up by PCSE and the BMA pensions advisor worked for months to get it sorted out- I doubt it would have been sorted without BMAs help

But right now another imposed contract means even more loss of service

My advice to any GPs out there.

Join the The BMA .

We need to safeguard #TeamGP to deliver the care our patients deserve.

1.3 million patients need us daily. We are at the heart of many communities. Whole person expert generalists who provide continuity of care.