What a fantastic group of PCP Barts Prehospital Medicine BSc Barts and The London, Queen Mary DOCTORS! Brilliantly talented people who will have superb careers. Thanks for all the hard work!!

NEW: we need to talk about NHS staff retention.

At a time when Britain’s healthcare system is acutely short of workers, *1 in 7* UK-trained doctors are practising overseas. No other developed country is like this, which immediately tells you there’s a problem.

Let’s dig deeper:

As the Junior Doctors’ strike begins, you will hear many arguments, but remember this one fact: the cost of restoring pay to all 70,000+ junior doctors is £1bn.

This morning’s Nick Triggle piece for the BBC contains a number of misleading claims about the BMA’s upcoming industrial action.

First and foremost, we are not “demanding the biggest pay rise”—we’re demanding that our members’ pay be restored to what it should be.

Since 2008, the future for medical students has gotten progressively worse, and the government shows no signs of wanting to fix this.

🧵🪡With the recent announcement of The BMA balloting junior doctors for IA, I thought I’d jot down my thoughts on the factors you might consider as a medical student when it comes to deciding whether to cross a picket on strike days. (Spoilers: don’t.)

It is somewhat ironic, is it not, that Tory MPs achieved the workplace change they needed by withdrawing their labour.

Announcement to Geriatricians

The currently correct answer to ‘who is the Prime Minister?’ Is

‘I don’t know’

Currently binge watching videos of Mick Lynch basically telling everyone in the media to F**K OFF & now I feel like I can take on the world!

Labour could do with some lessons in calling out bull & challenging from him

What, & I cannot stress this enough, the fuck.

Transgender trend are a hugely transphobic organisation (pls just Google them)

An award for services for children??

I’m so so so upset and angered by this

Given the recent interest in monkeypox, here's a few things that people should know about poxviruses from a virologist point of view (1/14)

So being a gay infection doctor I am used to getting messages from friends regarding PEP/PrEP. But last few days have had quite a few messages from worried friends. So thought I'd create a tweet of my advice following the current guidance that is developing and in flux.

Just imagine your 2019 self trying to make sense of this tweet.

Excellent article in the The Telegraph about the rebranding by Queen Mary University of London -

'Critics have described the move as “cultural vandalism” and now more than 7,000 staff, medics, students and alumni have signed a petition calling for a rethink'

telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/01/3…

Pediatrics is the best lmao

Me *calls pharmacy*: hey what nebulizer brands do y’all have in stock

Pharm: fire truck and Sammy the seal

Me: those are the brands?

Pharm: yes

Me: okayyyyyyy

Really really really proud of this Barts Prehospital Medicine BSc lot What a group of stars. Medicine can be very proud indeed. The future is bright. Well done all!

To those of us who worked in the NHS last year, the fuel crisis seems almost identical to the PPE crisis.

1. Fail to plan.
2. Deny there's a shortage.
3. Scold us for using the product.
4. Blame other parties.
5. Insist it's a 'supply chain issue'.
6. Call in the army.

COVID sitrep: As infections rise exponentially the NHS is again reconfiguring for COVID hospital admissions. This week in the hospital where I work we re-opened our temporary ‘surge’ intensive care unit. The link between infection and serious illness is weaker but not broken 1/10

Reports of domestic abuse increase by at least 26% when the England team win or draw a game, and by at least 38% when it loses. The Refuge number: 08082000247. Website: nationaldahelpline.org.uk