Merry Christmas to all those working in the NHS today

Many staff in the NHS are grossly underpaid (even on Christmas day👇) but none more so than Junior Doctors who frequently graduate with >£100k debt

RT to support them & ask government to pay them ALL fairly #PayRestoration

Thought I would share some insights about how I respond to reviewers comments, to date I've done this over 100 times successfully.

The review process is flawed, we all know it. But, we have to live with it if we want to play the publishing game.

Point 1: I always read the…

Now #BSIR2023 has passed - we look at the highlights (and what we can learn) and look forward to #BSIR2024 Brighton. Thank you to everyone who made it along - be it for a few sessions, the Gala or the full lot! Here are a few pics from the day!

#IRad #medstudent #radiology

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Thank you everyone for all the incredible feed-back after the Wattie-Fletcher lecture #BSIR2023 . I never had a standing ovation.
The resonance left me speechless.
I hope it might help some people to start talking about 'things'.
@BSIR_news @IR_juniors BSIR Trainees (British Society of IR Trainees)

The NHS collapse, in graphs and numbers.

Seems like it started around 13 years ago.

Fascinating.

Resounding support for the motion 111 YES vs 8 No
BSIR AGM calls for a pause in Physician Associate recruitment until regulation by an organisation OTHER than the GMC and until scope is defined
The British Society of Interventional Radiology Junior Doctors GMC The Royal College of Radiologists Iona Collins.DOCTOR. Richard Fitzgerald 💙 🦀

Panel discussion on lymphangiography
#BSIR23 #BSIR2013
The British Society of Interventional Radiology Conrad von Stempel Lakshmi Ratnam Dr Sachin Modi

Day 2 of #BSIR2023
Let’s light this candle 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
#irad
Look at that masterclass room with a view ! Book your session now !

Here is a reminder of today's agenda.
You can get more information from the BSIR desk throughout the day and see the full details for each session here; Programme overview - tinyurl.com/ydkdbnsb

Remember to tag us on socials!

#BSIR2023

Table showing paeds IR availability at uk’s trauma centres.

Those in yellow have performed paeds IR but those in green have done the most cases showing St Mary’s Imperial People 💙 paeds trauma patients are receiving paediatric IR when needed 💪🏼💪🏼
SMH Major Trauma
#IRAD #BSIR2023

Thank you The Barista for the delicious coffees and keeping us going at #bsir2023

Getting ready for my first session
Moderating
Emergency embolization
#irad #BSIR2023

It’s time ! #BSIR2023 #IRAD

BSIR position statement on Allied Health Care Professionals in the IR department
The British Society of Interventional Radiology @IR_juniors BSIR Trainees (British Society of IR Trainees) The Royal College of Radiologists GMC #BSIR2023
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This may upset some people. My job as a consultant is to treat patients and to educate trainees in my specialty. It is not to give validation to unregulated, dubiously qualified individuals who believe normal training in healthcare need not apply to them.

I LOVE that Sir Dr. Brian May was involved in this project ! Because it just wasn’t enough being a rockstar , but he remained an expert in stereo imaging 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Disappointed by BBC News (UK) showing our legend Dame Laura Davies without sharing her well deserved title. Would they do this with a male equivalent I wonder ? 🤔
The Solheim Cup #SolheimCup #golftwitter