New The Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity UCL analysis confirms since 2010 central government spending cuts to local authorities were highest in areas with lower life expectancy and more health inequalities, further harming health in these places @MichaeMarmot @UCL bit.ly/LEGAP

Inspired Minds is a really rather good podcast series presented by daniel norcross (him off the cricket), who is a very good interviewer, featuring Tom Holland Peter Frankopan Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent MBE Melissa Harrison Andy Zaltzman and yours truly.

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'How was your #GuinnessW6N , Zoe Aldcroft?'

'BUSY' 😤

I'm going to add to my list of zombie ideas for fixing the NHS.

There is a widespread belief among medics that everything would be fine if Doctors ran the system entirely by themselves...

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Scoured the Sunak i/v w Trevor Phillips for a clip that reflects just how entitled, arrogant, and rude RS was, but frankly you should watch the whole thing. This is a man not listening because absolute deliberate denial is his only psychological defence.

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It amazes me that consultant SPA activity isn’t better planned. So many colleagues being asked to deliver roles that take way beyond the time given. ‘You can do that in your SPA’ seems an elastic concept. Maybe this could help…

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28 April 2011. Labour politician Ed Balls tweeted his own name on his Twitter account, seemingly looking for references to himself on the social media site. Ever since, this day is known on Twitter as Ed Balls Day to celebrate his gaffe.

I know I keep banging on about my designs but it’s really hard being a small business at the moment.
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Cliques divide people into insiders and outsiders. Healthy groups offer everyone a sense of belonging.

It's not enough to be polite. It's critical to convey that we value each member's contribution.

The foundation of respect is making sure others feel seen and heard.

Network of Women in Emergency Medicine are hosting my cancelled talk referencing my work in Palestine, followed by an amazing panel to discuss how we as health care workers and medical organisations navigate this difficult conversation. Live-streaming will be available. 16th May

Alex Nevard I'm not ED but I have a personal bugbear about sending severe asymptomatic hypertension to you.

This is a brilliant paper which looks at what happens if we send people to ED versus keeping them at home with severe hypertension: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

(nothing is achieved)

351 – In addition to scoring a hat-trick of tries, Red Roses’s Ellie Kildunne carried for 351 metres, beat 17 defenders and made six line breaks against Ireland, the highest tallies by any player in a Guinness Women's Six Nations match this decade. Superlative.

One metric of a healthcare organisations’ literacy is how easily patients can find their way through the 'labyrinthine mazes' they have to navigate to get the services they need bmj.com/content/385/bm…

David Oliver All the evidence I've seen says that EPR decreases efficiency for front line staff and also increases distress in the workplace. Tait Shanafelt says it is the 'biggest pebble in our shoes' for medics and significantly decreases workplace wellbeing...

“At 46, I have lived far longer than most of the humans in the 300,000-year history of our species. So have you, probably. And if the book of my life is shorter than many people’s, it doesn’t make it any less of a good read”: extraordinary, from Simon Boas jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2024/02/1…

She got found fit for work, my mum.
Dragged herself there 2 days a week.
Slept the rest.
Dead within the year.
She became one of the statistics.
Her name was Mary Davies.
And my god did we try.
#sicknote #dwp #benefits #sickpay

Boundaries are beautiful

A fitness to practise tribunal (MPTS) determines that a PA's history should be repeated by a doctor and a PA's examination should be repeated by a doctor too.

DAUK's report in Pulse explains more 👇 pulsetoday.co.uk/analysis/gmc-c…

.Mamas A. Mamas any connections?