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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh

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Retired Consultant Physician living in Ballachulish

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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 11h
youtu.be/2rRDDecyrSk?... @CPMorris1234 discusses Dr Dewi #Evans ' Witness Statement for Lucy #Letby Arrest and Trial on basis of notes I made whilst reading it.
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Lucy Letby: Dr Caldwell On Evans Witness Statement
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
youtu.be/lfe5TL-X9gE?... Our opinions on Thirlwall's Report and Recommendations is garnering a lot of support.
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=lfe5... #Thirwall Inquiry Recommendations discussed with Martyn Pitman and myself #Letby
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Lucy Letby: Dr Pitman & Dr Caldwell On Thirlwall
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Venous air embolism and air embolism from barotrauma in the lungs or lung pathology, differences, and similarities. Letby case.
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
youtu.be/CJkUgqwTSE0?... Chris Morris interviewed Dr Martyn Pitman and myself after the Channel 5 and The Sun documentary Lucy Letby Scapegoat? @kitzingercelia.bsky.social @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
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Lucy Letby: Dr Pitman & Dr Caldwell On Sun Documentary
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@kitzingercelia.bsky.social hi Celia I've sent you an important message on X about this:
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Open Letter to Lady Justice Thirlwall about why her Recommendations would fail to curtail a future NHS Serial Killer www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5q305...
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Dropbox
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Continuous Quality Decline in the #NHS
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=YCHw... #WardRounds #PatientSafety #Whistleblowing #Bullying in the #NHS and How good are NHS Hospitals in International comparisons?
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Lucy Letby: Dr. Gordon Caldwell On Ward Rounds & Bullying
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZL3...
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Lucy Letby: Interview With Dr. Gordon Caldwell
YouTube video by Lucy Letby Analysis
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
@radicalgran.bsky.social Hi Lyn, met Dr Steve Edlin today, who knows Clare and Will. Ballachulish and Perth, what a small strange world.
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
amzn.eu/d/0htFSNKD Very important, well written book examining the case of #LucyLetby If you are convinced of her guilt, read this and then comment back.
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
@lakesstiles.bsky.social Not a stile in sight, South Ballachulish
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
"I was once given £5 million by a crypto billionaire and claimed it was a non-political personal gift and that he wanted nothing in return"
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Amazing @carolynfahm.bsky.social
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Catching the latest afternoon sun ...
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
At home, relaxed, waiting for dinner to cook. @carolynfahm.bsky.social
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A Returning Doctor @returningdoctor.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
I have just finished reading it, and will probably re-read. I can't disagree with any of it. Sobering stuff. Although I do think the 'old' system of (junior doctor) recruitment was perhaps more open to favouritism? That's not to say the current system is not severely flawed. My review on Amazon:
Screenshot of text reviewing a book The Strange Death of Medical England.

"This concise, informative book is for anyone interested in the past, present and future of the NHS.

It reads easily, like a narrative essay in short chapters, and in a way that is accessible and relevant to those outside of the medical profession as well as those in it. 

It blends the factual with personal perspectives informed from decades of experience.

I would actually suggest reading Chapter 11 - the concluding chapter - first. And then again at the end.  It not only summarises the content of the book but also, in my view, provides context to the current resident doctors' disputes and why striking is one of the only tools we have left."
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Wandering around the garden in #Ballachulish
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
@janerushtonart.bsky.social I suspect you would thoroughly enjoy this ecologists poetic writing about wildlife in Wisconsin. @carolynfahm.bsky.social
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A Returning Doctor @returningdoctor.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Great article, brilliantly written. We also need ‘space’ to think. But instead, we see: •erosion of SPA time •disappearance of office space •increasing unnecessary administrative workload (that would be better done by skilled administrators)
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Cathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I keep seeing claims there are only a few males with trans identities in female sport. This is false. The US-based Women’s Sport Policy Working Group (WSPWG) recorded 578+ victories of males with trans identities in women’s sport in 9 months in 2024. 1/ womenssportspolicy.org/253-male-vic...
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578+ Male* Victories in Female Sports: A Nine-Month Tally - Women's Sports Policy Working Group
Every day, male athletes who "identify" as women win contests designed for females. But sports are not based on identity, they're based on biology.
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
First attempt at Hot Cross Buns, I think the dough could have been wetter. www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes... @carolynfahm.bsky.social
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Spring, birdsong, clearing clouds over the Pap of Glencoe @carolynfahm.bsky.social @janerushtonart.bsky.social
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Spring cycle ride through Glencoe @carolynfahm.bsky.social
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
In Glencoe this spring morning during our cycle ride
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx... Let's hope that the resources and money that would have been expended on Assisted Dying are used to increase funding and resources for Palliative Care.
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Scotland’s assisted dying bill fails to pass in final vote
MSPs debate the assisted dying bill for the final time, before a historic vote at decision time
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Cathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
'having a clear view on what a woman is, and being prepared to defend single-sex spaces against entryism from men who demand admittance, is not some optional add-on to a women’s rights policy' Exactly so. soniasodha.substack.com/p/how-is-the...
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How is the government so useless on women's rights?
Ministers meeting with someone found to have harassed a rape crisis worker is just its latest blunder
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Jane Rushton @janerushtonart.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Between showers
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Between the stormy showers in Ballachulish
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Have you eaten at Home Noodles in Nicholson Street? Best noodles outside China.
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The need for Thinking Doctors. So much truth in such a beautifully written short article. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We live here! @carolynfahm.bsky.social
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Cycle ride up to the Clachaig Inn
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Bidean today @janerushtonart.bsky.social @carolynfahm.bsky.social
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Jane Rushton @janerushtonart.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
There’s a little bit of cloud magic this morning
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Stunning views at Ballachulish desecrated by rubbish left by passers-by. These bags from 800m of verges today. What psychology is at work that people pay to visit, stop to take photos and leave toilet paper, tampons, bottles, cans, crisp wrappers behind?
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Cycling to Kentallen
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Winter sun
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Looking over Loch Leven towards Glencoe @janerushtonart.bsky.social @carolynfahm.bsky.social
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
@janerushtonart.bsky.social @carolynfahm.bsky.social unusual clouds today - are there usual cloud days?
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Ballachulish and the Burial Islands
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
2 chapters make me appear quite learned about Medical Education in the Workplace link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Grant, J. and Grant, L. (Eds) (2025) The Contradictions of Medical Education: A Political View from Practice. Springer Nature link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @carolynfahm.bsky.social
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The Contradictions of Medical Education
This book is political analysis developed specifically for medical education and based on the practice of that discipline in a variety of contexts.
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JKMVidimo @vidimo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
interesting post from @andrewlearmonth So why not a different approach that's silo agnostic & vendor neutral? An approach that's more, flexible & intelligent? One where primary & secondary care share the same data repositories but in different ways, with real access control across all geographies
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JKMVidimo @vidimo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Agree, provided that it is the clinical record - interventions, obs, diagnosis, plans, examinations but needs to be vendor neutral, perhaps curated by clinicians, and reach across all boundaries where the above occurs. Access to such records could be managed in a far more intelligent way too.
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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
A three-week-old baby died after a doctor selected the wrong medication from a drop-down menu www.judiciary.uk/prevention-o...
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Sidra Aliabase: Prevention of future deaths report - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Date of report: 21/01/2026 Ref: 2026-0031 Deceased name: Sidra Aliabase Coroner name: Fiona Wilcox Coroner Area: Inner West London Category: Child Death (from 2015) This report is being sent to: Chels...
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Dr Gordon Caldwell FRCP Edinburgh @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Any progress in the last 3 years in reducing poorly designed and poorly integrated NHS Hospitals' Clinical IT systems? I still get shivery thinking about the wasteful use of so much Clinicians' time, time when they should be diagnosing & treating patients @vidimo.bsky.social @ihieurope.bsky.social
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23/01/2026
“Danish citizens are organising a huge boycott that includes cancelling planned holidays in the US, cancelling subscriptions to on-demand services based in the US & more generally, recommending the use of EU services instead of those provided by American platforms.” So, same as Canadians.
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