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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Very sad. So many good doctors driven to either leaving the NHS or taking their own lives.

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Really applaud @kityates.bsky.social for his principled bold & honourable stand on science here and echo disappointment that Royal Society are not standing up for scientists as well as members of public being targeted and bullied directly by Musk via X and DOGE www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Elon Musk is a proven danger to good science, but the Royal Society won’t say so. That’s why I resigned | Kit Yates

It is vital to act, and I urge colleagues to do so. How can we stand by and laud this man while he undermines scientific integrity? asks academic and author Kit Yates

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Dr Farbod @emergencybod.medsky.social · 16/01/2025

Multiply this story across almost every hospital and Emergency Department across the UK. We need a proper review and an honest conversation about every aspect of healthcare in this country. This cannot go on. BBC News - 'No dignity in this', say staff on stretched A&E www.bbc.com/news/article...

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'There's no dignity in this' - A&E under pressure

While the number of patients with flu are declining, a cold snap has again placed nurses under extreme stress.

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Royal College of Emergency Medicine @rcem.ac.uk · 09/01/2025

With patients at risk of harm due to spending days in Emergency Departments and health care professionals left in tears due to winter pressures, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has asked ‘how has this been allowed to happen again?’ Read our response to new NHSE data 👇 tinyurl.com/2ujbhz7m

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

So this is the new great idea🤔 I’m pretty sure if Sarah had seen a GP she wouldn’t have needed to have a CT scan, no need to speak to the ENT registrar & yes it could be managed in the community Why does NHS England always underestimate the skills of GPs? www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...

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CarolineJMolloy @carolinejmolloy.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

There’s strong global evidence that what really improves health & mortality is continuity of care with the same healthcare professional. Rather than faff around with rebrands & with making sure it’s easier to choose private providers on the NHS app, this 👇 is what Streeting should be focusing on.

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Context is key to understanding the pressures in the NHS 111 have 69200 calls a day A&E 72000 attendances Ambulance incidents 25000 GP practices have 1.4million consultations & several million more calls GP practices deal with 90% of demand & 20% more than 2019 @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social

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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

A brilliant editorial. Antipsychotic prescribing ⬆️s with no little change in incident psychosis. If the person took immunosuppressantdrugs for an autoimmune condition they would have lifelong structured monitoring (DMARD) shared between specialty & #primarycare =s discriminatory care.

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Craig Nikolic @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 03/01/2025

Over Christmas, I did some reflections on the last few years. One theme that came up repeatedly is the bastardisation of "be kind" by people who want to use it to silence dissent. It doesn't seem like much considering the chaos of the last few years, but it has had a significant effect. 1/3

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Rebecca Payne @oohgpwales.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Editor of the BJGP said this about our paper! “The authors have done us an enormous service and this is arguably one of the most important articles we have published in many years” V chuffed!

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The enshittification of general practice

It was Cory Doctorow, the author, who coined the term ‘enshittification’ when he used it to describe the evolution and, critically, the deterioration of tech platforms. In 2023 the American Dialect So...

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Pro Dyslexic @prodyslexic.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

In the run-up to Launch 🚀, we got some fellow #Dyslexics to test our platform and share their thoughts. We were left #inspired, #humbled, and #grateful for their amazing words. Check out our platform for yourself at www.ProDyslexic.com #ProDyslexic #DyslexicThinking #Dyslexia #CareerSupport

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Louise Baverstock @louisebaverstock.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

No confidentiality and no dignity for care in a corridor along with all the other people (patients and relatives) also in the corridor.

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Royal College of Emergency Medicine @rcem.ac.uk · 16/12/2024

We have made it clear that the NHS temporary escalation spaces (TES) guide is "normalisation of what is an unacceptable and dangerous situation". RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612

Ian Higginson, RCEM's Vice President, posts: "Called out NHSE’s narrative that it’s possible to provide safe care in corridors. Used strong language putting our statement together, reflecting RCEM members’ and colleagues’ strength of feeling on this matter. Degree to which corridor care is normalised is dumbfounding." There is an image of an Independent website news story with the headline: 'Top A&E doctors criticise ‘dangerous’ suggestion that corridor care can be delivered safely'.

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Paula McGowan OBE @oliverscampaign.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

#Oliverscampaign In 2021 @AliveLeder #LeDeR published the percentage of AVOIDABLE deaths in learning disabled people across the country These numbers have not improved Some of these regions are way behind in rolling out The Oliver McGowan Mandatory training @CareQualityComm

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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

What do they expect? With the lack of the nursing bursary, dire working conditions, 100k vacancies, low pay & sanctions for overseas workers, it's absolutely no surprise we are where we are. Without govt taking care of its staff, there can be no robust NHS. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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Starmer warned NHS reforms will fail over ‘worrying’ trend in staff recruitment

The UK is failing to train up home-grown healthcare staff and relying too much on overseas workers, experts warn

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 26/11/2024

"A role built to compete with doctors, but with less training and more risk to patient safety, is not what the system needs." Gillian Leng’s review of physician and anaesthesia associates is welcome, writes @parthaskar.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/387/...

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Today like every week day 1.3m people will consult in General Practice 1/30 will need emergency care at A&E 1/5 will need a referral to another NHS service for investigation or treatment in the future GP practices have been dealing with 20% more patients than 2019 5.6% of the budget #GeneralPractice

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 25/11/2024

🧵 Whatever your views on assisted dying, I always assumed we’d all agree that the topic is ethically fraught & complex. Not so Matthew Parris. For him, it’s simple. Earlier this year, he argued that old & frail people *should* be killed - to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

ARRS will not be cut with the current NHS England board in place They think it’s working despite the 31k staff adding just 40m appts for £1.4bn Compared to 27k GPs doing 160m appts Cost-benefit not being done at the highest levels & they actually don’t know how it works #GeneralPractice

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Louise Baverstock @louisebaverstock.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

As a GP, I initiate conversations about limited life expectancy when appropriate. They are less initiated by secondary care teams and patients sometimes disagree with me- ‘my consultant is trying to build me up’. An important topic for discussion particularly for secondary/primary care interface.

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Selvaseelan Selvarajah @drselvarajah.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

If we are to rescue the #NHS , we need to start with rescuing #GeneralPractice first. Vast majority of patients contacts and #patientcare starts and ends in #TeamGP . No solution to the troubles of the NHS can be found without supporting it.

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 15/11/2024

I’m not going to leave X just yet - I hate that sense of being driven away from a place I used to love. But after one day on here, I already know how much prefer it. So if you see this and would be kind enough to share it to let people find me, that would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.

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Kath Evans @kathevans2.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Kitipat made this film with Fixers UK to explain how he wants to be communicated with, 8 years on he’s still struggling to achieve a person centred approach to his care youtu.be/MTqfzvbu1bU?... #CerebralPalsy

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I'm More Than Just A Disability || Cerebral Palsy Awareness

YouTube video by Fixers UK

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Euan Lawson @euanlawson.social · 16/11/2024

I have now added #RCGP to the GP and Primary Care feed - as this place get busy I think the feeds will become more and more important to find the content we want. Hoping the RCGP will arrive properly soon... @victoriatb.bsky.social 😀 @drrowenachristmas.bsky.social

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Dr Kate Womersley @katewomersley.com · 16/11/2024

Great piece in The Doctor @bmj.com on research by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social et al about whether quality suffers when GP working is ever more remote and fragmented. Traditional values still alive and well in primary care, but harder to realise them in the work.

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

Hey, all. Julie Rehmeyer has made it easy to donate Blue Sky invite codes to folks in the disability community for whom Twitter was a crucial support. If you have extras you can drop them here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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BlueSky Invites for the Chronic Illness Community

Please fill out this form if you're the chronic illness community and you'd like to either (1) donate invite codes or (2) request an invite.

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