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Bethan John

@msbethanj.bsky.social
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Neurosurgeon turned General Practitioner. Taking the scenic route through medicine. Welsh. #MedSky #GPSky #TeamGP

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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
My heart is so, so heavy. This afternoon, my gorgeous Noodle went to sleep for the final time and crossed the rainbow bridge. The five years we had together since rescuing each other, were everything I could have dreamed of, and more. Rest gently baby. I’ll see you again.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Feels like it’s been a loooooooong time coming… But I finally got to see that delicious “outcome 6” and have CCT’d in general practice!
Screenshot of my ARCP sign off page. It states “recommended outcomes - progress assessment - 6. Achieved required capabilities for completion of the programme”A picture of Nicole Kidman after she divorced Tom Cruise. She looks relieved and happy.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
I can’t even 🥹🥹🥹
A close up of my dog, asleep. Her head is lay on her paw.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Can now add MRCGP to my MRCS Please nobody let me switch specialties ever again 😅 #MedSky
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
When I say I’m treating myself to some retail therapy, this is what I’m buying. I only went to have a look… yet 15 plants later…
A shopping trolley full of plants
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Dr Richard Ma PhD 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉🕺⚕️🩺🎓 @richard-ma.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Are you a healthcare professional in the UK caring for people living with HIV aged over 50? What are the important issues for you & your patients? We are creating a bank of research questions to bring to a workshop to prioritise research in this area. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/have-...
Survey header with University of Bristol logo.

Have your say to improve the care of people aged over 50 living with HIV in the UK


We are looking for research ideas to improve health and care for people aged over 50 living with HIV in the UK.

This is a survey for people with HIV aged over 50, their carers, and healthcare professionals involved in their care.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Excited to enter the final phase of GP training - the golf era.
A full length photo of me, smiling at the camera. I am holding a golf club. A golf driving range is behind me.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Pretty cool view of Orion’s Belt in the back garden tonight! Can you spot it?
A picture of the night sky. Admittedly not a great picture but a selection of stars are visible.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
I did a teaching session for fellow GP registrars on some neuro topics applicable to primary care I’ve just received the feedback which was overall very positive However there was one particularly *helpful* comment requesting that I “smile more” A man wrote that, didn’t they? 😑
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Look at her 🥹 #DogSky
A photo of my dog noodle. She is a large grey and white fluffy shepherd dog. She is sat in the boot of a car, on a grey towel. She is wearing a red quilted coat. Her mouth is open and it looks as if she is smiling
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
It’s a Saturday night and I’m building Lego with a margarita in front of a log fire. I don’t know who I think I am 💁🏻‍♀️
A lit log burner is in the background of the photo. Laid out on the table in the foreground, is a Lego instruction booklet with pieces of Lego on top. A glass of margarita is next to it.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
My social skills (or lack of) in light & breezy conversations never cease to amaze me Today’s example: Occasional colleague: I’ve not seen you for ages, you look well Me: thanks! I think it’s because I’ve been eating a lot of raw spinach … Why am I like this?! 😭
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I needed to share that I’ve just made some insanely good honey buffalo chicken wings. I should’ve pretended I was on Hot Ones.
A screen grab of Peter Griffin (from Family Guy) on the show Hot Ones
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Come on my fellow GPs, own up, which of yous coasting?? What utter crap. At least Streeting is consistent.
A screen shot of an article title. It states “ICBs must target coasting GPs, says streeting”
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Don’t worry Noodle, I promise not to give up the day job! Ex-surgeon, but clearly hair dressing is not my thing ✂️😅 (I’m not entirely convinced Noodle is super happy about being able to see more either… the world was much simpler behind her fringe!)
A side by side before and after photo of my dog Noodle. She is a fluffy grey and white mioritic shepherd dog. The before picture shows her with a long fringe and you can’t see her eyes. The after picture shows my botched job of a fringe trim but at least you can see she has eyes now. She looks thoroughly unimpressed in both photos.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
A truly heartbreaking event has occurred. I would appreciate your thoughts at this difficult time.
A photo of a broken corkscrew. The head has snapped off the body of it.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Just a 8 tweet vent... 🧵😅 I'm on a leadership course with senior trainees from various specialties. We had scenario to develop a consultant-led specialty clinic in a GP surgery to learn about change models and stakeholder engagement etc. But that is not what I learnt. 1/
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
A Giant Fluff Bucket is back in her natural habitat #DogSky #DogsOfBluesky
A very close up blurry photo of my dog Noodle - her grey and white fluffy face.A photo of my dog noodle. She is stood in snow surrounded by potted plants which are also covered in snow. She is a fluffy white and grey mioritic shepherd dog. She is looking at the camera.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
My Mam just commented to me (a doctor) that “doctors can be right knobs” And… she’s not wrong
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Just made a piña colada recipe with hefty amounts of rum… initially questioned the quantities, but thought nah I’ll trust the process. Drank it all. Head became a little bit squiggly. Then I re-read my notes which explained that it was meant to be for 3 people… 11 out of 10
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Cheers, drive. That was crackin’. Genuine. #GavinAndStaceyTheFinale #GavinAndStacey
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
The sky was special this Christmas Eve. Happy holidays. Sending love and light to you and yours.
A photo of an alley way. The sky above is bright orange as the sun sets.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
I’ve had quite a few compliments about my skin recently, all asking what I’ve done differently or what products I’m using… The simple and truthful answer is just that I’m no longer anaemic and my Hb is back within normal limits 😂
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
The Christmas drinks station is complete - what can I get you? We’ve got… Vodka Cava Aperol Coconut rum Advocaat Ready mixed margarita (the good kind obvs) Lager Jubel fruit lager (peach/grapefruit/lemon/blood orange) Baileys Chardonnay Sauv blanc White rum Dark rum Apple stollen cider 1/2
A photo of a drinks cabinet. The bottom shelf is a black metal shelf with doors. One half of the shelf is open and contains various bottles of spirits. The shelf above it contains various bottles/cans of the remaining drinks.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Is 36 babybels enough do you think
A photo of a shelf in a fridge door. It is packed full of miniature cheeses, mainly babybels
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
As I finish work for the holidays, the melancholy sets in. Sending love & solidarity to all of us who find Christmas to be complicated, perhaps not all joy & cheer like it’s often portrayed, where things are maybe not how we hoped or wished they would be. I see you.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
By the way, currently 25% off first order and three months free delivery with Ocado… … but most importantly … their festive cheeseboard/charcuterie deal, 3 cheeses and 2 sides for £12. I bought that like three times over 😂
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Could weep with joy seeing the words “good news, you have no missing products” in the text from Ocado. The relief that I get to skip the utter sensory hell that is a busy supermarket at Christmas time. Current resilience/tolerance levels are barely existent 😅 #autism #ADHD #AuDHD
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
I’ve found a new level of tiredness for me - mentally and physically, I am running on fumes… …so much so, that I just cried at the thought of having to muster the energy to chew whatever ends up being for dinner 😂😭 Eleven days of annual leave arriving shortly - we’re nearly there
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Fizz-day)
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John Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹 @lippoenen.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Tell us what you really think why don’t you www.pulsetoday.co.uk/views/copper...
Screenshot of an article/opinion piece. The headline reads “women’s health report is insulting bollocks”
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Working at Toys R Us over Christmas was one of the toughest jobs I’ve ever had… and I say that having also been a brain surgeon & now a GP 😂 Parents would absolutely lose it in there! We had to break up fights! They would blame us for ruining their kid’s christmases! Twas character strengthening 😂
A screenshot of a Twitter post but there account @NostalgiaFolder. The tweet states “shopping at toys r us in the 2000s” with four different pictures of the aisles of toys r us attached.
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Darius Valevicius @dariusliutas.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
There should be an open repository - like bioRxiv, but much more casual - where people can document their failed projects that aren't worth the trouble of trying to publish. A massive graveyard of hypotheses with rich indexing, focusing on methodological choices. #neuroskyence #psychscisky #science
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Absolutely go f**k yourself. Autism is not a "get out of jail free card" for being an arsehole. Do you know how hard so many autistic individuals work to fit in, to be treated "normally"? This type of crap makes it harder for all of us. Being autistic doesn't give you a pass to be a predator.
Autism to blame for my inappropriate actions, Gregg Wallace expected to tell inquiry
Friends of MasterChef presenter are convinced he suffers from neurodiversity condition that explains behaviour
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Brian Dolan @briandolan.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Most old people do NOT develop dementia, most older people have full, happy lives, most people know that age is much more than a number, it's an attitude. And 99 year old Dyke van Dyke is life's joy personified because of his attitude towards it💗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Ol...
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Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE (Official Video) (Directors' Cut)
YouTube video by Coldplay
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Some little known Welsh history
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I can’t tolerate earbuds with rubber ear tips (as in pic) - it’s so frustrating. The rubber ear tips in my ears just make me feel so disorientated & nauseous. Anyone else? I can’t figure out why; I wondered if it’s the rubber tips taking out the background noise & completely blocking the ear? 1/2
A photo of black earbud ear phones. I have circled the small rubber ear tips on the end of each earbud.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
I think I may have bought one of the ugliest Christmas jumpers in existence, but I absolutely LOVE it! #ChristmasJumper #ChristmasSky (An ALT text I never thought I’d need to write!)
A photo of a Christmas jumper. It’s an ugly jumper. The background is a green lightening effect. In the centre is a large dinosaur wearing Christmas lights wrapped around it and a Santa hat. A cat wearing sunglasses and a Santa hat is riding said dinosaur. Sharing it are individual cats wearing Santa hats sitting on slices of pizzas with rainbows. A slightly closer picture of the jumper. It’s an ugly jumper. The background is a green lightening effect. In the centre is a large dinosaur wearing Christmas lights wrapped around it and a Santa hat. A cat wearing sunglasses and a Santa hat is riding said dinosaur. Sharing it are individual cats wearing Santa hats sitting on slices of pizzas with rainbows.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The glühwein is heating up and the tree has been decorated! Each year I’m always surprised by the completely random assortment of baubles I possess😂 I’ll share some tomorrow My Christmas decorating style is very much there-should-be-as-many-colours-as-possible-and-absolutely-nothing-should-match
A photo of my Christmas tree. It is lit with white lights and contains many different baubles. A black dog is stood next do to the tree. Multicoloured Christmas lights line an archway next to the tree.A photo of my fireplace. Two stockings are hung off the mantelpiece. Two matchstick men are stood on the mantelpiece. There is a round mirror about the fireplace/mantlepiece with white and pink string lights wrapped around it. A tall grass plant is stood next to the fireplace in a black and white patterned planter. There are also white and pink lights within the plant.
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Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
As a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who works with many people on benefits nationally, let me truth-check #Dispatches: - Benefits are grossly inadequate - The system is dehumanising - Invisible disabilities are as valid as visible ones. Stop the cruelty. Uplift #benefits.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I’ve finally decided on the little treat that I’m going to get for myself:
Screenshot of the the Milky Way galaxy Lego set on the Lego website. It’s a large framed Lego board of a galaxy, made up of various shape and coloured Lego pieces. It’s mainly blues, purples and pinks.
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
I’d put this exam off for so long as I’d only just finished paying off my previous surgical exams on the credit card - so this was such a huge relief. Just one final exam to go… and I’ll put that off for as long as possible too 😅 Thank you for the kind words!
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I know it’s probably not cool to brag and all, but I just found out I got 92% in the GP AKT exam and I’m pretty buzzing about it… #MedSky #GPSky
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Dr Nicole Melzack (they/them) @nmelzack.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Autistic traits ARE human traits. They aren't some magickal elusive thing. So yes you may also experience something autistic people experience, but maybe not to the same severity or maybe it doesn't impact you as much. Or maybe you are also autistic Who knows But yeah. Autistic people are humans..
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Sign me up.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
“We aren’t taught how to rest. We’re taught how to push. To hide our pain. To say ‘we’re fine’. To plaster a smile on our face and pretend that we’re ok when we are actively causing ourselves harm.” My latest article is on radical rest - and throwing away the “coulda woulda shouldas”
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It's Time to Throw Away the 'Coulda, Woulda, Shouldas' and Practice Radical Rest
When you're chronically ill you can't push your body the way non disabled people do. You have to learn to rest. There's few words more damaging to us than the 'coulda, woulda, shouldas'
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W.ORTH Women in Orthopaedics @laurahamilton.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I love #teaching and am pretty good at drawing 🤗 I have lots of medical students who are willing/ tolerate being drawn on: what would people like me to explain? Happy to examine/ explain anything #orthosky My speciality is #handsky Please give me your requests and I’ll try to oblige! #surgsky
Me drawing the bones on the back of a Hand
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I’m #neurodivergent and love simulator games - it’s the structure/rules & predictability in an otherwise confusing world I was browsing what simulators the Nintendo Switch had to offer and aside from the usual (flight/driving/cooking/farming etc) I’m OBSESSED with these niche offerings: 1/3
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