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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 · 14/05/2025
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
😂😂 might do MRCP next, but then after that it’s a toss up between MRCPsych and FRCA!
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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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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 · 22/04/2025
It was surprisingly cathartic to just whack golf balls really hard 😂😂
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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
Women don’t have a habit of telling other women to “smile more”. But men absolutely do.
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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
If only there was some sort of filtering organ I could access and use before the words actually came out of my mouth 😂😭
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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
Totally shocked pikachu! And people thought it would be different 😂
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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
*breed even!
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Pippin from Come Outside? I only know that because when I was walking noodle once, a child ran up to us screaming “OHHH MAHHH GERRRDDDD ITS PIPPIN NNNN” different bread but looks similar!
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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
I wish I’d thought of that! Instead I took a screwdriver and a hammer and knocked it into the bottle
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
I took a screwdriver and a hammer and did exactly that
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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
Wait, how do you guys say it?
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Please try and understand that. Even if only a tiny bit! Vent over! 8/8 #MedSky #GPSky
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
in GP to see the breadth, depth and pace of what we do! I promise it would be eye-opening. Primary care isn't easy. GP's aren't your community house officers. General practice is a specialty in its own right. It's complex, dynamic and integral to the health of the population. 7/
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
in general practice to "understand" it. We often see that idea floated around, but I've always felt that that it would breed resentment rather than respect for primary care. Instead, come and be a fly on the wall. Spend a few days, heck even just a Monday morning 6/
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Many of those patients don't set foot in a hospital. The level of risk we carry, especially as services crumble around us, is immense. It's clear that many doctors could not do what we do! I don't agree with the notion that every doctor should be forced to work a rotation 5/
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
These weren't outdated views from retired consultants; these were current trainees. I assumed they would know better (I know, I know, should never assume). It fills me with dread! Primary care is the backbone of the NHS. We see and manage the vast majority of patients. 4/
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
to A&E, or refer every rash to dermatology, or every... you get the picture (as if clinical assessment eludes us) - GPs need hospital consultants to tell them what to do; that we're reliant on consultants rather than independent specialists in our own right. Yeah... 3/
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Instead I was struck by some participant's attitudes towards GPs & what it is they think we do (or don't). Let me outline the main themes: - GPs don't/can't diagnose and manage chronic conditions like diabetes (*laughs in long-term condition care*) - GPs send every chest pain 2/
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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
Existed 😂
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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
It was gorgeous wasn’t it - a lovely surprise. Thanks Brigid - I hope for that too x
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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
This is a very good tip! 😂
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
I was hoping that somebody would say a snowball!
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Coming right up!
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
That is the only correct answer 😂
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Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
And for mixers/soft drinks… Pineapple/apple/orange/cranberry juices Orange pop Tropical pop Lemon & raspberry juice Old fashioned cola Regular cola Blood orange soda Mexican lime soda Lemonade Lime/Lemon juice Orange & coconut tiaré soda Sparkling water Coconut water Cream of coconut So? 2/2
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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
I’m being silly - of course it’s not enough
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