Great opportunity for doctors interested in pre-hospital critical care— Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex and University Hospitals Sussex are recruiting to PHEM Registrar posts. Fantastic exposure, expert team, and meaningful work. Apply here: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Exciting news - I am launching a YouTube Channel. Please subscribe and spread the word far and wide youtube.com/@bendybraindrj… #hypermobilty #eds #neurodivergence #fibromyalgia #mecfs #anxiety #allthethings

Emergency departments (EDs) often seem to shift from calm to crisis in an instant. Why? Complexity science and self-organised criticality, explainshow minor changes—like a few extra patients—can trigger chaos. Saint Emlyn's stemlynsblog.org/self-organised…

NEW: After 800 attempts, professional water sports athlete Nikolas Plytas completes the world’s first double backflip on a hydrofoil board. Insane. “Hardest thing l've ever done in my life - and also the world's first double backflip in foilboarding,” Plytas said on IG. “Over

are bigger NHS Trusts better than smaller ones? Do mergers improve performance? Nope: strasys.uk/the-value-of-f…

𒊓𒅂𒁓𒐗𒐕𒐗 Steve the skeptic David Oliver (also on Blue Sky) Adrian Boyle Malcolm McKenzie Neil Pettinger Nick Scriven Vicky Komrower/Price. now [email protected] 10 years ago I worked for QFI analysing hospital flows using Goldratt's the Theory of Constraints (see Eli Goldratt | Theory of Constraints | The Goal). This is exactly what we found: bottlenecks in patient flow elsewhere cause problems in A&E, not demand per se. 1/2

Are you a new paramedic researcher? Then this research Grant may be of interest. The Betty Pennington Research Award sponsored by North West Ambulance Service is open for the next 4 weeks. Find out more at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/herts/betty-…

. The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives has welcomed today’s new Urgent & Emergency Care Plan 2025/26 unequivocally, highlighting how its own vision for the future of the NHS ambulance sector aligns perfectly with the aspirations contained in the Government’s new plan. [1/2] >> aace.org.uk/news/aace-welc…

One of the most common life-threatening issues for patients who suffer major injuries is bleeding. The ability to transfuse blood products on the side of the road can be lifesaving. Find out more about the clinical care we deliver on-scene at aakss.org.uk/about-us/our-c…

Last year, Portugal donated a number of out-of-service Ka-32A11BC firefighting helicopters to Ukraine. Ukraine refurbished and returned them to flying status, and today, those Ka-32s worked to put out fires from Russia’s massive overnight air raid on civilian targets in Kyiv.

Are you a paramedic who is thinking of doing a PhD part time but you are struggling to get the fees together? Join us on Monday 16th at 1900 for a webinar about this opportunity - the Professor Malcolm Woollard PhD scholarship. Zoom link:  lnkd.in/g_Y65-x9 Please repost

Today marks #BloodDonorDay, and we're raising awareness of the ongoing need for safe blood supplies and thank the incredible individuals who donate blood freely and regularly. If you’re able to give blood, please consider registering. Your generosity could help save a life.

The Research and Development Department at SECAmb invite members of the public and professionals with an interest in patient and public involvement and engagement to attend a free event. Tuesday, July 1 · 10am - 3:30pm. Doors at 10am Book tickets here: bit.ly/3F74fHI

Are you involved in, or considering a career in prehospital care? EPiCC, a new national survey, looks to understand EDI within prehospital critical care, to understand how this could be changed. Click the link and help inform the future of PHEM redcap.aakss.org.uk/surveys/?s=LCH…

Please consider taking part in the first ever national UK study to find out how ambulance service staff view research. Interviews open to all NHS ambulance employees whether you have research experience or not. Expressions of interest: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/expre…

Absolutely no surprise. Who wants to come and get denigrated Another problem is doctors from inherited wealth thinking medicine is still a competitive wage. It's not if you're starting from a lower base. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

For females between 15 and 24 years old the death rate for Anorexia Nervosa is 12 times higher than for all other causes of death. A review concluded that lack of funding and research is influenced by the fact that majority of patients are female. #rcpsychic

I appear in have unwittingly become a corporate nause and used the words "amplify" and "unified lens" in the space of 5 minutes.... Good job I have an ED shift tomorrow to bring me back to earth.

Ever thought about how video livestreaming technology integrates with human decision-making in dispatch of HEMS and prehospital critical care teams? Really pleased to see our latest article published in SJTREM. sjtrem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… #HEMS #EMS #decisionmaking

Taskification and substitution in the NHS - a hypothetical case of how splitting up pt care into "tasks" misses the diagnosis & costs more: A recently married 45 yr old Pt develops bloody diarrhoea over 4 weeks. "The protocol" says they need a blood test, stool MCS & FIT test 1/