Here’s the UK. 7 regions have excess deaths above 50%. The utility of the "how many regions" measure is that it shows whether a country managed to contain its outbreak in one broad area, as Italy & China did. Bad outbreaks in multiple regions suggest action was taken too late.

You’d think that 2 years after the government apologised for #windrush Anthony Bryan might have received compensation for having been wrongly detained for 5 weeks #SittingInLimbo. He hasn’t. Only £360,000 of a compensation pot meant to pay out £500m has been distributed

The #Covid19UK Triple Whammy: Outbreak: Worst in Europe, Social: One of the longest lockdowns, Economic: Worst Recession says OECD.

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Kent and Canterbury Hospital 2016: Me: "Are you allergic to anything?" Patient: "Yes, black doctors." Me: Patient: Me: "Better hope it's not a severe allergy because I'm the only doctor you're getting."

It was a Saturday and I was a CMT on medical nights. It was my birthday. At 3am the reg looks at the list and says: "There's not much going on - why don't you go home so you can sleep and enjoy your birthday during the day. We've got it covered." Still blows my mind.

Grew up with an incredible GP called Dr. Dickinson in Botswana. Once, when I was 10, I had a chest infection. She wasn't working that day so she just invited my family round her house to check I was ok. Doctors having more time and wellbeing allows things like this to happen.

‘Kingston Hospital Trust…received applications from > 400 black candidates in 20-21…no black doctors was offered a position’ Barts, Georges & Homerton Trusts: white applications 13 to 15 times more likely to be offered job (than black applicants) Todays The BMJ

I once had a (very well respected) consultant say "Are you Nigerian? Yes Nigerian doctors are either very good or very lazy. Don't worry you are very good." He thought that was a compliment.

The COVID-19 Open Data Repository is one of the most comprehensive collections of up-to-date COVID-19-related info from more than 20K locations worldwide to help public health officials, researchers and policymakers in understanding & managing the virus: goo.gle/3pYge03

It's already been shared and highlighted, but our northeast Trust has done this £100 thank you bonus for all members of staff - *AND* if you pay basic rate tax they've adjusted it so you effectively don't pay tax/NI on it and receive the full £100 #welldone

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We are excited to announce our next webinar focussing on Digital Health +MedTech. 3 fascinating speakers from across the industry will share their own experiences, as we look towards the future of this exciting area of healthcare Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management Arrash Arya Yassaee fmlm.ac.uk/events/fmlm-tr…

Looking forward to chairing this panel on careers, industry trends, and all things digital health with 3 rising stars of the sector: Emma Cox @LisaMurphy107 Dillon Obika Register here: fmlm.ac.uk/events/fmlm-tr…

We're excited to share that Google Health is partnering w/ Desert Oasis Healthcare to pilot Care Studio. Learn more about our partnership & how we'll be helping DOHC clinicians quickly understand their patients' history, helping provide more holistic care: goo.gle/3M7hlDT

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Consolidate patient data in one place with Care Studio. 🗂❤️ This tech harmonizes information from different silos, creating one longitudinal record that tells a patient’s full health story. goo.gle/3Il2Exe

The GMC report on progression of trainees is out Your colour matters,esp if Black- re passing specialty exams Irrespective of where trained Gap has NOT closed over 7 years AoMRC @NHS_HealthEdEng - time for reflection -not shock or statements Results. Accountability.

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Safety principles for medical summarization using generative AI. Comment from Dillon Obika and colleagues Google Health Google nature.com/articles/s4159…