Today we went on strike. I heard Steve Barclay wanted to urgently negotiate on sky news. Weird cause I didn’t get an email inviting me. So I went to DHSC and the Cabinet office but unfortunately Steve was out 😔 Steve says one thing but wants another. He wants these strikes.

Prof Krishna Sethia, Urology Consultant, has become the first doctor in the county to be appointed as High Sheriff of Norfolk. Read all about him here: nnuh.nhs.uk/news/prof-kris…

Delighted to have done the first #OptilumeDCB procedures Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals- awesome teamwork! Nikita Bhatt Laborie Medical Paul Burns James Wright Mark Rochester

Fantastic talk by Tina Rashid on use of language and the 'butterfly effect' (small words can cause a lot of harm) from mis-gendering in clinical settings ⁦BAUS⁩

Huge congratulations Nikita Bhatt for winning the poster prize in the FNUU section #BAUS23 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals

Fantastic panel and interesting discussion- where Oncology and FNUU meet #BAUS2023

Excellent session on Chronic cystitis this afternoon, definitely one to watch later if you missed it. Excellent talk on Radiation cystitis by Ruth Doherty, lots of lessons for clinical practice #NNUH

'Normally in a war when soldiers are expected to fight at the frontline, everyone knows that you can't do that all the time.' As the NHS turns 75, St Bartholomew's Chief Executive Charles Knight tells Henry Riley why its morale has dropped to an all-time low. Charles Knight OBE

The GMC survey results are out Common themes of #burnout, #bullying #discrimination and #harassment We absolutely need to do better. We are failing our colleagues, our profession and our patients with toxic behaviours. #medtwitter

Scottish junior Doctors accept pay offer & no strikes ▪️12.4% this yr ▪️inflation beating pay rises for 3 yrs ▪️commitment to full pay restoration ▪️removal from “independent” pay review body Attracted by better pay & conditions? Now just over the border, not only Australia/NZ

If you asked me about greatest change over the 40 years I worked in the NHS I would say the loss of consultant autonomy. The horrifying story of the baby-murders at Chester and the management’s refusal to listen to the doctors is a ghastly culmination of this process.

Just Published: Prostatic urethral lift for subjects in urinary retention (PULSAR): 12-Month results of a prospective controlled trial compared with real-world outcomes Mark Rochester Ruth Doherty Peter Chin doi.org/10.1002/bco2.2…

Thanks for presenting your experience on Ketamine Cystitis. Upper tracts affected in 10% Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Is it coming our way? #isu23

Our important new review titled "Guideline of guidelines: Postprostatectomy incontinence" is online! Led by the awesome Nikita Bhatt Prof Cristian Ilie Ruth Doherty ARU QEHResearch bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bj…

First of our series on Postprostatectomy incontinence, glad to be able to contribute to this important area with my supervisors Prof Lee Smith Prof Cristian Ilie Ruth Doherty. Watch this space for our next publication!

Online Now: Guideline of guidelines: Postprostatectomy incontinence Nikita Bhatt Aswathy Pavithran (Ash) Prof Cristian Ilie Ruth Doherty bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Thank you so much Louise for coming to speak at the FNUU section meeting. Urologists treating women need to know about this important topic! BAUS Dr Louise Newson

Massive congratulations to one of my mentors! Hugely deserved!

Jewel of Norwich and MVP colleague Ruth Doherty tells us how best to use a sabbatical. Fabulous account of the need for it and a stint in Guernsey. Reset > Refocus > Revitalise . Mark Rochester Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals #BAUS24