My strongest memory of COVID: I was sat in a respirator. They are horrible to wear. It made my nose stream and I'd gone deaf in one ear from pressure on my temperomandibular joint from the mask straps. I was tired. So, utterly, dog tired. I'd just reviewed a man, in his 50s

I did fight this as it was openly discriminatory and managed to arrange an earlier interview at 38+5 and smashed it 💪🏻

Spent 1/3 of my life in Glasgow but not that easily influenced by the West evidently

Quite shan that some big words from my childhood are missing. Where's the jannie, where does he stay again? He's always pure ragin'. I'll go in for you and we can play tap-door-run at his bit.

Pleased to see that our post on how to manage DKA in patients on dialysis has >10,000 views on the great Renal Fellow Network - things just ain’t the same when there isn’t an osmotic diuresis. Simon Smith renalfellow.org/2021/10/30/dka…

Well fuuuu. Someone told me when I was in NZ if I decided to stay I was essentially going to see my parents once a year for the rest of their lives. That was the deciding factor to come home and now my daughter sees her wonderful grandparents all the damn time.

Someone's got to live here *sigh*

Less than 6 weeks out from changeover. Predictably no rota, nothing the local trust can do as they don't have a list of who's coming. Am I right in thinking there is no consequence for this contract breech? #augustchangeover #juniordoctors #NHS

Interesting findings from Jessica Whitburn and colleagues: Pregnancy loss rates in surgeons were 35 per cent in those aged under 35 years - a rate that is OVER 3 TIMES that which would be expected in this age group. Dr @bykatewomersley.bsky.social Roshana 🦴 academic.oup.com/bjs/advance-ar…

Mum's friend's cats were Pie and Beans. I think Chips came along when Beans passed away. My last rats were Kimchi, Bibimbap and Noodle.

The source of this fallout is indeed deplorable, but *maybe* (despite trending on SM) this single office space in a 1677 bed hospital is not the priority of the site manager or the CEO of the largest health board in Scotland at the weekend?

I've worked in the NHS for 9 years and only once had NHS toast 😢 (Christmas Eve night shift 2015, labour ward). I didn't even get any after my own labour (now vegan but would have jumped on it)?!

A wonderfully thought provoking article about how we communicate to our patients and their relatives

Memories of NZ emergency department - warmed blankets, staff home grown fruit and veg swap (mostly feijoa), Milo and lemon flavour ice lollies 🤩 and the faint smell of sulphur...

I've had a few great ones but last year's was top👌