New! Cassetteboy vs Boris Johnson

I’ve put together a helpful flow chart for any surgical spouses thinking of booking a holiday. You’re welcome.

Don’t wear mask but do wear a mask. Seems perfectly clear.

Boris Johnson has today raised National Insurance by 1.25%. Here's what he promised in his last manifesto.

Brilliant data journalism from the FT. Here's one for The Labour Party next election...

🚨By 2pm today FTSE 100 CEOs' earnings for 2023 will surpass the median UK worker’s full time annual salary

We see that Steve Barclay has told @BBCR4today programme he is meeting with doctors later today. Actually he cancelled the 9am meeting we agreed so he could do media, and a further meeting is not yet agreed. Hopefully it will be soon.

Critics of striking medics argue that everyone is suffering at the moment. But doctors & nurses have had it worse. Recent inflation has taken the average UK worker’s real wages 2.5% below their 2009 level, but earnings are down 13% for nurses and 24% (!) for junior doctors.

Medical degree possibly a year shorter and straight to work with apprenticeships which must undermine time to study core knowledge. This appears to be risking quality for expediency. BBC News - 'Historic' 15-year plan to boost NHS workforce bbc.co.uk/news/health-66…

One way to get those numbers in time for CCT

💻 Join us for the return of our virtual journal club! 🔎 Thusitha Sampath Hettiarachchi appraising a cancer screening meta analysis, Khawar Hashmi discussing landmark papers and Alan Askari clarifying stats for the FRCS 📆Thursday 23rd November @ 1900 ✅ Sign up here: share.medall.org/events/steer-1…

Time to pull out this old chestnut! (Sound on!) Merry Christmas Feliz Navidad Joyeux Noël Frohe Weihnachten Buon Natale 圣诞快乐! عيد ميلاد مجيد! メリークリスマス क्रिसमस की शुभकामनाएँ! С Рождеством! #orthotwitter #orthoX

Come join us for the 20th rendition of the STEER Journal Club looking at Critical Appraisal and tips & tricks for the FRCS viva with Mr B Kumar and Mr A Loh Bhaskar Kumar Alex Loh! Not one to miss! Sign up using the QR code or link below! share.medall.org/events/steer-r…

Due to international inflationary pressure #F1 has decided to opt for showing repeats of 2023 races this year

🌟Join the 21st STEER Virtual Journal Club!🌟 🔬Topic: Robotic Surgery 🗓️Date: 7 May 🕒Time: 7PM 🎙️Speakers: Mohammed Al Ani : Critiquing an SR on🤖 Training Curricula 📊 Vanash Patel: Sharing the Watford Experience 🤖 🤔With a Q+A session!🙌 Sign up: app.medall.org/event-listings…

🌟✨ Dive into the 22nd STEER Collaborative Virtual Journal Club! ✨🌟 🔬 Spotlight on HPB Surgery for FRCS 🌊 The Waterfall Trial 🔪 HPB Trauma Overview 📅Thursday 8th August ⏲️ 7 PM 🎤 Hemel N. Modi & Malaka Jayawardene ✅ Sign up here: app.medall.org/event-listings…

💥Less than a week to go before the STEER Collaborative 23rd Journal Club with Elizabeth Tweedle and Annalise Katz-Summercorn 🤔 Do small bites make a difference? ✅ An overview of complex abdominal wall pathology 📆 Next Monday at 7pm 🌟 app.medall.org/event-listings… Hemel N. Modi Marita Georgiou

🗣️Join STEER Collaborative ⭐️ Virtual Journal Club!📷 Date: 4th December2024 🗓️ Speakers: Mr Thomas Groot-Wassink, Mr Sendhil Rajan Sponsors: Advanced Medical Solutions (admedsol.com) Sign up: app.medall.org/event-listings…

🚨 STEER Collaborative Journal Club – Register NOW! 🚨 🗓 Feb 26 |19:00 Speakers: ✅Ali Navi ✅Mohammed Chowdhury 🎯 Essential for Higher FRCS - Higher Vasc - Higher VIVA! 🔗MedAll: app.medall.org/event-listings… Brett Packham Georgios Karagiannidis Hemel N. Modi Annalise Katz-Summercorn H C Byrne Arkeliana Tase Alan Askari Taner Shakir

⚡️ Less than 24 hours to go 📝 Mesenteric ischemia guidelines and FRCS pearls ✅ app.medall.org/event-listings… ASiT The Royal College of Surgeons of England The Dukes' Club The Roux Group Higher FRCS - Higher Vasc - Higher VIVA @FRCScompanion MedAll Hemel N. Modi Brett Packham Annalise Katz-Summercorn Scottish Vascular Trainees ASGBI Moynihan Academy ASGBI @ACPGBI