A reminder - someone with sickle cell disease cannot be diagnosed with diabetes using glycated haemoglobin or HbA1c. 🧵 The ‘A’ in HbA1c denotes HbA and people with sickle cell disease don’t make HbA they only make HbS. Now if you send an HbA1c sample to the lab anyway you

11 'complaints'-all from PA colleagues to Royal College of Physicians Reviewed by RCP Decision: "No current grounds to proceed with investigating these complaints further" An excerpt from one of them My concern is about safety based on lack of scope/regulation etc Don't make it personal.

Vexatious and malicious attempts to besmirch a senior doctor’s reputation and good standing. When they can’t refute your arguments intellectually, they’ll seek to silence you through personal attacks and misappropriating the “Be kind” agenda. Stand by your convictions firmly ✊🏼

This evening, Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter of the UNRWA Headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem. This took place while UNRWA and other UN Agencies’ staff were on the compound. While there were no casualties among our staff, the fire caused extensive damage

This is a big deal, and totally unprecedented. Today the UN General Assembly (not the Security Council, so no veto possible) will vote on a resolution that grants Palestine almost the full rights and privileges of a member "EVEN if the UNSC fails to admit Palestine". This is

Update: as predicted the resolution is adopted with overwhelming support x.com/UN_News_Centre…

It’s worth watching this exchange between Nigel Farage MP & Trevor Phillips Farage: we have a growing number of young people in this country who do not subscribe to British values. In fact, loathe much of what we stand for. Philips: Who are we talking about there? Nigel Farage:

VOTE AT THE BMA AGM bma.org.uk/agm ALL MEMBERS can vote on the finances, auditors and crucially: rules changes (the articles). There are rules changes coming to this ARM/AGM on who gets to be a BMA member and the local structure of the BMA. You should have a say. 🧵

RESOLUTION 5 BMA is currently based on low-participation Divisions. Resolution 5 makes the BMA easier to understand and organise in, with Divisions to be based on where you work or study. More info here: bma.org.uk/media/hxth1z15… Video explaining it: youtu.be/r1VTrY-GV3c

🔸Register & attend virtually on Tuesday 25th June 12.20pm events.bma.org.uk/agm-2024/agm20… OR 🔸Use a proxy form bma.org.uk/media/zbxm44tb… to register your vote in your absence. Your vote can't be changed by the proxy you appoint. VOTE "FOR" ALL RESOLUTIONS Info: bma.org.uk/what-we-do/ann…

All BMA members can sign up to the AGM next Tuesday afternoon. This is your opportunity to vote on resolutions that affect you and your colleagues Sign up here: events.bma.org.uk/agm-2024/agm20…

Strongly encourage The BMA members to vote for resolution 5 to help give grassroots doctors real power

Today we celebrated LGBTQI+ doctors, colleagues, and patients across the NHS at #PrideInLondon. Were you there? Tag us in your pics The BMA.

We were pleased to speak to new health secretary Wes Streeting today to get the ball rolling on negotiating a solution to our dispute - and we have agreed meeting next week. As we have always been clear, only a credible offer, acceptable to our members, will do.