Read about my experience volunteering in DR Congo with King's Global Health Partnerships @KingsKCP

"Figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) show the total number of overseas cosmetic operations being fixed on the NHS in 2022 was 35 per cent higher than the previous year." l8r.it/Akgx

BAAPS has started collating the UK's first ever database with the number of corrective procedures carried out in the UK after surgery abroad has gone wrong. We have shared the first six months of data collection with ITV News: itv.com/news/2023-07-2…

I did not realise that we have a legal duty to refer to the Local Authority (with patient agreement) all ED attendees who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Fact sheet is at assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl… #RCEMasc

Junior Dr - pay explained again 2008 - 24 tins for an hour’s work 2023 - 10 tins for an hour’s work The Govt have increased pay to 11 tins/hour They have now offered half a tin more🤷🏻‍♂️

Hospital surgical teams with more women improve patient recovery, study finds in BJS Thanks The Guardian for highlighting this work! Gianni Lorello MD, FRCPC, PhD(c) U of T Department of Surgery Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine theguardian.com/world/article/…

Paed T+O 🥰

The dreaded OSCE station wasn’t as bad as anticipated 😅🙏

We are also very pleased to announce a further 20 scholarships to LMIC students kindly funded by the BJS Foundation for surgical writing courses The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Surgery Online @edinsurg BJS BJS Open

democracy has never been sweeter #GeneralElection2024

If a woman doesn’t speak English, she is 25 times (!!!) more likely to die in childbirth in the UK. Horrific theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/a…

With universities unable to afford them, clinical academics across the country are being offered redundancy. These are the people who teach our doctors and conduct ground breaking research. More must be done to support them.

Saitama, Japan. 🌸

🚨 BREAKING: Apple is removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK after the Government demanded access to user encrypted data [BBC News (UK)]

Here is the corner of Tower Bridge Road and Grange Road in 1924 showing public conveniences for men and women. The building to the left was the premises of Gough Kidston & Co, tanning manufacturers of No.12 Bermondsey Square - the building still exists. Note the children...👇

It’s taken nearly 170 years, but for the first time female doctors make up more than 50% of the UK’s medical register. This is a huge change that should be celebrated. However sexism is still an issue within medicine, with 9% of female doctors reporting unwelcome sexual comments

Hey John Legend, you said you disagree with the policies of Rwanda’s dictator/warmonger @paulkagame, but you went ahead to #VisitRwanda and perform at the #MoveAfrika show sponsored by his murderous regime.

76% of the NHS workforce are women - scientists, midwives, doctors,  receptionists and more - all are shaping the future of healthcare. This #InternationalWomensDay, thank you to the women leading, caring, and innovating across the NHS.

15 antibiotics tested, and the organism is resistant to them all. To whom it may concern, STOP USING ANTIBIOTICS INDISCRIMINATELY!

The Beauty of Wildlife ~ A Thread 🧵 1. An elephant family is sleeping photographed by a drone…