Nannypod @WEATS_ortho HelenChase Lora Young Rachael Clegg EoE Ortho lovely to see such a diverse group speaking freely about different experiences…we have such amazing colleagues!And a big Thankyou to our awesome EoE Ortho tpd Anish PS for freeing up HelenChase so she could participate! We are surrounded by allies 💚💛

Voting is now open for BOA & BOTA Culture and Diversity Champions and closes on Friday 22nd July! Elections are taking place in the following regions: London, North East, South West (Peninsula), South West (Severn)! Link to vote: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8Q38YWF

Today’s the day guys! This is the event of all I wished I knew entering ST3 delivered by an amazing team 👌🏾

"...but I don't think about myself being a straight white man" Folks, it's time to talk about privilege, fragility, barriers, normative assumptions, cisheteropatriarchy... and fish 🐟🐠. A thread 🧵

This is now ! Let’s all be aware and change the culture ! Racism in the NHS - Documentary youtu.be/qJp5e64z-Jo via YouTube

Delighted to see Cambridge University Hospitals NHS CUH Careers asking for preferred pronouns routinely on their welcome email 👏 EoE Ortho BOTA_C&D Pride in Surgery Forum

Delighted to announce the official launch of the British Association of Black Surgeons as well as our inaugural conference #BABS #DiversityandInclusion #diversityinsurgery . Please check our website babs-uk.org

Time to celebrate our next nominee from our BOTA #IWD2022 campaign! Huge congratulations to Miss Sue Deakin!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 BOA Women in Surgery #orthotwitter West Suffolk NHS FT 🏳️‍🌈

‘The arm hole on this goes down pretty much down to my waist. There’s no way any of my breast tissue is being protected right now.' Women orthopaedic surgeons have #BreastCancer rates 4x that of the general population.🧐 #GenderBias #ILookLikeASurgeon motherjones.com/politics/2022/…

‘Female orthopaedic surgeons have 3x higher incidence of breast cancer than the average women’ Isobel Pilkington’s poster from our University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust group causing MANY conversations BOA congress. 👏 We need better PPE. Now. Women in Surgery The Royal College of Surgeons of England ABS W.ORTH Women in Orthopaedics #BOAAC22

Exciting new course, open to med students and junior doctors! Click link to register. eventbrite.co.uk/e/tips-tricks-… #orthotwitter BOTA BOTA_C&D BOA

I am a 55 year old #nhsconsultant surgeon.If I do extra clinics and operating lists to help catchup I may get a 5 figure tax bill on a pension I may not live to receive - pay to work . We want to help our patients . Help us do that Sir Jeremy Hunt MP theresa coffey

Celebrating #SASWeek2022 and recognising the invaluable role of SAS surgeons in T&O. @britorthopaedic keen to support and grow a network of SAS doctors, find out more about support via SAS Professional Development Programme boa.ac.uk/SAS2022 or just get in touch!

Planning to sit your part 2 FRCS next year? Join us at our F2F FRCS course in Norwich on the 16 and 17th March... there will be patients and lots of viva practice with feedback to help get you ready for your exam! sign up here:forms.gle/1bNGSwXAoxEbQ2… EoE Ortho

Guinness in… Childminder sorted (thanks mum!)… Mon the lads #shouldertoshoulder #IREvFRA #6Nations

This evening’s reflection If it takes a village to train a doctor, it also takes a village to break, bully or abuse one As a community, as a specialty…what you permit you promote. #medtwitter #justsayin