Our latest paper is out: 'Clinician and patient views on janus kinase inhibitors in the treatment of inflammatory arthritis: a #mixedmethods study' rdcu.be/dwbxC #JAKinhibitors #IA #RA #PsA Elena Nikiphorou

**GP hubs will only have ONE GP** ALL other staff managing patients will be NON-doctors. The “Care coordinator” triaging will NOT be a doctor & will decide who sees you (likely NON-doctor) It’s here, it’s been enforced & it’s happening from NEXT MONTH! 🚨 SOS NHS 🚨

.Lord Bethell claimed that PAs can replace GPs as “complex patients all get referred” In a clinic of 30 patients today, I’d class 26 as complex 1 needed urgent admission ALL other 25 complex patients I managed fully in 1° care without referral You replace us, you break 2° care

Working hard to promote EMEUNET at #BSR24! UK folk, please join! Search #EMEUNET and fill out the online form! ✍️✍️✍️

The brass neck of this guy.

So exciting! 5 more months to get the last 40 patients and then in 2025 well be developing precision medicine tests for PsA with Carl Goodyear @StefanSiebert1 and KCL

🚨 We Are Hiring! 🚨 We’re seeking a motivated Post-Doctoral Researcher to join our team involved in a new translational study in #SLE 🧫 The postholder will play a central role in planning, implementing & evaluating data for the PERSONAL Study 📊 🔗 kch.nhs.uk/current-vacanc…

Among spondyloarthritis patients with clinical enthesitis, 68% had no ‘active enthesitis’ on ultrasound. Conversely, of those without signs of clinical enthesitis, 15% showed subclinical enthesitis on ultrasound ↓

Lesser trained individuals delivering more care for the deprived population Facilitated by NHS England Workforce, Training and Education GMC leadership & personal ego / hubris A 2 tier system creation It’s now the Financial Times reporting on it Absolute wowsers what some have facilitated 😳 ft.com/content/5a5335…

Independent PA-led surgery clinics at 🏥 Alder Hey 💙?! More worrying details are emerging about the unsafe use of Physician Associates by 🏥 Alder Hey 💙 - Only three months on the job training before "flying solo" - Replacing registrars and consultants - Listing patients for surgery

The rhetoric? PAs can’t order imaging The facts? They can & are Radiation to the head-to the general public without training or allowance Hows that “local governance” going GMC NHS England Workforce, Training and Education cc Professor Stephen Powis Prof Colin R Melville Patient Safety Commissioner Care Quality Commission Are we all ok? 😠

Looking forward to EULAR 2025 this week with a poster tour on JAKi’s & ICI events followed by a talk on sarcoidosis

Reflections on #EULAR2025 🇪🇸 A fantastic few days catching up with brilliant colleagues Feeling refreshed, motivated and very inspired! 🤩 Now to get ready to go again with EULAR 2026 in London! 🏡 Very excited to welcome the rheumatology community to my home! EULAR

Sounds like a fairly disastrous exam for lots of residents sitting it - plagued with technical issues - hope The BMA, BSR, and Royal College of Physicians will work together to address and support those who sat it.

From speaking with people who have taken the exam this sounds like an absolute farce! The RCP really need to up their game. If asking for disproportionately high exams fees the very least that should guarantee is that the exam runs correctly! Royal College of Physicians BSR

Latest research from our group - therapeutic potential for JAK inhibitors for immune-related adverse events from checkpoint inhibitors– a review of the literature academic.oup.com/rheumatology/a… Chris Wincup Arti Mahto Katie Bechman #KCL #UHCW

Following yesterday’s strike ballot result, we met with Wes Streeting It’s clear: the Government is refusing to negotiate on pay. We are now preparing for a full 5 day walk-out, beginning on Friday 25 July. Our door will always be open to constructive talks. #PayRestoration

For this week only, we have joined organisations in the Red Line for Gaza Campaign to call for an immediate end to attacks on healthcare in Gaza. There will be a demonstration at Parliament Square, London, on 10 July at 10.30am - please wear red. redlineforgaza.org.uk Oxfam

As a GP, I am not allowed to receive a pen or post-it note pad from a pharmaceutical company rep Govt banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe medications This should also be banned Influence being bought in Govt Patients should influence not the healthy & wealthy