Our NHS and care staff deserve a pay rise. Retweet if you agree.

Whats a lag screw? I knew the term vaguely from the industrial fastener industry before I became an Ortho. But it’s origin come from barrel making. The staves of a barrel are called lags, and the screws used to secure the straps to barrels? Lag screws #orthotwitter Robert Dunbar, MD

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Very interesting paper !

👏💪RACSurgeons taking an ANTI-racist stance. 'If you are a surgical supervisor, you represent your employer and have a duty of care to your Trainee. When you see or hear racism... there are important ways of indicating their behaviour is not acceptable' surgeons.org/-/media/Projec…

Pioneering, brave and kind initiative from Leicester's Hospitals

Follow today's #BIOSortho2023 conference BIOS Nitish Gogi Jit Mangwani Sunil Garg Amit Tolat Prof Bijay Singh Sanjeev Anand Sujay Dheerendra K P Iyengar ow.ly/il9P50P51CU

Excellent. Great to see everyone smiling. Keep striding ahead. Many congratulations. Well deserved.

Great work by our trainees at the British Indian Orthopaedic Society meeting 2023. Hamish Lowdon (ST5) and Vidhi Adukia (ST7) Leicester Orthopaedics Trainee Association Leicester's Hospitals Research at Leicester's Hospitals LRI Trauma Orthopaedics BIOS

Immense achievement by Jit Mangwani at BIOSCON 2023. His work on the UK FATE Audit receiving significant recognition and accolades Leicester's Hospitals Research at Leicester's Hospitals

WHY CAN’T HOSPITALS DISCHARGE PATIENTS? UK population ⬆️7% - 2012-23 GPs ⬇️ 7% District nurses ⬇️42% Health Visitors ⬇️30% Learning Disability Nurses⬇️23% School Nurses⬇️25% Nursing home beds ⬇️ 12% Residential Care home beds ⬇️16% Social Services ⬇️⬇️ THEY ARE CONNECTED

Totally agree, Ben. 👌

The UK is becoming so surreal.

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We've carried out our first ever joint replacement as a day surgery procedure. Martin had a right shoulder replacement in a pilot which is being trialled for day surgery joint replacements meaning patients can go home the same day. Find out more here: ow.ly/R1W850RAazo

Northern Lights in Nottingham What a treat. Cherry on the cake is the crescent moon tonight.

Well done Ahmed. Many congratulations