🚨🚨 BREAKING: We’re at UK Prime Minister delivering two huge petitions signed by over 500,000 people from the UK and Turkey. The petitions may be written in different languages, but they have the same simple message for the government: stop exporting the UK’s plastic waste!

Sean Dyche gave us the gift of Peak Burnley – for that, we owe him thanks. An article for you ⁦John Clift⁩ theguardian.com/football/blog/…

Not only are they great clinicians, dedicated professionals & fabulous colleagues, they can also ROCK… Russells Hall Hospital Critical Care Unit Michael Irmeet Banga

@rhhicu Excellent summary. Ashamed to say I never knew all chest drain tubes had 6 holes 😬🤦‍♂️

I'm a doctor. Current NHS pension taxation rules are unfairly hitting senior doctors hard with many forced to retire early/reduce hours. This crisis cant go on. Sajid Javid as my MP, please will you attend The BMA pensions event on Weds 6 July

Unfair & illogical. Decent, hard working senior doctors retiring early against their will at a time of such demand 🤦‍♂️

Pulmonary Embolism | NEJM Good review of PE diagnosis & treatment in this week’s NEJM. ⁦Russells Hall Hospital Critical Care Unit⁩ nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

This heatwave has eviscerated the idea that small changes can tackle extreme weather | George Monbiot theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@rhhicu Another example for us…

Got there in the end. Too late for Coldplay & wedding anniversary but just in time for on-call tomorrow. Phew!

Give my playlist a listen: 50th Birthday - 1 song every year 1972-2022 open.spotify.com/playlist/1rRKq… Trying to choose a song, by a different artist, for every year you’ve been on the planet for my ‘significant’ birthday party wasn’t easy. Here’s how I got on…

@rhhicu Yesterday’s journal club couldn’t have been more topical.

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The FT not the BMA published this. How can this salary assault on NHS and Education staff be justified. And how long do the professionals endure, in sacrifice for their guardianship of patients and children. Think how manipulative & morally horrific this regime is.

Government refuses to engage with us on meaningful solutions to pay, pensions and the DDRB, and instead is walking blindly into one of the biggest staffing crises the NHS has ever seen. Our consultative ballot on consultant strike action opens 10 February bma.org.uk/consultantspay…

2/2 "NHS leaders urge the chancellor Sir Jeremy Hunt MP to act decisively to resolve this long-standing area of concern for the NHS and in particular, our senior doctors." Quote@ Health Service Journal RT if you agree HM Treasury need to *FINALLY* sort this issue out hsj.co.uk/workforce/part…

Christmas Day #ConsultantsStrike #BMA Check out my ride on Strava. strava.app.link/F9espVa6zBb