One of the greatest frauds perpetrated by the NHS is getting away with calling a 48-hour working week “full time” and a normal 40-hour week “less than full time”

You're working in the ED when a 30 y.o male presents 30 minutes after envenomation to the right index finger by his pet snake (left).

He has a picture of culprit (right) , and it is definitely NOT from America.

A 🧵on U.S. exotic envenomation management.

(shared with consent)

Because I am a woman of my word, here is a look at GMC Colin's blog about proposed changes to UG and PG medical training.

It is a tough gig, as it is unhappy reading.
gmcuk.wordpress.com/2024/03/12/dev…
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While everyone has been distracted by the happenings at the RCP, GMC has released its new 'vision' for medical education and training.

And frankly, it deeply bothers me (my stomach lining can't take much more!).

Here's why. 🧵
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The situation in #Gaza is catastrophic.

Famine is imminent in the north and a risk of Famine persists across the rest of the #Gaza Strip.

Read more➡️ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-websit…

RCP have published PA survey results, reads a bit differently to description of what was presented at EGM 😬 rcp.ac.uk/file/48683/dow…

There has been lots of discussion about Scope of Practice recently.

I spent several months trying to understand concepts of scope and regulation for a piece of funded research.

So here is a bit about what I learnt.
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On the eve of the 3rd EGM in the history of the Royal College of Physicians, I will share my experience of instigating the EGM at the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

Some of you will know I was part of Anaesthetists United, a team of Anaesthetists who pushed for an EGM last year.

This UKFPO allocations system is horrid. So sorry to all whose lives will be upended.

Absolutely heart broken for people.

This student should be able to take a year out and reapply and in the meantime stay in Liverpool and locally apply to a physician associate job and earn £20.60 an hour.

Instead they are being forced to a literal island away from their…

Email I sent earlier today.
Posting here purely as evidence.
Let’s see how they respond:

“Dear RCGP, Chair and Midlands Faculty team,

I am emailing you ahead of the scheduled meeting on Friday 8th March to discuss the ongoing debacle with regards to the increasing use of…

Thanks for reading!

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This is quite brilliant.

If as Steve Coppens says it’s up to passionate individuals to achieve gender equality and make change, here’s how you do it.

What are you going to do?

Cracking sunrise this morning, spring is coming!

Big news!

When usual packed red cells won’t do. M&S will deliver🩸

A 🧵 on #AIDS in the 80s/90s:
I was 15 when I first had sex with a man.
I’d snuck off to London’s Heaven nightclub with the express intent of ridding myself of my ‘gay virginity’, a goal I achieved easily with a visiting American photographer.
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#LGBTplusHM #UnderTheScope

Even as a doctor, I still worked in the shop (my Mum is tough!). Now I had MORE knowledge about disease and illness. But that last 10% that was missing.

Because I wasn't trained or registered as pharmacist.

The gap between praxis and theory is wide. It needs to be respected.

A reminder to anaesthetic departments looking for additional permanent team members.

Specialty Doctors are colleagues you can develop into future senior, independent Specialists or Consultants.

We are also a bargain, apparently.