1/4 1987. On my first day as a newly qualified house officer, proudly dressed in brand new trousers, I was told by the consultant, in front of the whole team, that he expected women in his team to wear skirts and never to wear trousers again.

Back from mat leave, just got the 1st nursery bill for 2 kids, ONLY 3 days a week... £1057 a month 🤯 Husband I have having to take a day annual leave each week to cover other days, how on earth is this the system in this country?! @PregnantScrewed

you know that metaphor used to describe clinical psychology training as like spinning lots of plates? Well the reality beyond that is sometimes it feels like you're surrounded by a bunch of smashed plates on the floor 'cause you can't always keep them perfectly spinning #dclinpsy

**Calling adults with #longcovid** If you are not on antiplatelets/anticoagulants and are willing to travel to Manchester to donate blood to help us develop microclot testing, please DM me and I will send you details. #teamclots

The time’s come to admit the NHS in England has ceased to function as a proper emergency service. That’s not because of strikes: it’s why there are strikes. It’s failed because of deliberate neglect by a government that has always wanted to privatise it to end free care for all.

It’s the shortest day of the year 🎉Bring on the ☀️

Silly psy cartoon for the weekend!

The NHS on New Year’s Day is literally running out of oxygen. We have so many patients in corridors we don’t have enough portable oxygen cylinders. Drs are being asked to conserve OXYGEN. On your watch, Rishi Sunak Sir Jeremy Hunt MP Steve Barclay. Shameful. thetimes.co.uk/article/d55b3f…

Harrowing words from a senior emergency medicine doctor showing the despair at not being able to provide the level of care every doctor hopes to for their patients. Every doctor, nurse & HCW can empathise with this right now. Shared w/ permission. Pls RT to get this out there.

Hey Steve Barclay, I’m a doctor. Today I was the only surgical assistant for two curative mastectomies, and got home three hours after my shift finished so a third lady’s cancer curing surgery didn’t have to be postponed. I brought home <£80 post tax. Should I be working harder?

Being a gay man in 2023, still means starting holiday research by Googling to see if being gay is legal in that country

10 days ago I sent Chancellor Jeremy Hunt a letter (below) asking him to postpone the govt's 20% increase in energy bills on 1 April. Since, SEVENTY major charities (below), & the energy industry trade body have signed up to support the letter. IF YOU SUPPORT THE CALL PLS RT

I don’t usually post personal news but Clinicians have told us to pull every lever. Our daughter has with #dipg Brain cancer. There is no cure and typically 9m life expectancy. If anyone knows of trials then please get in contact! #braincancer #childrenscancer Cancer Research UK

We now have no working lights in our office and bulbs apparently cannot be replaced due to asbestos. Based within a community mental health team in an 1970s hospital building. Gotta love the #NHS

My old friend Suella Braverman MP has described rough sleeping as a 'lifestyle choice' I always thought lifestyle choices were things such as cargo pants, fishing and decorating your bathroom with a bowl of potpourri. I want to see if this image I found on google described as

Full & standing Sun afternoon train from Mk-Manc Picc Avanti West Coast National Rail. Informed by Avanti staff seat reservations are now “meaningless”. Fortunate i am able to stand between carriages. How is this going to persuade people to reduce their carbon footprint? 🙄

I asked autistic people and ADHDers about the challenges they faced at school and what helped or would have helped. Out of over 400 responses, these were the most common themes. 👇🏻

Sky News accidentally broadcasting the truth about everything. A minute thirty of Andrew Fisher being excellent.