We didn't have parties to "boost morale" We didn't have quiz nights We didn't have champagne We watched our colleagues die though We were STEEPED in death We kept going We had to We kept on So don't you DARE say your parties were "necessary" @borisjohnson You make me sick.

If you want to donate to the RNLI mows the time to do it in Paul’s name #donateToRNLI

60 years ago today, Dr. Starzl completed the 1st successful liver transplant. His innovative work paved way for modern organ transplant, saving countless lives. Honor his legacy by registering to be an organ donor, registerme.org #Transplant #DonateLife #Innovation

Endorsed by ESOT 📢 Don't miss the 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘩 𝘕𝘙𝘗 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟥! A comprehensive course aimed at surgeons, theatre practitioners & perfusionists with an interest in normothermic regional perfusion. More info⤵️ #PoweredByESOT go.esot.org/edinburgh_nrp_…

“And that’s the Arctic Monkeys. But if you want to see what’s happening outside of the pyramid stage, press the red button and (2) for the other stage, (3) for the West Holts Stage and (4) for the Russian coup attempt”

Something has shifted in the public mood regarding refugees. I've been tweeting about refugees for many years but never before received such an upswell of sympathy, and near universal condemnation of the government's callous approach. Thank U to everyone for your positive tweets!

As we're on day 57 of the "Farage wants to bank at Coutts, not NatWest" story, how about some coverage of the 1.2 million people who can't get a bank account at all? They're mostly poor, disabled & elderly,and face much higher bills as a result. #r4today publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cm…

Dan helpfully sets out the case for why everyone should support Byline Times in its work to expose wrongdoing, hypocrisy, and cronyism in our system! It is not a “hard left blog”, but an honest paper, staffed by professionals, performing huge public service. Support Byline Times!

I refuse to have the X app icon on my iPhone so I changed it back to the Twitter bird icon. And I’m going to show you how to change it too:

All the while such stupidity persists it has to countered. Toss a coin once and you won’t know if it’ll be heads or tails (weather: will it rain next week?) but after 1000 tosses you know half will be heads (climate: longer range average trend).

The family of Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose stolen cells enabled modern medical research, will finally be compensated - more than 70 years after her death. Lacks never knew her genetic material would be used to develop medical treatments. apnews.com/article/henrie…

I've #justsponsored O James Garden, who's fundraising for The Neurosciences Foundation on JustGiving. Donate now justgiving.com/page/o-james-g…

So all you cheerleaders for "the most moral army in the world" with your claims of "pinpoint accuracy." Take a look at what you enabled. This is the Genghis Khan model of warfare: total destruction, mass slaughter of civilians, complete eradication. Netanyahu says he has barely

“I know how much every organ counts. It’s so important to let your family know your decision so they can honour it.” Callum, whose life was transformed after a liver transplant, pays tribute to his donor and urges others to make their decision known. organdonation.scot/why-it-matters…

I’m sorry, but this campaign is bollocks. ❌ PAs work UNDER supervision. They do NOT work alongside. ❌ A 2yr degree with a 30-40% pass mark & a 100% pass rate is NOT highly skilled. ❌ You are shamelessly replacing GPs with inadequately qualified staff. Start telling your

What an incredibly uplifting story. 19 young Afghan women have just arrived in Edinburgh to complete their medical degrees. They'd lived in fear for their lives ever since the Taliban took power. All credit to the LindaNorgroveFoundation 👏👏👏🩺 theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

A select few of our Surgical and POP team have gone for a Masterclass in NRP (Normothermic Regional Perfusion). Here, one of our surgeons is managing the pump during a training simulation. Teamwork makes the dream work! #NRPMasterclass OUH

All hands to the pump! ⛽️🤲 Birmingham NRP team practising troubleshooting at the fantastic Edinburgh NRP masterclass 2024 Birmingham HPB & Liver Transplant Unit Edinburgh transplant centre #NRPMasterclass

Many thanks to all international faculty and delegates for contributing to another successful Edinburgh #NRPMasterclass in rare Scottish sunshine. Dates for 2025 have now been confirmed: EdinburghNRP.com CU Transplant Center BTS ASTS NORS Perioperative Team - Oxford

Our Specialist Nurses in NHS Lothian had a great day today encouraging people to make their donation decision #OrganDonationWeek Organ Donation Scotland NHS Blood+Transplant