Thanks to all the partners and staff at Old School Surgery. I’ve retired after 32 years as a GP and 45 after starting as relief receptionist.

Well done on achieving Fellowship Rowena. The only Welsh award at RCGP Spring Meeting. Let’s have more for the Autumn meeting!

A happy day in Belfast at the RCGPNI new members', fellows' and awards ceremony. Congratulations to you all!

Well done. The nerves didn’t show and I enjoyed your session. Glad you’re enjoying the conference.

Happy birthday ⁦@ndwebb⁩ at #RCGPAC Enjoying yourself at conference.

⁦Royal College of General Practitioners⁩ AGM and Fellowship Ceremony. Congratulations to Ian Happs our only Welsh new Fellow today. Come on Wales I want to celebrate more of our wonderful Welsh GPs.⁦RCGP Cymru Wales⁩ ⁦@rcgpNWales⁩

Spent last night at #BigSleepOut Coped with torrential rain thanks to waterproofs but sent home 3 am as high winds blowing debris off the stage - Health & Safety. Poor homeless souls had to put up with flying debris. uk.virginmoneygiving.com/MairHopkin

"Courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life" US Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, says she will judge cases on law not personal views bbc.in/3iQlETN

Listening to Matt Hancock opening RCGP virtual conference. Thanking GPs for adapting to challenge and vaccinations. Talking about reducing bureaucracy but still pushing digital consultations. I know a lot of colleagues are missing seeing patients. There are cues we only get F2F.

RCGP Wales is launching a workload survey next week. Please answer it so that we can get data on how your workload has changed.

Saw a fairy house on my walk this afternoon.

Spring is on the way. Frogspawn in the garden pond.

Join #RCGPWales for a taster Balint session. An opportunity to hear about and experience a Balint Group session and express an interest in joining a new group in Wales. Thursday 13th May 19.00-21.00 sforce.co/3eeFpVY It’s free

Today, we're launching the #ActiveNationWales campaign with @GarethThomas14. Our small but mighty nation is one of the least active in the world, and we want to do something about it. (THREAD) ⬇️

An accident or illness can happen to anyone of us in the blink of an eye. The NHS is the jewel in the nation’s crown - please follow this account and retweet. #NHS

So Sajid Javid has literally just *cancelled* his appearance at today's @RCGP annual conference. I think if the Health Secretary is too scared to face the frontline NHS staff he bashes - and yet purports to lead - he really shouldn't be in post. RT if you do too.

GPs in Wales have adopted new ways of working. For some, this means remote appointments but face to face is still available when appropriate. We’re working with GPC Wales to improve access to services in a collaborative way, not driven through accusations of underperformance.

My best ever Christmas cake with a mince pie for Santa and carrots and apples for the reindeer. Thanks grandchildren. Merry Christmas.

This was Prof Jonathan Van Tam 10 days after the garden party. We will miss his backbone.