See comprehensive review of the evidence in my pinned tweet. Masks are the *key to freedom* in the early weeks of a novel pathogen spreading. If everyone wore maximum-efficiency masks, a) no need to lock down and b) could end spread quickly -> no pandemic.

Politicians will say a lot in the weeks before a general election.

I will believe this when I see it and not a second before.

Yes!

RCTs are an inappropriate means of assessing systems which can be described quantitatively with a high degree of precision and accuracy.

RCTs allow collection of low signal to noise ratio data that otherwise would be undetectable.

Something going on at Hamden this afternoon ? 🙄

Rhona was one of my inspirations to study medicine.I avidly read her writing as a junior doc - she taught me that caring is not weakness, it is strength

She didn’t pass up the chance to stand up for the disempowered

She was my big cousin and the world is poorer without her

Please - can we start to recognise the power differentials when a patient seeks health care?

They do not find it easy to challenge the system because they need your help.

This is a systems failure and systems aggression and it’s not ok.

The effort it’s taken to get the real story out because of denial is evidence enough that all who were involved in the atrocity are culpable. The finger pointing begins only when the games up and its said that when you point at someone three fingers are
Pointing back at self.

So how do we get accountability after the public inquiry gets the facts wrestled out?
Grenfell
blood
Maternity
Lucy Letby
post Office

Its the big question isn’t it?

Honesty is supposed to be a fundamental part of ethical behaviour isn’t it ?

Tracy Høeg, MD, PhD Vinay Prasad MD MPH You need to bump up your knowledge about research methods. You need to learn to become scientists. You could start by reading this

Sounds like transparency and basic common decency and respect is in fairly short supply up there in the lofty places of the medical establishment

What the heck is going on ?

Would be good to see the parties state what they plan to do with healthcare air quality.

Would be a vote tipping point for me anyway.

Not seen anything sensible come out of any of the devolved nation governments either

Gaping hole where sensible policy could be

That whole “we don’t have money” but then spending money on promoting injustice is a common theme in Public services

Get those bloody fingers off the tills

We've all worked for people like Paula Vennells - they're everywhere. People who are over-promoted and lack both the morals and critical thinking skills to do the job they're paid for. That's why the public have so much empathy for those affected - because it could happen to us.

Nasty sneering people still in charge ?

Not yet seen in the wild

Counting things is rarely an end in itself - but IPC is particularly talented at stopping there

You know when you have to go up a gear and you just don’t think you have it in you?

And then you do.

🥂

Can people now start thinking about how to enable supply, optimise design and wearability ?

All the dogma against has prevented progress - big shame

There is a playbook.
Knowing about it prevents that hideous gaslighted feeling, but still isn’t protective.

Politicians need to get a grip on this ‘cos the bodies that ought to be achieving a better culture simply are not

John Swinney

Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

BMA Scotland