"It actually doesn't take much to be considered a difficult woman. That's why there are so many of us." Jane Goodall.

Timeline cleanser from the binfire politics/work/world etc etc ☺️☺️

A very #HappyDiwali from our family to yours ✨✨🪔🪔✨✨

Word of the day is ‘matutolypea’ [mah-tu-toh-lip-ee-ah]: extreme grumpiness in the morning. From Latin and Greek, ‘suffering of the dawn’.

“Disappointed, but not surprised” has been my biggest mood this year.

Happy New Year ✨✨🥂✨✨ #MyDubaiNewYear

THIS! 🎯👏🏻👌🏻

Timeline cleanse- spring is hopefully just around the corner…(and maybe some sunshine w it..?) ✨🌸✨

🎯 from Rhea Liang “Belonging is a sense of not just being included, but also accepted and valued. A lack of belonging contributes to isolation, emotional distress and lessened effectiveness” Esp useful for trainers/supervisors/leaders to reflect on in how they treat the team..

Certainly aware the many surgical boys’ club that exist / thrive will never read this or argue that it’s untrue. But for those who want to know what it’s like being a woman in surgery, this article is spot on 🎯 thetimes.co.uk/article/7f3603…

The BEST view…✨❤️✨ #home

I have published many papers: I am proud of this one shorturl.at/gmo47. Analyses of consultations showed that surgeon optimism bias dwarfed risk communication. Training to support transparency & shared decision-making for innovation is needed. Annals of Surgery NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)

Agree?

Thank you ☕️

Beautiful morning in this beautiful town 👌🏻💫

Must be tweeted or did it even happen…?! Really good to listen to Professor Dame Parveen Kumar of **THE** Kumar & Clark med school staple Faculty of Surgical Trainers #FSTConf23

Happy #Diwali from our family to yours! ✨🪔✨🪔

NHS staff in England who have a miscarriage will receive up to 10 days additional paid leave under new guidance. Women who experience a miscarriage in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy will be offered up to 10 days paid leave and their partners up to five bmj.com/content/384/bm…

There will be women tonight dreading their partner coming home. Football does not cause domestic abuse, but it can become more frequent or severe after big games, with reporting increasing by 38% when England lose. Go to womensaid.org.uk. In an emergency, always call 999.

The most important reason to treat people well is not what you'll get in return. It's who you hope to become. Kindness is not about reciprocity or karma. It's about character. Civility doesn't need to be justified with consequences. Respecting others is the right thing to do.