Fantastic place to work and, crucially, a fantastic bunch of people to work with. Strongly recommended to anyone considering a career in EM or acute hospital specialities. I’d be happy to share my experiences with anyone who’s planning to apply!

The EMERGE Trainee Research Fellow from August 2022 is now advertised. Interested EM South East Scotland trainees who will be at ST4/5 level in August 2022 should send a current CV to [email protected] by Friday 29th April 2022 emergeresearch.org/emerge-tern/

Generally avoid any political comment but this is simply untrue. Many of my colleagues had horrific shifts and experiences during the pandemic. I’m sure they would have loved to decompress with their colleagues over a beer. But we didn’t because that we were following the rules

As a reminder for everyone, TERN are hosting a one-day event in Sheffield on the 23rd May with a stacked multiprofessional pool of speakers - tickets are an extremely reasonable £70 for an in-person event with food and refreshments. Grab your ticket here! rcem.ac.uk/events/terniva…

CPD certified by RCEM, a diverse selection of speakers, a chance to sample the 'Fancy Lunch' provided by The Mowbray, and a chance to influence the decision of future TERN studies? Get your tickets to #TERNival rcem.ac.uk/events/terniva…

Here is a fantastic example of what can be achieved in one of our specialty interest Clinical Fellow posts. We have many opportunities, including working with Matt Reed and the fantastic EMERGE team. Don’t miss out. Apply by the 2nd of June. apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/displayjob.asp…

The TERN Education 12 Cases of Christmas are back again. Some festive fun but also some great educational nuggets, or should that be giblets? RCEMLearning @rajeshchatha Govind Hridesh Chatha Rory Anderson rcemlearning.co.uk/foamed/tern-ch…

Solidarity with my colleagues in England this week fighting for a long overdue fair deal on pay #juniorDoctorStrike @bma @BMA_JuniorDocs

Buying balloons for my daughter’s birthday went really well! How’s your day going? 🤦🏼‍♂️

Having failed to be convinced by the argument that a doctor in 2023 deserves to be paid 23.5% less than a doctor doing the same job in 2008, or that as an ST5 in emergency medicine, I should earn less than the combined cost of my mortgage, energy and childcare: It was a “yes”.

SAVE THE DATE! The NHS Lothian MED Chief Registrar 2024 Conference is now confirmed. Join us in sharing our vision to create a culture of compassion, empathy and respect. Eventbrite registration link to follow. #cultureshift #positivechange #chiefregistrar

Join NHS Lothian Chief Registrars at an exciting (and free!) conference aimed at inspiring and empowering professionals to create positive change in our work place! We have some engaging speakers from Health, Military and Sport lined up! Tickets here: surl.li/rtdfh

Join NHS Lothian Chief Registrars at an exciting (and free!) conference aimed at inspiring and empowering professionals to create positive change in our work place! We have some engaging speakers from Health, Military and Sport lined up! Tickets here: surl.li/rtdfh

#May2024 Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (COSTED): a multicentre randomised controlled trial emj.bmj.com/content/41/5/2… Ian Pope Adrian Boyle AddictionResearchUEA Tim Coats

The single most unfathomable decision Sunak took was not to try and resolve the junior doctor strikes. I know for a fact he was told, and understood, this would mean he couldn't meet his waiting list pledge. I just can't get my head around it.

Congratulations to the Fife EM team on a fantastic piece of work! So pleased for you all that it's out 😍 - Nettle-induced Urticaria Treatment Study (NUTS): demonstrating the joy of research through a randomised, blinded, placebo-controlled trial emj.bmj.com/content/early/…

Fantastic (and free!) piece of literature in the latest Emergency Medicine Journal from the team at Fife EM, seeking to answer a centuries-old question and in the process showing how accessible and fun EM research is. Bravo 👏🏼 emj.bmj.com/content/early/…

SHED Study: A huge collaborative effort by UK EM trainees delivered by the @TERNfellow team! A compelling case in favour of the 6-hour CT head rule to exclude SAH, plus data and nuanced discussion on the safety of using a CT-only approach for up to 24hours after symptom onset.