Hearing from Dr Ruba Harfeil, a Palestinian Kiwi GP, and remembering the at least 496 healthcare workers that have been killed in #Gaza including Dr Adnan Al-Bursh, who was head of orthopaedics at Al-Shifa hospital. #RACS24

Ayesha (Baroness Hazarika!) is the first British-Assamese person to take up a seat in the House of Lords and it’s honestly so amazing to see, as someone who has known her since early childhood

Representation matters!!

True across so many arenas of medicine

I’ve always had an aversion to the ‘strong/always correct’ seniors who never gave a hint of weakness or difficulty

The best teachers (for me) have been those who share their vulnerability & concerns and effectively bootstrap the trainee

“Cognitive apprenticeship” is an absolutely brilliant term

The consultants I trained with who let me into their thought processes and let me know which bits are hard or stressful or upsetting for them were the best trainers

On my way to the House of Lords for my formal introduction as Baroness Hazarika of Coatbridge. Am very excited but dead nervous too. A huge honour. Marked the occasion by slapping on a fresh HRT patch & discovering a fresh chin hair.

A quick run through of #VExUS scan
#POCUS #FOAMed #Nephpearls #FOAMcc

I really hate moments like these when Piers pulls his finger out and holds people accountable, because it shows he could actually be a really effective journalist if he wasn’t a raging bigot 98% of the time.

📣 DAY 2: the LD service is at the main entrance of the outpatient building WGH Connect today. We are continuing to raise awareness of our service, come along and learn more about what you can do to support people with learning disabilities🌈🔆

Emergency #sophiefromromania has escaped

THIS IS WHY WE ARE HERE. ALL EYES ON RAFAH. WE CANNOT REST UNTIL PALESTINE IS FREE.

Will miss these little dictaphones when they finally give up the ghost.

Dictating letters into a tiny cassette is one of the things that makes me feel very doctory

Officially published today.

May be of interest to anyone keen on improving end of life care in the ICU.

Dying to be better: outlining the growing benefits of palliative care training in intensive care medicine

Sophia Henderson Conal Corr

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17…

Scotland is stronger when everyone is accepted; where children can grow up knowing and loving their LGBTQ+ family members and friends.

LGBTQ+ people of all ages and backgrounds still face too much prejudice and harassment. Inclusive education is a welcome part of the solution.

My top 10 tips to function efficiently as an MD in the hospital 🏥🚑

What are yours? Please share so we can all try to achieve a little bit better work life harmony 🙏

#medtwitter #foamed #efficiency

This quote from the head of the hospital which offered to admit Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans

“We cannot say no”

Knowing when to say no is one of the most essential skills of critical care medicine

Always saying yes is far easier but carries tangible harms

Stop giving that Bruce Hermann money for being a berk, screenshot rather than QT, he’s giggling all the way to his $17.52 for his online nonsense mongering

Me congratulating an NHS printer for successfully printing something

John Cleese in The Times

A classic example of minimising the impact of something because it does not harm him

For minoritised people, routine mispronunciation of their name (or zero effort made to learn their name) can be excluding and upsetting

Don’t minimise this

People always jump to answer the question of “what non-medical things help with surgery” with traditionally masculine responses like video games or ball sports. Having recently taught myself how to knit I am increasingly aware of the incredible dexterity and skill it requires!

Hi Keir Starmer. I was treated with Puberty Blockers 24 years ago by the NHS under a Labour government. I am physically and legally a woman. I have been using NHS single-sex services and accommodation all my life without issue. Why are you throwing me under the bus now?