Feeling quite motivated from the morning plenary at the RCGP Annual Primary Care Conference, nice to hear some positive thoughts amongst all the negative news

What is this horrible cold/flu virus?????

Those living with HIV can now take an injection every 2 months! This is such an amazing break through & we must get the word out. So many lives lost due to poor adherence, stigma and secret pill taking. Congratulations to every involved!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 theguardian.com/society/2021/n…

The YPHSIG medical student essay prize 2022 is now officially open see YPHSIG.org.uk for further details on the themes, submission and the prizes on offer.

Sincere apologies for any weird recent activities, came down with a sever case of hack-itis

The sapc se conference is this week Nikki Clarke Dipesh Gopal Dr Mohammad Sharif Razai Kerran K Adam Harvey-Sullivan maitri shila tursini 💙 Dr Atinuke Dr. Jacqueline Driscoll Eleanor Southgate Eleanor Turner-Moss Doug McKechnie @DanielleNimmons @DrMegsArmstrong @rachfrost @SophieParkUCL fiona stevenson 💙 eventbrite.com/e/sapc-se-regi…

We condemn the decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn abortion ruling #RoeVsWade

When the penalty for aborting after rape is more severe than the penalty for rape, that's when you know it's a war on women

So Much has gone into showing that limiting abortions does not decrease the numbers instead it just makes it unsafe. Fucking tragic. Roe v Wade: Abortion clinics start to close after Supreme Court ruling bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…

I have joined 2084 GPs in signing a joint letter calling on Sajid Javid for a new bold plan for general practice. The more GPs in England who sign up to the campaign the more likely he will listen so please join me and go to rcgp.eaction.org.uk/FitfortheFuture to add your signature

Also came across last year’s excellent essay by Richard Ma 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️! Excellent read on how we need to improve the way we tackle SRH for women

Excited to learn more about preconception care at Preconception Health & Care Conference 2022 conference!

Incredibly interesting insight at Preconception Health & Care Conference 2022 into the fact that iodine has an impact on fetal Brain development and the fact that the UK population is generally iodine deficient. Singapore has guidelines on iodine, should the UK look into this too?

Great article on preconception care by @Judith_SRH et al bjgp.org/content/71/706…

Great tool from Tommy's for women planning a pregnancy, how did I not know about this! tommys.org/pregnancy-info… Preconception Health & Care Conference 2022

Next up, Jennifer Hall from UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health presenting How, when and who should ask people about their pregnancy preferences? Asking the important questions and advising how we can do so #Preconception2022

Researchers at UCL are aiming to better understand perinatal mental health services and how they can be developed to give women and people giving birth the support they need. If you're currently pregnant or have been pregnant in the last 3 years, they'd love to hear from you ⬇️

Very important talk about language by Prof Gribble at Preconception Health & Care Conference 2022. Useful resource frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Wonderful paper by @DrBolaGrace and team! pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1…

Brilliant article on the RCA exam. Well done Sarah Agalya Ramanathan Eleanor Southgate