Seems like a legitimate & robust response from ASiT to the recent article published in The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Faculty of Surgical Trainers #notrainingtodaynosurgeonstomorrow

'Over the last 25 years I’ve been in the NHS?

It’s been fascinating to watch how, in a drive to create a “level playing field” or hubris of 'why are doctors special'..
We’ve managed to level down the whole system, rather than level up'..

Via The BMJ
bmj.com/content/385/bm…

Reminds me when I set up Edinburgh University Trauma & Orthopaedics Society (2013) - mistakenly used a dog’s XR spine because it fit better in the landscape banner

Love that this vital topic will get even more attention because of this…intentional British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) ?🧐

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Also spotted by Kash Akhtar

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Through to the Scottish Cup Final! 💪🏼🇱🇻
Hearts Women
Watching from afar & excited for the Final

#ScottishCup #scottishfootball #womensfootball

Really excited for this!! #orthotwitter

Get ready for exciting new MSK series! 🦴

We will be posting overviews of common conditions including presentation, diagnosis, management and prevention 📚

On X and Instagram ✅

Perfect for medical students and foundation doctors! 👨‍⚕️

Here’s a sneak peek….

Celebrating our girl’s 1st birthday 🎂
& a PhD thesis submission📕
…Some weeks feel momentous 😊

Thanks to my family, supervisors & everyone that’s supported IMPACT: Audit & Collaboration in Trauma & Ortho to date. Viva prep next…

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Delaying joint replacements for emergency care is harmful. Long waits cause a deterioration in quality of life, function and psychological wellbeing.

Published in nature Scientific Reports.

nature.com/articles/s4159…

End of another 3 days Scottish Gas Murrayfield delivering the Scottish Rugby pitchside medical emergency course known as SCRUMCAPS. (Scottish Rugby Union Medical Cardiac and Pitchside skills). Player and staff welfare initiative now is in 17th year. World Rugby #playerwelfare

How does waiting for hip/knee arthroplasty affect:

🤔 Experience & Perceptions
🧠 Physical & Mental health
🏃 Physical activity
💪🏼 Fitness & Frailty

❓What do patients say? 💬

WAIT-DATA collection is open in May & June☀️

Contact us/register above

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There's still time and space to register for this free Trauma skills course next Saturday.

Let me know if you're interested.

Also please share widely if you know any FYs or core trainees who might be interested.

See you next week!!

Even better for the atmospheric shot with the Shard.

Could set up a scanning tent at the finish line tomorrow🏃‍♀️😝

A smashing time in London with more MSK Ultrasound training MSK Ultrasound

Top class machines & even a wee hamstring masterclass from HSI wizard🧙‍♀️Stuart Butler 😉

Lots of cross-sport chat with physio/docs
🦴🦵💪🏼 ⚽️ 🏉 🏃‍♀️ 🏋️‍♀️

#sportsmed #orthotwitter