We have begun legal action against the Government over its U-turn on removing the General Medical Council’s right to appeal its own Tribunal's decisions. It is unfair and undermines doctors’ trust in the regulator. www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...

For decades the BBC has used its 'impartiality' requirement to equate impartial science with paid think-tank lobbying without caring how many people died and keep dying from tobacco poisoning & climate change meme via Isabel Ebert

This is a historic moment: the first time the rights of Nature have entered the UK parliamentary process. The Bill recognises Nature as a legal subject, reorders the hierarchy of rights, creates a duty of care towards Nature and embeds Nature’s rights into UK decision-making across all sectors.

The Govt published intended reforms to the Drs’ regulator, the General Medical Council We believe the proposals fail to deliver necessary changes to a system of regulation that is failing Drs & their patients. Instead, we urge the Govt to fix the system petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

In the age of AI, we must ensure that human dignity remains at the centre of progress. Pope Leo’s recent letter resonates deeply with the Elders’ work in calling for governments to urgently govern AI & ensure that technological development does not override ethics, international law, or diplomacy.

Handwriting isn’t just “slower typing.” EEG studies show writing by hand recruits broader sensorimotor, visual, memory, and attentional networks than typing the same words. The brain learns through movement too, not only through information. 🧠✍️ #neuroskyence #neuroscience #brain #EEG #words

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Picard management tip: If you're on red alert every day, then red alert means nothing.

Pay a fortune to attend matches, but instead end up as a foreigner in ICE detention without trial. Or stay at home for nothing and watch them on TV. That's a pretty simple choice. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

SIGN OF THE DAY…

“Politics isn’t working for places like ours. I will change that” @andyburnham.bsky.social

Rather chuffed that #GreenThinking is No 1 in "research methods" @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social. Because to see the need to #Unlearn is perhaps the most important method of all uk.bookshop.org/categories/b...

Chinese newspaper cartoon (Today... 😂 )

I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter the dire threat of a Reform UK government elected on a minority of the vote

Do we favour politicians with character over politicians who get things done?

Record number of Americans are leaving the country and renouncing their citizenship for good, report says

OUR NEW BMJ editorial: Andes virus should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk. 🧵 1/ For severe pathogens with person-to-person transmission, the starting point should be precautionary airborne protections — not waiting for definitive proof after spread occurs. www.bmj.com/content/393/...

HT Clare McNaught, first woman president of @rcsed.bsky.social for alerting me to this bit of wisdom from Erica Kreismann (LinkedIn). Women- or anyone with a high degree of conscientiousness, I reckon- don't have imposter syndrome, they have an overcorrection problem. And it leads to #burnout.

We're seeing worrying variation in who treats patients, across different NHS trusts. In some areas, patients can be confident they will be treated by a doctor or nurse when needed. But in others it may be a less qualified member of staff. Read more www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/2608379...

Happy 100th Birthday to David Attenborough! Thank you for a lifetime of inspirational broadcasting, and all your work to promote the understanding of evolution and the natural world.

Yay David Attenborough - 100 tomorrow! Gets a whole genus of wasp named after him! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

I would urge you to spend half an hour listening to this assessment of where we're at in the war in Ukraine. You'll learn a lot and be astonished by the grit and determination of the Ukrainian people pca.st/podcast/3041...

Picard management tip: Certain crew members are like walking encyclopedias. Remember to ask for their input.

This will probably come as no surprise to anyone but.. www.ft.com/content/3c05...

So *that* explains all these emails I’ve been getting! 👇

Picard management tip: Certain crew members are like walking encyclopedias. Remember to ask for their input.

Advanced practitioners play a valuable role, but training, supervision, and regulation are critical for patient safety - and, while regulation is planned for nurse & midwife APs only, lack of standards for tr, sup, and regulation means it’s a Wild West out there - esp in primary care

Even their math is insane.

#FoodStandards #PublicHealth #AnimalWelfare We do not want dreadful US standards in the UK. But seems this government does www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Our new article on Trump’s mental health and whether doctors should comment on it. www.bmj.com/content/393/...

Nothing says respect for the Georgia Women's Tennis team than relegating them to the being the background of the picture.

Trump and other men dominate White House photo celebrating women’s tennis team

GPs have won a major protection for patients in their negotiations with NHSE & Govt Guarantee of referral, no target for rejections, clear documentation of Advice and Guidance with Consultant name & GMC number Patient safety is always the priority Govt needs to listen to GPs

"Sometimes they're very strong but cry and sometimes they need just hugs." President Zelenskyy on how meeting the families of fallen soldiers is one of the hardest parts of his job.

GP referrals will now be ‘assessed’ by a ‘Consultant led’ Single point of access 1 in 4 is the target to reject GPs & patients must insist on Jess’s Rule in referrals Any rejected referral must have a Consultant name & GMC number for accountability This is the only way to ensure patient choice

"A rational and independent examination of the facts tells us that, with alternatives available—even UK ones—the case to terminate the Palantir contract is resounding," writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in this Editor's Choice www.bmj.com/content/393/...

For context this is an article from 12 September 2025 “Concerns Mandelson did not pass MI6 vetting for US ambassador role – but Starmer appointed him anyway” “Sources have told The Independent that MI6 failed to clear the Labour peer largely because of concerns over his business links to China”

It's rare to have 3 years of longitudinal qualitative data spanning the transition from medical student to doctor. TLDR: the challenge isn't knowledge (or lack of it). The challenge is the necessary professional, personal and social adaptation. #MedEd #MedSky www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

As MPs debate #Palantir this afternoon, led by @martinwrigley.bsky.social I will be discussing Federated Data Platform & Palantir on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social at 525pm this afternoon for @thedauk.bsky.social I’m sure this exclusive in @bmj.com will come up 🤦‍♂️👇👀 www.bmj.com/content/393/...

France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?

Picard management tip: Know your audience. Display strength to Klingons, logic to Vulcans, and opportunity to Ferengi.

I think this is the most likely explanation for what unfolded after the fact. #DonaldJChrist

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 (I'm NOT deleting my post below 👇)

Data used to justify the expansion of controversial software in the NHS is flawed, experts say, and the pilot trust’s innovation adviser worked directly for Palantir https://bit.ly/4stVolW

That's £1.6bn profit that went to investors and hedge funds, not to training more nurses and doctors, or investing in crumbling infrastructure, or sorting out corridor care. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Wondering what to do with my £10 this year that Wes doesn’t want to give to Resident Doctors (It was theirs originally) But apparently the country can’t afford for us to give it back to them!