1/ Today I took some thank-you cards and chocs for the staff at the hospital where my aunt was admitted for emergency surgery last week. I took some into the ED, one of the nurses did a little happy dance ❤️ and said I’d made her day - well, she made mine.

When your surgeon buys you coffee ❤️☺️ #feelingappreciated #greatteams

It’s not just the USA that can change names….😄

Long waits in A&E kill patients. Maybe a thousand every month. The recent ONS analysis has issues but makes the problem look worse than previous analyses: www.hsj.co.uk/daily-insigh...

Brought a friend back from the Falkland Islands to cheer up my colleagues - seems to be working ❤️🐧🇫🇰

Vaccines work. Masks work. Lockdowns are sometimes necessary. Access to affordable healthcare/medicines is a human right. Immigrants are generally an asset. Equality/Diversity/Inclusion policies are a good idea. Abortion is sometimes needed to save life. Keep saying these things. Truth is important.

'the selection process for medical school can be seen as akin to selecting rugby players for a team. We have selected the best individual players, but they all happen to be outside backs and loose forwards.' 👏 👏👏 Wise words from surgeons Ros Pochin and John Mutu-Grigg #Equity #SystemicBias

If I post this here, no one will ever notice I posted it on Twitter first, right?

"Be Kind" is an affirmation to tell one's self. It should not be used to shield the powerful from the righteous anger of those of us affected by their terrible leadership and awful policies. Stop telling people to #BeKind. I'll "Be Kind" when they stop "Being Incompetent".

In case your day needs some happy dogs!

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg – who died of a drug overdose in his Californian home today – says it is not Facebook’s role to be the arbiter of truth for everything people post online.

A nice thread to circulate to non-medical followers ⬇️ to which I’d add: 1) yes you can take analgesics before coming to ED, and 2) if you’ve injured an upper limb (especially below the elbow) take rings off asap! 3) take a mobile phone power bank to ED 4) wear a facemask!

Cracking start to 2025 ❤️ Happy New Year, try not to lose sight of beauty in all the anger and despair that can sometimes feel like it is overwhelming, especially on SoMe

A growing problem --- fake papers polluting systematic reviews. And interesting point that the gold-standard protocols that Cochrane is developing to weed out untrustworthy studies, are too much of an effort for systematic-review authors looking at 100s of papers. www.science.org/content/arti...

I love this time of year in the Falklands, with all the young birds and animals. If young snipe aren’t called snippets, they should be!

Nerd humor 🤓 #statisticshumor #cardiosky #medsky

Busy few days here in the #Falklandislands - when you’re the sole anaesthetist/intensivist, it doesn’t take much extra OOH work to add up! Satisfying, though, and pleased with the initial response for our recent assurance visit

Sterile gowns for spinal anaesthesia – environmental cost without clinical gain: a reply A local survey of 202 anaesthetists found that 88% would consider omitting a sterile gown. There was 95% face mask compliance (elective). #AnSky #MedSky https://buff.ly/4fBaPU0 https://buff.ly/3Ze85F9

As I’ve become older I’ve realised more how experience can be different as a female in any “career track” particularly when it comes to family planning, and would have such different advice for young women wanting families and a career now!

Can those of us working in resuscitation take a pause to say “thank you” to Cliff Reid - his post today on the other platform re challenging behaviours in resus is a kind & polite masterclass in this often neglected aspect of emergency care Kudos mate! threadreaderapp.com/thread/18581...

Bullying & harassment costs NHS £2 billion annually. Shocking but sadly unsurprising. The hesitation to call out racism, compared to sexism, shows the urgent need for antiracism & compassionate leadership as it saves costs & lives #NHS #AntiRacism #CompassionateLeadership #Bullying #Harassment

Sterile gowns for spinal anaesthesia – environmental cost without clinical gain? doi.org/10.1111/anae... And reply doi.org/10.1111/anae... Summary: Keep the mask, no evidence to suggest gowns add value. Ansky

Great 🧵on why iodine is used as a contrast medium in radiology 👇

Hey #Medsky, is there a Remote&Ruralsky starter pack? @drpolarbird.bsky.social @oohgpwales.bsky.social ?

Whoever really believes that shaming is a motivational tool to improve performance, come and see me

Dave hits the nail on the head again 👇

If one more person reminds me to #BeKind I will… …not Toxic kindness is as bad as all the other grim behaviours I talk about It’s performative, rhetorical & often weaponised to mean “don’t do things I don’t like” It’s discretionary,silences marginalised voices & maintains the status quo #MedSky

Twitter too dark for Stephen King????

I mean, I love working in the Falklands because of the clinical challenges, but there are other reasons too ❤️🇫🇰

Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.

Describe yourself using things that are probably in your backpack at any given moment: 1: Lens cleaning cloth 2: Hand sanitiser 3: Camera 4: Swiss army knife or multi-tool 5: Water bottle

Not tried this myself , but might be worth a look?

Lovely to see these wee fluffballs diving in Stanley harbour this morning ❤️🇫🇰

While I am finding my voice, you will find it an eclectic one I have vast interests While many know me from the early pandemic days, or opining on chronic health challenges, talking about mum and aged care, I also chat about military(esp navy)/security issues and history And books 📕❤️

I am not convinced that any health media source will outdo this picture placement in a story this year. www.gponline.com/gp-funding-p...

Absolutely this 👇

So as the Falkland Islands health service has its 1st assurance visit from non-military team, I’m thinking: How should standards (staffing, equipment, training) be set, audited and maintained for small Remote & Rural hospitals? Can’t just copy & paste from rest of UK