You’re not lazy, you’re overwhelmed. You’re not antisocial, you’re drained. You’re not broken, you’re trying to survive in a system built to burn you out.

Was recently invited to YouTube HQ in London, the @wearfigs team was also present, who kindly provided us with embroidered scrubs - even as a GP I’ll be able to use, as I often wear them in clinic The best part…dedicated pen pocket!! (I’m sure pens in clinic have legs!!! 🖊️ 💨

Ok. It’s official. Doctors have fans. I may have fan boyed a *little* today I met Dr Hilary Jones - and was able to SHAKE. HIS. HAND! Although I perhaps didn’t ingratiate myself too well, by saying “I’ve been watching you on GMT since I was at school!!!”

Are you a healthcare professional in the UK caring for people living with HIV aged over 50? What are the important issues for you & your patients? We are creating a bank of research questions to bring to a workshop to prioritise research in this area. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/have-...

A clinical skills video drop, just before Easter, you know, in case you decide to exercise those chocolate eggs off… what could possibly go wrong with a little run??? youtu.be/p0kkCOfxDx8?... #achilles #tendon

Latest Medical video is up, and taking a close look at an acute mens health problems and frankly it's a touch, eye watering.: Testicular Torsion! youtu.be/A1gDV3bShi0 #Torsion #Testicle #MensHealthMatters

How did prehistoric humans, when food was scarce, deal with their offspring, sitting in their Ikea high chairs, throwing perfectly good food on the floor??

To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of @biologists.bsky.social, Saanjbati Adhikari & @seemagrewal.bsky.social look back over the evolution of JCS from its origin as the Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science to the publication we are familiar with today. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Bizarrely I’ve just been featured on Jobs.ac.uk Perhaps it should have had the subtitle “The Accidental Doctor” for as far as becoming a doctor goes, it’s been one “Oopsie daisy” after another! youtu.be/bp3a9BJ29Rc?...

Do I have the flu? #Medsky #EMedsky

It was an honour last night to present Sandwell College with the community excellence award, on behalf of Dr Finlay's Private Practice at the @Signatureaward in Birmingham

So after having a 14 month old with bronchiolitis - it’s really clarified things in my mind There is a lot of info out there, but in summary: “It will go away on it’s , unless it gets worse… then they need oxygen and going to hospital - oh, and there isn’t anything you can do to change that” 😒

House quote of the day: “Don’t look a him. Daddy can’t save you now! You just bit mummy!!

The brave little boy having one of the first polio vaccines is me. At school I recall two pupils who had leg calipers because of #polio caught before they could be vaccinated and there even was an iron lung for emergency use. #Vaccination saves lives

Elton John: If I was a sculptor, but then again, no. Careers advisor: I’m just going to put “creative industries”

ALERT: Severe Weather Emergency Protocol has been activated ❄️ If you see someone in need, use StreetLink to alert local services. Your vigilance could save a life. www.streetlink.org.uk

I went to see my patient on #EOLcare & saw that the nurse had encased his hands in warm water-filled gloves, to simulate human touch (his family was not able to be there). Below is a googled picture. This kind of compassion is not taught in school. My heart is full. @3wishesprogram.bsky.social

I will never get tired of posting articles like this. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Latest video is now up looking at the lumbar spine anatomy & how “slipped discs” occur -disclaimer, I hate that phrase as it doesn’t reflect what’s actually going on with disc herniation If you want to find out why: Lumbar Spine Anatomy - What Causes A Slipped Disc? - Dr Gill youtu.be/5YWeno7zbYs

#medsky a close relative has been struggling with some kind of medical mystery illness for the last ~2 months and has seen multiple specialists with no answer about what could be happening and no improvement in symptoms. What do people do at this stage?

It’s not that I necessarily mind having a shadow, but I don’t think this is going to necessarily work out well for you!

So YouTube has now enabled 3 minutes shorts! Which is great, as trying to get medical info into 60sec is - well I spent more time writing the script than actually communicating! Here’s the first 3-minute short: Can you breastfeed and drink alcohol? www.youtube.com/shorts/_zcG1... #breastfeeding

I saw this today, and thought it was fantastic I think it is something I will look to initiate at work!

😂😂 we have reached the “monkey see, monkey do” stage of parenting I’m in the kitchen, and notice I’ve left garden gate open, which SLAMS in the wind “RATS!!” I exclaim start to run outside. Behind me I hear a 13 month old going “WRATS! WRATS!” 😂😂😂

Glipination associated with lower rates of DVT/PE BMI independent association - interesting if pans out From the #ASH24 meeting www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...

I’ll be really interested to see if this is causation or merely correlation. Is it that dark chocolate eaters are opting for a lower sugar option? Or perhaps the polyphenols in dark chocolate? Sounds like a study with minimal downsides though!

Some might describe this as a font flick up

Shared will permission There is interesting research that breastfeeding can help as analgesia before or during procedures - such a vaccinations Even when applied last minute!!! 😂😂 #breastfeeding #paeds #painrelief pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC....

I will never, ever get over this.

Hi James, you may like our 'relational podcasts' for NHS people. More to come and here's the intro to the series: restorativethinking.co.uk/resources/

Communication is so important “How can I help with that?” “How can we resolve this for you?” “What would be an ideal outcome?” Are three approaches I find REALLY useful both at the start, and end of consultations. I was always taught consult in a 30/70 style - you talk 30, they do 70 -

Santa has been seen riding his Nepalese Rhino!! Which only means one thing… Christmas has finally landed in the Drs Gill residence! In all seriousness, these little family legends / traditions are for me the BEST thing about Christmas What traditions mean Christmas has arrived in your home?

I’m thinking about work tomorrow I wonder how many other jobs expect the sort of GP type decisions, to be made in 8 minute time windows… for the whole day Literally. It’s a genuine enquiry - do mechanics have a similar working period? Plumbers? Electricians?

Been trying to get this video finished for a while, as I have lots of patients asking a CGMs Should You Try a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor)? Dr James Gill youtu.be/EQNVB8WWBHY #diabtes #cgm #glucose

A rap battle is two men writing poems about each other

Brother and sister kittens are finally relaxing away from the underside of the couch, and the biggest, most timid, most grumpy cat, is FINALLY deigning to accept ear scratches

Cognitive impact is in my opinion one of the most debilitating #longcovid symptoms Was sent from a colleague Paper on Famotidine postulating a very interesting & credible reason for why this H2 receptor blocker has a beneficial effect on the brain www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #covid #h2

The average number of patients to GP is 2300, a safe limit is considered 1800 There are some areas this is so much worse & disproportionately affects areas of deprivation Closures of practices mean other GPs struggle as it’s virtually impossible to close a list We need a safe limits for all #MedSky

Excited to share our latest, "Biofilm dispersal patterns revealed using far-red fluorogenic probes." @plos.bsky.social We developed a cell-labeling strategy using far-red dyes to image dense microbial communities (where fluorescent proteins often do not work well) journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

I completely get this feeling We’re now having to actively schedule “DO NOTHING” on a few weekend days a month Although we’re becoming fans of mandated “couch days” being imposed on each other at home 😂

Given I am the owner of a small human, it seemed appropriate to do a video about looking after him Specifically - how to stop a child choking Why? Because we’re weaning now at home!! Stop an Infant Choking - Paediatric First Aid - Dr Gill youtu.be/VZET6z6SL54 #choking #infant #firstaid #weaning

Allow me to clear something up, since you are new here. I don’t care how tragically your backstory is; or how much you howl. If the baby is in bed, and she’s in the bath. The kitchen table is MY domain. So sit down and purr, or get back under the couch!! #warhammer #necromunda #cat

A very interesting paper in Nature Immunology by Dr Felicity Liew - set out to look for markers of inflammation & may have actually made a significant breakthrough in terms of classifications & maybe markers New Long Covid Breakthrough! Inflammatory Markers Identified? Dr Gill youtu.be/5-mpxJmoMZ0

Periodic Table Regions xkcd.com/2913

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic & Wegovy appear to hold real promise for the treatment of addiction, Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told the #STATBreakthrough summit today. But Volkow said more options are badly needed. www.statnews.com/2024/03/21/g...

I love my wife. She does amazing things But THIS… is pushing my limits… AND SHE KNOWS IT!!!!! 😂😂

The dentist videos looking a dentsl myths with @alisonmace is doing rather well This time we’re discussing water flossers, fizzy drinks making your own toothpaste and more!! Debunking Dental Myths: Water Flossers Vs. Regular Floss With Dr. Gill - Vol. 2 youtu.be/Ur9lj9b4cOU

One of the things that I love most about expedition medicine, is the various consultation rooms you get to use And sometimes the word room, is stretched within an inch of its life!!