I would say, as someone who received an emergency c-section, I have never seen the NHS move with such speed and efficiency. It gave me a new found respect for it and everyone involved. The after care on the maternity ward? Not so much #nhs #maternitycare #medsky www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"some have told the BBC they are concerned a culture of fear in maternity units and among pregnant women is driving up the number of procedures." I don't understand this since the rise is in emergency c-sections so it's not the preganant women asking for them?! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #medsky

I'm looking for someone to write for me about industrial action and how you talk to colleagues about it. Anyone interested? Please email [email protected] Thank you!

I'm worried that profile pic me is overheating in her jumper. Maybe I need a new summery picture....

I'm looking for someone to write about dealing with exam failure as a doctor (I know, silly because it never happens, right?!) If you're interested please email [email protected] I'm only after something short, not a huge amount of work. Thank you!

I am so, so tired of this stuff. It's not going to stop either, is it?

This AI overview suggests mistletoe is beneficial to colorectal cancer patients. I think @edzard.bsky.social might disagree...

The baby didn't sleep well last night. Being tired makes me a bit weepy (a sad song will set me off!) How do doctors with young children do it - working on little sleep and with nights/on calls thrown in. If you have any advice please get in touch for an article [email protected]

Five health secretaries who didn’t “battle” with doctors (from 2016) www.bmj.com/content/352/...

Knoweldge theft - when someone intentionally takes credit for our work or ideas. I'm trying to put together a piece on this for doctors. Would anyone be interested in contributing? Please email [email protected] #medsky

Duty of Candour Bill for public sector workers is in the King's Speech. Huge news for the NHS and a long time coming. #kingspeech

Voting in the BMA ballot for SAS doctor industrial action, and voting "yes". In all of the previous rounds of IA, SAS doctors have covered for resident doctors, we have covered for consultants, and we have kept the service safe. Our "reward" for this is that we have been forgotten.

The roads around where I live aren't up to much. This morning on our drive to nursery there were unexpected road works. "Maybe they are fixing the plotholes," said my four year old, which was either an adorable miss-speak or she knows something I don't...

Parking, it always comes back to parking (I don't mean that in a negative way, it's completely understandable, and something that annoys me hugely as a patient too) From @rcoanews.bsky.social Anaesthetic Workforce Census 2025 www.rcoa.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

This AI business is all well and good but if 58% of anaesthetists are saying their computers are too slow and 44% are reporting difficulty accessing patient information quickly and easily, maybe we should...fix that first? @rcoanews.bsky.social rcoa.ac.uk/news/new-rep...

Coming back from maternity leave is wild. I feel like three children disguised in a long coat trying to convince everyone I am a real, serious lady journalist capable of doing the journalism....

On @lbc.co.uk this morning @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social was talking about getting a diagnosis via the NHS app. A year ago I was traumatised to learn I have cancer by seeing notes sent to my GP. No one to talk to, no one to explain the results to me and a 2 week wait before I got the news in clinic

I'm at the GPs' this morning - discussions overheard in the waiting room about the likelihood of another global pandemic #hantavirus

Tell me you want to work for @bmj.com without telling me you want to work for The BMJ 😆

One of my many middle of the night thoughts: as a lay person, if there was a medical emergency I would call for a doctor and then breathe a sigh of relief when they arrived. What's it like being the person called? When everyone else is exhaling because you’re there, you need to step up. #medsky

While I am heartened to learn that the baby's new nursery illness might be boosting her immune system, I also feel terrible (because I have caught it too) and would like some sleep 🤧

Just saw a handsome middle age man calmly walking through a busy town centre in scrubs. Why did I immediately think romance scammer rather than health professional 🫣

Obviously this is fantastic news, but what does it say about the quality of the first opinion?https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/01/marthas-rule-may-have-saved-more-than-500-lives-in-england-since-2024

"However, there are things that can be done to reduce the risk of cancer...for instance, being physically active and maintaining a healthy weight." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Fine, but I was physically active and not overweight when I got bowel cancer at 35, so frankly I find this annoying. 😡

“I never thought doctor and world champion would overlap.” Intensive care doctor and 2023 SpoGomi world champion Sarah Parry speaks about the Japanese sport of competitive litter picking www.bmj.com/content/393/...

"It was foolish of me to think that I could get away from being a doctor, from knowing what I know, from being who I am." A really moving perspective piece from @nejm.org about acting as a good samaritan on an plane www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

How many of these need to be considered when we think about resident doctors' strikes?!

Back to work for me today (after mat leave) and I'm very pleased to see this issue in @bmj.com - very close to my heart as a former ostomate and parent of young children. Toilet deserts in England: Just a wee problem? www.bmj.com/content/393/...

We need to talk about newborn babies seeing osteopaths.

The baby has eczema which is upsetting and unsettling sleep so I've been googling it. I now am being bombarded by adverts for non-steroid creams which will all claim they are the answer to making it better. How can they all be the one wonder cream that works?!

The RCP New Consultants Committee is recruiting for a 3-year term across several UK regions – and we’re looking for passionate new consultants ready to shape what comes next. Don’t wait until it’s too late – submit your application before Tuesday 14 April. 👉 Apply now: https://ow.ly/h2bO50YoFvs

Help! I'm on maternity leave but I need to look at least minimally competent in a meeting today 😱 What topics/issues would you like the BMJ journalism team cover this year?

You can tell I've been with @bmj.com too long because this annoyed me (UK publication)

The lack of public toilets (let alone accessible ones) in central London is a disgrace

The Government has put forward an offer to our resident doctors' committee. We are sharing this for consideration by members. Read more👉 direc.to/ofS9 [1/2]

Why don't we have paediatric GPs? Not asking because I think GPs don't do an excellent job with children but more because wouldn't it lighten the workload and allow those who wanted to specialise more to do so?

Don’t forget to submit your abstract for ICPH 2026. We’re seeking evidence-based interventions and real-world solutions in physician wellbeing, system change, leadership culture and more. Submit by 2 Feb 2026. Join the global conversation. 👉https://www.international-conference-physician-health.org

What do we think of telling NHS patients how much it costs to miss an appointment? I think I'm pro but confusingly it doesn't come from the same number that reminded me about my appointment.

In @thetimes.com, we’ve warned that the #NHS will continue to lose talented early-career doctors unless urgent action is taken to fix training bottlenecks. 👉Competition ratios, limited training posts & inflexible pathways are driving growing frustration: ow.ly/BCPb50XGk3O

I asked Radiographer if she'd ever had a CT scan. She hasn't so I said it's a shame they don't, to see what it's like. "I don't really want the radiation," she said. Which made me think - at what point does that risk outweigh the benefit for someone like me where you're checking for cancer?

I sit down in waiting room. I see this sign. I get up and walk to reception to check in. "Oh no you don't need to check in, you just wait in the waiting room and they will call you."

‘Once a doctor has been employed in the same specialty by the same trust for more than two years, they should be moved to a nationally negotiated SAS contract.’ 👉 Read our rapid response to a @bmj.com investigation revealing thousands of LEDs are trapped in insecure contracts: ow.ly/m9sm50XwQot

Doctor stops on way to flight to help an injured member of the public and is left out of pocket! 'Ryanair expects me to take the financial hit for helping others' www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...

Would cotton pouches filled with flaxseed work as an alternative for disposable ice packs (or plastic cold packs) for kids' bumps and bruises? Or nonsense?

Interested in who does this testing and how www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...

No sub editors were involved in the making of this story 😆 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Just waiting for my scan now. Reminding myself that even though it will really feel like I've wet myself, I haven't wet myself. (Although I have just had a baby so maybe I have...😆)

Feeling slightly nauseating deja vu 🤢 waiting for a CT scan while my baby and husband wait in the car park, in the hospital where I used to get my picc line cleaned during my chemo (and my first baby waited in the car park)

Letter about an upcoming CT scan. Would be great if it could include a line about breastfeeding too

My toddler has an Usbourne first experiences book called 'Going to the Doctor' with illustrations by the wonderful Stephen Cartwright. I literally embodied this new mum in the GP waiting room this morning