Every week my therapist learns more about the conditions & toxic systems doctors work in. Constant rotations, no psychological safety & terrible pay/hours. Every week I see her eyebrow raise a little more and that twitch become a little more prominent as she tries to dissect the clown show.

Looking forward to him joining the disgraced ex BBC presenter, right wing Christian prayer circle grift.

I wrote about the findings from the inquiry about the impact of the pandemic on the NHS, and the mistakes of the first year. I hope it makes you angry - it should make us all angry. open.substack.com/pub/christin...

Another day of looking after my niece. Another day of realising my choice of socks was sub-optimal for toddler soft play.

Tl;dr - ‘separating art from artist’ is facile nonsense. And even if it weren’t, it’s entirely irrelevant in this case because JK literally spends the money you give her on harming trans people. She won’t separate her art from her views, you shouldn’t either.

A 3.5% pay award means another real terms pay cut for doctors in England. With inflation already higher, this fails to address historic pay erosion and sends a clear message about how doctors are valued. Read more: www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...

Eating this in the bath with a decaf tea. Post nights calories don’t count.

Is it horrendous depression or is it just night shift sads? Impossible to tell.

An ask to patients who need to attend ED, particularly overnight. We have less staff on overnight, despite it being very busy. The staff you see helping people have no control over this. In ED we also regularly need help from other specialists, for example ortho (bone doctors) 1/

I’ve got the horrible post nights nausea/ick and the usual helpful thought of a McDonald’s hash brown is making it worse. It’s very rude and I’m back tonight so if it can fuck the fuck off id be ever so grateful plsandthanks

A surgical care practitioner who was convicted of stalking and sexual offenses (threatening to share explicit images) has been given a caution by the HCPT - no restriction to practice, no suspension. Don't ever tell me the establishment cares about protecting women www.hcpts-uk.org/hearings/hea...

Love this for me after a long day. Adore.

Here’s some books by women which I’ve loved. The Her Majesty’s Royal Covenant series by @junodawson.bsky.social Fun, magical and mainly based in Hebden Bridge/Manchester. Trans women are women and #IWD2026 absolutely includes them. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/her-...

Mindblowing story. The UK met most of the costs of a key propaganda tool used by the Israeli Government to launder its genocide in Gaza - then tried to cover up the fact it had done so.

ED particularly dogshit (even more than usual) for everyone today or is my department an anomaly?

21:30 on a Friday night and I’m in bed with a book and a decaf tea. It’s been Quite A Week.

Manchester says “fuck terfs”

Went to the shop in my excellent dungarees. Got called a “fucking fat dyke” by a man I’ve never met or spoke to, I simply had the audacity to be in the same carpark at the same time as him Men are getting worse, aggression as their primary language is increasing. I’m so done with humans this week.

On a local fb group for recycling unwanted stuff. A kind person has put up a post giving away some pregnancy vitamins & tea. They’ve asked if any “pregnant people” could make use of them. They’ve been attacked by TERFs accusing them of “erasing women” etc. Since when are women not people?

I cannot overstate how absolutely thick as mince this is.

To give you an idea of how deranged the UK has become about gender stuff, here's Enid Blyton - the absolute avatar of classic English conservatism and a huge fan of racist "gollywogs" - casually describing a gender non-conforming kid in the 1940s and having their friends be totally cool with it.

Eric Cantona always had a way with words. He is Manchester United, not a smarmy billionaire who moved to Monaco so he could avoid tax. www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/eri...

Strap in, gang, we’re watching the figure skating and having Bisexual Feelings again.

Good to see the police are as on it as ever. Not like there’s been any overwhelming evidence or journalists doing their job for them or anything 🙄 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I am once again reminding men they are not sold used.

If I went to someone's house and saw this was how they kept their books I would leave immediately and call the police, safe in the knowledge that they are a full serial killer.

I need my ego stroked as much as the next elder millennial, however, if you’re going to compliment an interaction we had in a professional setting, it would be optimal if it weren’t in a changing room whilst I had my tits out. Difficult to be a humbly gracious doctor with my nips pointing north.

Think my cats have a shit fetish, they now both wait for me to come home from work before having a poo in their respective robot litter trays whilst making really intense eye contact. ScatCats.

Lovely stuff. Silly little Wes better stop hanging out with Peter Mandelson and get his best negotiating hat on. Hopefully this is the last time we have to do stupid postal votes and the law is changed to reflect society as it is now, not 25 years ago 🙄

I'm gutted cos all the people who I thought were just a bit conspiracy theory nuts banging on about the group of paedophile elites running the globe apparently turned out to be fucking right.

People who use nitrous oxide (laughing gas) - if you start to get weird symptoms like not being able to feel your hands/feet/legs/arms, difficulty walking or problems peeing/pooing please be honest about your gas use. We may be able to help more quickly and treat more successfully if we know.

JK Rowling and her team "protecting women and girls" by inviting convicted sex offender Epstein to the opening of her Harry Potter play. It certainly is an interesting approach to child protection.

Turns out my kink is seeing people blindly following tips/recipes/decorating ideas from chatGPT and them turning out to be utter dogshit.

I’ve booked an “intro to free weights” class at my gym this afternoon and am now doing a panic I’m going to make a complete tit of myself with my silly little noodle arms. I thought this shit was supposed to be good for your mental health?

Met a parent of a patient who described themselves as “social media influencer in the health sphere” Lads, I have never met anyone who’s confidence in their knowledge was so mismatched to their actual ability. Fuck me.

I can confirm that Sex Matters has been refused permission to bring its anti-democratic, exclusionary, and bigoted challenge to the inclusive space at Hampstead Ponds. More to follow.

Today would be dad’s birthday. A reminder to: Check in on your pals. Ask twice. Speak to someone if you’re struggling. It’s #timetotalk day next week, mind are a brilliant charity and you can find more information here: www.mind.org.uk/get-involved...

Yes. Please. Most important moment of classical musical silence since 4′33″

Brief Guide To UK Politics: Labour: a centrist party trying to appeal to the right that magically becomes left-wing at election time Tories: a right-wing party that would’ve solved everything if only it wasn’t in government at the time Reform: The Tories guest starring a paedophile’s friend

Are you a resident doctor? Are you also medically disorganised and haven’t posted your ballot paper back? Today is the last safe day to post them so put that little bit of effort in like I did after my Very Shit Night and get it posted. Wes won’t deal without it so just get it done pls.

Fuck me we’re having Quite The Night at work this evening. I just want my bed and for the NHS to be appropriately funded.

Where's the outrage we saw when Angela Rayner, who paid the wrong amount of tax on a property for her disabled son, & followed poor advice? She had a single breach of code for an amount ~10% of what Farage has tried to tax dodge. When is he going to be made to resign due to media pressure?

Tough day to be a man united fan today. Wanting Liverpool to lose (always) however also wanting nothing but the worst for Greenwood. Fingers crossed for a clattering tackle (very on brand for scousers) and him kicking off (very on brand for Greenwood) and red cards all round.

Today's spelling bee featured fanny, anal and taint - the holy trinity.

My most confusing thing that happened today was overhearing a group of lads bragging about fuckiing a woman "In the clit" Lads. You've fucked nothing but your palm, and everyone who overheard that conversation knew it.

Hospitals going into "critical incident" mode and sending loads of emails out makes absolutely fuck all difference to staff on the ground. Every time the same words "increased clinical risk" "not being able to care for patients the way 'we' (royal we) want" and every time nothing actually changes.

Facts.

I am once again reminding anyone who sees a chiropractor and lets them crack or “manipulate” their neck that vertebral arteries are not meant to be dissected.

Bought a new lamp. Was convinced I had bulbs at home. I had one single bulb that was the correct screw-in sized base. It is not what you’d describe as the optimal fit.

Can someone please explain to me how it’s been 163563828 days since payday and there’s still another three weeks to go? January can get right in the bin.