Merry Christmas from team acute in Halifax

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Let's see how quickly this goes tomorrow at work (Mary Berry recipe)

@acutemedicine.bsky.social #SAMManchester worrying stat , 71% of AIM registrars say they feel their specialty not valued above GIM by others, how do we change this?

Great gig last night at Halifax Piece Hall, Texas as great as ever

Long weekend in Prague in getting v v wet at @brucespringsteen.net concert!!!

#samonthecam Cardiology Pearl - DON'T give adenosine to tachycardia "to see if helps" (aka diagnostic test) - you will almost certainly end up "doing bad stuff"

I read this curled into a ball of horror, but it's WELL worth reading. www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...

BIG Whoop.

“Sure, it will be compatible with any modern IT kit” falls down fast when it meets NHS infrastructure. For those not fully aware of NHS finances, you will have seen the austerity of the last 14 years. Where do you think they start first each year? Tech and support spending.

Serious question: Can somebody explain to me why the Signal boys loathe Europe so much? Exasperation with longstanding European refusal to spend more on defence really is not enough to explain this degree of hostility. What’s so bad about Europe? Too snobby? An obstacle to their libertarian dreams?

"Success will depend on how this massive change is managed and on creating a workable future relationship between ministers and NHS organisations." Nigel Crisp discusses the risks and opportunities of abolishing NHS England www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Here we go again... “The end of NHS England [...] 'reform' is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon..." Read more 👇 @imcdermott.bsky.social @drdon.bsky.social @kathcheckland.bsky.social @benwealthy.bsky.social @richardbody.bsky.social @surin75.bsky.social @cath-lewis.bsky.social

The government's promised to reform the NHS, but “reform” is one of the trickiest words in the political lexicon. It "usually just means cuts, and when done in a hurry there’s a risk of unintended consequences." @helensalisbury.bsky.social on the end of NHS England www.bmj.com/content/388/...

This is really important in the context of NHS budgets being cut across the hospital sector...many hospitals are short of the nurses needed to provide safe care: www.channel4.com/news/factche...

Yesterday's arrival in Lanzarote a bit hairy! #jet2

Very good read!!

"Let everyone get measles so they will get immunity" (if they survive) is the same logic as "invade Canada to increase their security against invasion".

Please spend a second thinking of the thousands who work for nhse about to be unemployed. They don't deserve to be vilified @wesstreeting. The state of the NHS is not their fault. Please don't use them as a political punchbag. #nhse

At Heathrow, back in UK for a few days. It feels like a homecoming. I feel physically and mentally lighter, at a distance from the toxic environment in Washington. I didn’t realize how much it was affecting me. O/c, the issues haven’t gone away, but it honestly feels different here. Let me explain 🧵

With the NHS under pressure, there is a focus on tech to potentially free up time. Our new analysis explores when health technologies have had no or negative impact on staff time and looks at why ⬇️ buff.ly/4kivGOy

Rhetorical question I presume. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

Beyond belief. Is this really the man we’re going to fawn over with a State Visit? It’s time for our PM to pick a side

Jeremy Bowen on the Ten O'Clock News saying the Oval Office meeting resembled a "planned mugging"

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

🟢🟡 An odd night at the Carra. Weird goings-on and a surprise change of style. Plenty of scope for the blubberers and flip-floppers last night, unfortunately. LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/02/12/a... #ncfc

Urgent for #acutemedicine @acutemedicine @weeSAMScotland @take__AIM, due to some last minute complications we have become v short of panel for interviews tomorrow/Fri - if anyone ST7 or above can give us even half a day it would be incredibly helpful. Please contact me asap

Good luck to all those attending an interview this week for #acutemedicine, many thanks to everyone who has given their time to support them too

The word 'symposium' comes from a Greek term for a drinking party, should you be looking for a truthful excuse to knock off early.

The autocratic manager. This is the NHS in a nutshell. Refuses to trust people in "lower" positions, treats everyone as not worthy of the full picture and acts like a demi-god in charge of their empire, making every decision I challenge you to tell me you haven't met one. 3/18

Tonight's entertainment #StrictlyLiveTour #leeds

Exasperated MPs seem to have finally seen through the waffle & fluff from NHS England leadership They definitely lack the dynamism, but worse than that they are not aware of the issues and aren’t listening @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

It is often easier to be despondent from the sidelines, to tut and shake one's head & take comfort in criticism shared amongst friends. Bishop Budde delivered her sermon with quiet conviction and dignity. Moral courage like this gives hope - it shows us that it is ok to politely but firmly say no.

Hadn't seen this. But here's position statement from @gerisoc.bsky.social on assisted dying. Acknowledgements also reveal the varied opinions reflected. www.bgs.org.uk/positionAD

"The mass pardon sends a message to the country and the world that violating the law in support of Mr. Trump and his movement will be rewarded," writes the New York Times editorial board.

Multiply this story across almost every hospital and Emergency Department across the UK. We need a proper review and an honest conversation about every aspect of healthcare in this country. This cannot go on. BBC News - 'No dignity in this', say staff on stretched A&E www.bbc.com/news/article...

We need more of the acute care community to migrate to Bsky. Right now, the interesting conversations remain on Twitter. They are not replicated elsewhere. This is why such platforms, irrespective of action and ownership, won’t die.

How to confuse a labrador!!!

Dear #acutemedicine fraternity, are there any AIM Consultants or St7 available to help us with the national interviews feb 10-14th? If you have any time you can offer us please get in contact!!!!

The @rcn.org.uk , backed by @rcem.bsky.social and others has written to @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social on corridor care urging him to force the NHS to be more transparent over the numbers being treated on corridors:

...and that, regrettably, is what life in the Premier League would be like, most weeks, for #ncfc. Do we aspire to get there? Absolutely yes we do & should. But the grim reality of trying to compete at that level without having £120 million plus to spend is immediate relegation every time...

The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from 9 years at age 60 to 4.5 years at age 85 for women, and from 6.5 to just over 2 years, respectively, in men, finds this systematic review of the evidence Includes a visual abstract www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Forget flu, forget snow, I've just realised why everything is so bad - - - - the medical secretaries have still got the office Christmas tree up - instant bad luck!!! 🎄😂

We need to think hard about how we describe what’s happening in #NHS A&E/ Ambulance services. We can’t just talk about Winter pressure and flu numbers absent any context on bed numbers since 2010, staff sickness because they work in hellish places, vaccine messaging, GP/community/social care gaps.

🟢🟡 Anyone up for the (FA) Cup these days? 🗣️ @garygowers.bsky.social chats with Scott McCarthy from @wearebrighton.com ahead of Canaries clashing with Seagulls. LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/01/10/a... #ncfc

“It’s so blindingly - excuse my language - bleedin’ obvious that in an intelligent, affluent, civilised society we get this done.” Sir Andrew Dilnot tearing strips off the government yesterday for deferring addressing the crisis in social care until 2028. (1/3) www.theguardian.com/society/2025...