Thrilled about this

What a waste of money, particularly when we have doctors desperate to get into specialist training www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

Why are German trains so bad? Decidedly off-brand

The perils of using AI to do your research... From @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

A great opportunity to come and work with us #meded #editing #journalism jobsearch.bmj.com/jobs/job/Lea...

Heard some dark predictions from @parthaskar.bsky.social last week that there will be a large number of doctors out of work this August due to lack of NHS posts. Why are we in this ridiculous position?

Looking forward to discussing how to #EmpowerIMGs in Newcastle today

Never thought a living funeral could sound so good www.thetimes.com/article/bf0b...

Two successive health and care secretaries spent nearly £500,000 dismantling and then rebuilding ministerial offices in their department, HSJ has learned. excl from @henryanderson1.bsky.social www.hsj.co.uk/finance-and-...

Getting increasingly irritated by publications without BlueSky as a sharing option, especially if X is there. I'm trying to promote your article on a site that actually allows people to see it. Help me help you man.

I think we are going to see much more of this www.theguardian.com/business/202...

🧵 Pulse oximeters overestimate arterial oxygen saturation and provide more variable readings in people with darker skin pigmentations. Despite guidance from the @fda.gov, the reporting of participant skin tones in pulse oximeter testing has been inconsistent. ja.ma/3DKuKBw

BBC News - BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline www.bbc.com/news/article...

It was a delight to judge this award on behalf of @mja-uk.bsky.social (although annoyingly I had to recuse myself from judging the winner's application!). A worthy winner Thanks to @roysocmed.bsky.social www.rsm.ac.uk/latest-news/...

I don't understand in 2024 why we can't just digitally recreate the Parthenon/Elgin marbles and give the originals back...

Major focus this year was updating all our learning resources for GPs on how to manage pregnancy complications, both immediately and in the longer term new-learning.bmj.com/collection/3... #meded #pregnancy

You won't read it in the article, but this is a direct result of the coalition government cancelling the NHS bursary for nursing degrees in 2017. Short-term decisions have long-term consequences. www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.

🚨 BREAKING: MPs vote for #AssistedDying to become law for terminally ill people. Ayes - 330 Noes 275

Big day...

Finally out. Asthma Guidelines NG245 Move over SABA ➡️ AIR & MART now main treatments www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng245 #PharmSky

First joint BTS, NICE, SIGN guideline on asthma published today www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG245

#NHSTalkingTherapies, the flagship psychotherapy service offered by the NHS, was heralded as a game changer when it launched in 2008. 16 years on, I’ve done some data digging to inspect its inner workings. @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @healthfoundation.bsky.social 1/7 🧵

Long-term antipsychotic use increased from 2011–2020, while proportion of patients receiving an annual psychiatrist review fell. Researchers warn that 360 000 patients may be ‘trapped’ on antipsychotics doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

From Dr Phil Hammond

We are working on a whole new set of courses on #palliativecare for BMJ Learning, starting with this one on pain management. If you want to know more, please contact: @journal-kristoffer.bsky.social

Regent Street's Christmas lights in the rain last night

GPs around country reconsidering shared care for ADHD as part of collective action - my story for Pulse with Eliza Parr www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinica...

Whatever you think of this bill, it is incredibly heartening to see someone as informed and compassionate as @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social leading on it

We now have more than 100k followers for our YouTube channel. Whoop whoop! youtu.be/xTzoJdNDl6w?...

"The Fragile Promise of Psychedelics in Psychiatry ", out now in the BMJ. Honored to be able to contribute to this piece along with @floriannaudet.bsky.social @ioanaacristea.bsky.social @eikofried.bsky.social and others www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Hi there. I'm a health journalist and medical editor based in the UK. Keen to connect with anyone in #journalism or #meded