Ailsa McKinlay

Junior Doctor - Ethical Fashion Follower - Wannabe Tap Dancer - Tea Drinker - Jesus Enthusiast

[Dr Haseena Wazir @DrHWazir]

The NHS is crumbling. Patients are having to wait years for their operations due to a lack of staff.

But did you know that 20,000 NHS doctors are potentially unable to train as consultants & GPs due to government restrictions? That’s 20,000 doctors who could help cut the waiting lists and help the public, but are being deliberately held back from doing so.

This is because the government has restricted speciality training spaces for doctors. @wesstreeting could easily increase these, along with consultants and GP posts, but has only committed to ‘reviewing’ the situation.

A review won’t help those 20,000 doctors who are out of a training job this august. It won’t help the public who are crying out to see a doctor without having to wait years for an appointment.

It beggars belief that we have a shortage of NHS staff, yet we are also not utilising the scarce few we do have.

The public deserve better than this.

[Dr Luke Craddock @DrLukeCraddock]

So far we have three specialties who have released the number of applicants for this years intake. All of which show an example trending towards exponential growth.

This cannot continue and needs immediate intervention.

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

@PasstheMSRA I can't find a way to contact you through the website, but I am unable to access all the content I have paid form. Please can you contact me to sort out the issue?

[ARCHIVED - NASA Moon @NASAMoon]

Oops I did it again 🤭

#TotalSolarEclipse

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

@LawrenceDunhill Forget the story. We need accurate, up to date medical records accessible across all providers. I want to hear the story fresh, but I don't want to repeat tests, scans, referrals, and I don't want to have to ring your great niece's boyfriends neighbor for a list of reg-meds!

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

@jtrebach The examiner in my OSCE and I both got the giggles after I got 2 fingers in the thumb of a glove... Twice 😂

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

@matthewcrosby @RadioX @EdGambleComedy @Vinay_K_Joshi I had a pair of school shoes as a 5-year-old I was terrified of. Mum had bought me shiny black shoes with a little cat-face on - they even had a row of sparkly gems as the cat's collar. Mum eventually found out that I had mistaken said gems for a set of vicious cat teeth...

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

@zackferguson I'm a Gen Surg FY1 have NO IDEA if I'm any good at my job, or if I am, what bits I'm good at and what bits need work. To be given positive feedback would mean the world and to be given it about something specific would be even better ☺️

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

@jcollm1 Feel for you! My badge said 'Alisha' and decided that was worth the effort as it's not a typo, it's an entirely different name...

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

@BellaRoscetti The number of things no one has ever told me how to do 🤦 and then you get spoken to as if you were an absolute idiot for not knowing...

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

#Lionesses

[Lionesses @Lionesses]

Sarina Wiegman.

That's it. That's the tweet.

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

#WEURO2022
Come on Lionesses! 🙌

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

Our Euros finals tickets, purchased last summer, are looking like the best purchase of the year #LionessesLive

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

There were so many times when I didn't think I'd make it, but here we are.
Medical degree ✅
Staying goodbye to @UniofOxford, after 7 years at Corpus Christi, with a cheeky stop off at Wycliffe Hall.
(Oh, if 9 year old me could see me now!)

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

@PennyCE27 @howtofailpod is my go-to when I need some wholesome inspiration

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

Celebrating the final day of medical school with a positive COVID test...

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

@DrCalumMiller Yay! Congratulations!!!

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

@smorgasbored444 @becca_kate_ @Dr_LauraW so much wrong with this situation I wanna cry

[Ailsa McKinlay @AilsaMcKinlay]

@smorgasbored444 @becca_kate_ @Dr_LauraW I'm currently in an internal debate about how to introduce myself to patients when I start work. I think "Dr McKinlay" rather than "Ailsa, one of the doctors" is not the done thing, but patients and staff need to know who is who for patient safety!

[OCCA @theocca]

It's not too late to register for Science and the Future of Humanity! @ProfJohnLennox, @SharonDirckx, @andykmoore, and @DrCalumMiller will be exploring questions surrounding science, technology, and human identity. Book now to join us online or in-person: https://t.co/ddEPefyAz3