Anin Dasgupta

Consultant in Emergency Medicine UK (views are all personal)

[Royal College of Emergency Medicine @RCollEM]

“These responses reveal the true and shameful reality of the state of #EmergencyCare in the UK. And the level of harm and risk our patients are being exposed to - as recently as yesterday," says @RCEMpresident

[Anin Dasgupta @Anin_dg]

It’s that time of the year again, such a nice decor! @LeedsHospitals

[Claire Turner @CETurner1975]

Do spread the word about our Carers Roadshow on Friday! If you are an #unpaidcarer (or think you might be) it will be a great place to get some information, advice and support @CarersLeeds @LCHNHSTrust @LeedsCC_News

[Rob Galloway @DrRobgalloway]

I'm an A&E consultant and I'm tired after a weekend of nights.

But this am, I've handed over what I described as a "good department". This was said genuinely and with no hint of irony.

We provided great care and have very short waits to see an A&E doctor, but I'd forgotten how unacceptable it was to have 18 patients in the corridor, and elderly patients waiting over 2 days for a ward bed.

My lens of what is good and acceptable has been slowly warped by the slow & damaging effect of the working conditions of A&E departments up and down the country.

My biggest worry is that I'm starting to accept the unacceptable.

This is not about a lack of gp appointments, patients "abusing" the system or poor management - in fact we had excellent hospital management support, with patients boarding on each ward waiting there instead of A&E for a bed.

This is a simple case of patient demand being greater than what the overall health economy can cope with.

We have to either change the way we work, change demand via expectation management or increase resources.

If not, then the unacceptable becomes the norm and that's unacceptable.

Our patients and staff deserve better.

[LeedsFrailtyEducation @LeedsFrailtyEd]

Want to understand what frailty is, in just 3 minutes? The first in our series of videos on tik tok. Full video here https://t.co/lmDoELld3R

[Jess Moxon @moxon_jessA]

Band 6 https://t.co/jv6PSNgzDH
Band 5 https://t.co/bx8NuPkZGc
Band 3 https://t.co/mwaVTCfJtg

Keep your eyes peeled for ACP opportunities coming soon 👀

@acutemedLTHT @MPritch_ @LindsayMutyava1 @gazzied @H_A_Mercer @ArundelMorag @sherena_nair @Anin_dg @ashleywooood @sjd1812

[Mehul Parekh @mevparekh]

Consultants who bought their properties 10 years ago: If you couldn’t afford to buy your current property at its current valuation, at the current comparable salary you’d have now, you should probably be striking.

[Richard @thesurgeon666]

An open letter written to @SteveBarclay regarding the NHS Consultant Industrial Action, signed by 167 @UHD_NHS Consultants.
@TheBMA @BMA_James_Steen @trentconsultant @goldstone_tony

https://t.co/7dyeoIxplB

[Alison Brewer @alipainangel]

And with @SteveBarclay article in the times this weekend the resolve to strike just got much, much stronger. I think there is a woeful underestimation of the anger and frustration in the medical profession.

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

1/ IMPORTANT🧵: Its been a busy week. A new #workforceplan- (supposedly) #RETENTION central to it, to help #CutWaitingLists.

But something is missing from the plan... a plan for PAY.

I produced that chart 👇 2 months ago, new pay & wait data are just in - pls read to end & RT!

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

Bravo @RobLaurensonD4P @BMA_JuniorDocs

V good performance on #PoliticsLive well worth👀full 5 min clip calling out the total nonsense that it is government & NOT doctors, who have unilaterally stopped talks

RT if you want gvmnt to get round the table & make a *SERIOUS* offer

[Anin Dasgupta @Anin_dg]

I have voted not just for me but for the future generation

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

Consultant in England- have YOU voted AND returned your ballot?

We are *still* in a period of *very* high inflation, and PAY (& therefore PENSION) continues to FREE FALL in real terms.

Its NEEDS fixing to keep doctors (all grades) in UK & get waiting lists down

Pls Vote & RT

[Yorkshire CCC @YorkshireCCC]

🚨1 WEEK TO GO

The biggest clash of the season returns this time next week👀

To celebrate, we are giving away a Jonny Bairstow T20 shirt🔥

To enter, give this a RT and tag a mate below who you would bring to The Roses clash😎

Winner announced just before the toss next week!💪

[Tom Dolphin🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @thomasdolphin]

My BMA ballot came. This is perhaps our last chance to demonstrate to government that they need to value doctors properly and sort out pay, pensions and the Pay Review Body that’s supposed to prevent this situation arising.

I’ll be voting Yes.

Have you sent yours back?

[Anin Dasgupta @Anin_dg]

Agree, the title ‘junior’ doctor should change https://t.co/UYV9fvOoQu

[Ridge & Frost @RidgeandFrost]

"If you asked the average person on the street if they would be happy to pay a doctor £19-an-hour I think you get a resounding yes"

@RobLaurensonD4P told Sophy that Steve Barclay was "pinching pennies" in the dispute over the 35% pay rise demand

#Ridge https://t.co/ZoMhCmTrtv

[Sean Ninan @sean9n]

Great to share our trustwide plans for delirium @LeedsHospitals today. Some very important lessons around recognising the person’s capabilities before they came into hospital, the possibility for reversibility, the potential for prevention, and the power of the family/carer

[Anin Dasgupta @Anin_dg]

@MishtiO Keep going, you all have our support @BMA_JuniorDocs @MishtiO