Archie Goodburn has made an emotional plea to the prime minister.
The Scottish 50m breaststroke record holder was diagnosed with brain cancer two years ago.
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NEWS: Labour to ration NHS referrals
Labour’s plans to ration NHS referrals are deeply concerning and will affect us all.
Instead of being referred directly to a specialist when your GP thinks it’s needed, now your doctor will have to email a specialist and you have to wait for them to email back their view. Once your GP gets the email back, they either need to call you in for another appointment, or provide that specialist's assessment to you by letter. Then you will need to wait and see whether that advice (given without seeing you in person) works for a period of time, before then going back to your GP again, and asking again to be referred to a specialist if you are still suffering with the health issue.
The result? Longer waiting times for specialist care, while specialists spend more time writing emails than actually seeing patients and using their expertise.
On paper, waiting lists will therefore look significantly shorter, but only because fewer people ever make it onto them. You are not on a waiting list while the GP is waiting for the specialist to send their advice (without seeing you). You are only on a waiting list when, and if, you then request later to be seen by the Specialist, once you've gone through all of the process above.
So all of this means the Government can announce they've cut waiting lists massively, but what is actually means is longer waiting times for specialist care for all of us as patients, and specialists spend their time writing emails not seeing patients.
My editorial on how tribalism poses a significant threat to patient safety has been published today in @JournalofCHC .
See it here. Stop it . Sorted .
Open access to all.
Have a read 👀
#pedsICU#PatientSafety
https://t.co/6dG2zKZRZ5
The GASTRIC-PICU trial is nearing the end, we have only 566 patients to recruit to reach our 4700 target our 22 active recruiting picus and their fabulous staff are doing an amazing job ! @NIHRresearch@lyvonnetume@ESPNIC_Society@ICNARC
Pediatric critical care teams should consider the introduction of the SANDWICH bundle, as the reduction in time to successful extubation in infants with bronchiolitis may impact seasonal bed pressures.
➡️ Read the research in PCCM: https://t.co/6RGxYSPPZx
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An Addenbrooke’s doctor has led the UK’s first multi-centre study of its kind aimed at improving outcomes for children with traumatic brain injuries.
Read more: https://t.co/mBccneRjLQ
#SafeKindExcellent
Top A&E doctor accuses NHS leaders of normalising treatment in corridors | The Independent. Thank you @RCEMpresident for constantly raising our concerns .🙏 https://t.co/xS7JkLVDWA
This Friday! A fantastic interactive event with author Nazima Pathan to celebrate her first book for children, Dream Hunters. A superb adventure set in a world where dreams can be captured and bottled. Join us for only £2! https://t.co/Mi2KcAjtJu
Professor David Menon, a @Cambridge_Uni professor who founded the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU) at #Addenbrookes, has been awarded a CBE in the King’s birthday honours list.
Read more: https://t.co/ATegceSvBN
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