Deborah Kirkham

Consultant HIV/GUM | Med Ed Leader | FRSPH | Health equity, medical education, leadership | Fighting the patriarchy | Addicted to books, cake, and tea

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Social relationships more important to health than smoking, alcohol, hypertension etc. The biomedical model is severely lacking #MCA2016

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@marion_mcnaught @LittlePersonDoc ,9ob

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@jfdwolff With increasing access to medical records for patients it's really important that they are written in accessible language. And doesn't do any harm for the whole MDT (including those with no medical training) to be able to understand what's written.

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@EdConwaySky If you come from Northwich, salt's in your blood!

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@REM11081992 @Jayana1993 Sure your patients get to benefit from that amazing empathy too...

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How significant obesity 10 yr survival rate compares with 10 year survival rates for different cancers.
We wouldn't limit treatments for those would we......
@AboutObesityorg

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Disappointing monochrome coat situation at #rcpupdate

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@Betterhelpers So we can't refer from secondary care?

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@Betterhelpers how can I refer someone to Healthwise in Croydon? Thanks.

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"There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women."
Madeleine Albright
#MWFCONF24

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Racism and gender discrimination still a massive problem in the NHS, supported by lots of evidence @samanthatross Tackling inequalities lowers sick leave, staff turnover, and increases productivity and care quality #mwfconf24

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Fantastic to see my two spiritual homes of @croydonhealth and @NHS_GM doing great things in women's health #mwfconf24

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Highly recommend Invisible Women https://t.co/YQoWV7scgm @ccriadoperez for all doctors to understand the gender data gap in diagnosis, research, and management of health conditions e.g. 50% women have late diagnosis of heart attack; symptoms present differently to men #MWFCONF24

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"Contraception is the single most cost effective health intervention. Fact." reports @lregan7 #MWFCONF24

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Delighted to be back 'on the professional circuit' @medicalwomenuk and my first ever trip to Cambridge. Narrowly avoided death by bike in the first minutes off the train (entirely my own fault) #MWFCONF24

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@neurosurgerySpR @Beaumont_Dublin Arguably is the correct word... 😂

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@_MissieBee @mothercareuk @BootsUK @LetToysBeToys

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@DrRobgalloway I'm sorry you're having to deal with this and I'm grateful you guys are there if we need you.

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@ElyKreimendahl Valid to want that after having tried the first two...

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@DrBenLovell Oooooo, you got the new ones as well by Pamela Cox... Let me know whether they're worth a read!

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@mrmarksteel So sorry to hear about your diagnosis experience. The little things make such a difference. Glad your first op went well and hopefully the leopard will be evicted very soon!