Mary Holloway

Palliative care doctor, wife and cool aunt. I enjoy travel, board games, Country Music and Musicals. All views my own

[Prof. Mark Taubert @ProfMarkTaubert]

Helpful from the BMA: They have voted through several motions this summer about what an Assisted Dying Bill should require - many things that are notably absent from the Bill before parliament.

1) specifies that assisted dying is not a medical treatment! 🧵

[𝗗𝗿 𝗔𝗷𝗮𝘆 𝗠 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮 @UKGastroDr]

Our resident Dr colleagues need to earn money to pay their debts, buy a house, provide for their families…

Drs being unemployed after 6-7 years of medical school & foundation training is unacceptable.

Your post is wide of the mark Arun - an insult to our younger colleagues.

[BMA Northern Ireland @BMA_NI]

We are proud to announce that Dr Clodagh Corrigan, deputy chair of NI Council and member of the NISASC committee has been elected to the post of Deputy Chair of the Representative Body.

Congratulations @SAS_DrClodagh #BMAARM25

[Together @Togetherdec]

ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL: "This bill is not safe, all the amendments that would have made it safer were rejected at the second reading"

Palliative medicine consultant @CarolUHS on why she against the Assisted Suicide Bill

Contact your MP using our online tool ahead of vote EXPECTED FRIDAY👇

[Idris Baker @BakerIdris]

I think this is very disturbing.

No one should be forced to declare their religious beliefs, in my view.

I'm very open about mine but the striking thing in this debate is that I have for decades lined up with people who do not share them. Yet we have the same view on this.

[Emma Runswick 🏳️‍🌈 @ERunswickBMA]

🚨We’ve heard that doctors affected by the MRCP error are being told they will not be able to progress their HST applications.

Urgent advice: do not withdraw any application & continue applying if you are affected. If you are prevented from applying keep emails and screenshots.

[Children's Bookshop @childrensbkshop]

Who fancies a quick #Competition for teen readers? Like, repost and follow for your chance to grab this bag full of signed books AND YET-TO-BE-PUBLISHED PROOFS! You can read next year’s big hitters before anyone else.

The #Giveaway ends on Sunday 15th December. Don’t miss out!

[Tony Duffy @Existential_Doc]

Ernest Hemingway once said: In our darkest moments, we don't need solutions or advice. What we yearn for is simply human connection--a quiet presence, a gentle touch. These small gestures are the anchors that hold us steady when life feels like too much.
#palliativecare

[Tony Duffy @Existential_Doc]

Morphine myth busting

-It not used to shorten life expectancy
-It is not used to sedate people
-It is only one of many options for pain control in palliative care
-There is no maximum dose, the right dose is the one that works for that individual
-Morphine does not = dying

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

(6) in my view it’s past time @DHSCgovuk @HMRCgovuk to put out urgent guidance that due to the administration failures of @nhs_pensions (and to be fair other pensions agencies affecting doctors) that deadlines need to be formally relaxed around RPSS and SA for 23/24

RT if agree

[Anna Sutherland @annasutherlan15]

📢📢📢 Launching our "Good practice guideline" series!

Care for Spiritual Distress (existential crisis) at the end of life" has published today! It is an interfaith guideline for all

https://t.co/bOsMvoWc48

Please retweet and share widely with your colleagues!

[PODREFONLY @PODREFONLY]

We have released a new report.
'Planning for the End' is a review of the quality of care provided to patients towards the end of life.

https://t.co/Sa65Q7se4w

@HQIP @macmillancancer @Sue_Ryder @mariecurieuk @APMPostTweets @hospiceuk @NVTweeting @PCPLDnetwork @NICEComms

[Kathryn Mannix @drkathrynmannix]

This is the @samaritans and @networkrail #SmallTalkSavesLives project in action. I discussed it in 'Listen.'
Please give this video a moment of your time.
You might save a life, too.

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

ICYMI where to start with your brown envelope and who can get expert accountancy advice costs back in full explained in under 4 minutes 🚀👇⏳ #RPSS #McCloud #Compensation
Pls share / RT

[BookTrust @Booktrust]

☕A £5 pumpkin spice latte? Or gift book packs to 3 pre-school children living in women's refuge centres. Books help overcome disadvantage and nurture a life-long love of reading, but for many they're a luxury families can't afford.
Spread joy this Autumn with a monthly gift.💫

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

Medical Assisted deaths in Canada have been rising progressively

Like the UK the failure of supportive palliative care is one factor, perceived burden on relatives or carers

Many do change their mind once these factors are fixed

We must fix these first

https://t.co/Ili6cUZSbt

[BMA SAS Doctors @BMA_SAS]

Just one week to go until #SASWeek24 begins on 14 October! Join us as we celebrate the incredible work of Specialist, Associate Specialist, and Specialty doctors in partnership with NHS Employers.
For more details 👉 https://t.co/9C32T5jUhO

[NHS Organ Donation 💗🫀🫁 @NHSOrganDonor]

Thanks @doctor_oxford for sharing this important message during #OrganDonationWeek.

Every donor has the potential to save nine lives. Have you registered? https://t.co/nMFScc0NjD

[Mark Toshner @mark_toshner]

#MedTwitter I'm mentoring an ace student applying for medicine from a background of
-no family ever at Uni
-doesn't know any doctors to ask questions
-school have been useless

Take 2 mins to answer any/all of their 4 short questions here https://t.co/NkfIdH44dx
or below

[#niteblessings @Niteblessing]

May you be a person of peace not of conflict. May you know how to build bridges of hope to those who feel the threat of despair. May you keep an open heart, an open home and an open hand to those who face rejection and isolation. Small things make a big difference. #niteblessing