Franco P

A+E trainee with interests in Med Ed, Wigan Athletic, charcuterie and Bob Mortimer. He/Him

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

Or just ask him if we can go on holiday to France... 🫠

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

A lot of (over 800) medical students didn't get a job initially coming out of university last year. This is also mirrored in further training posts. What is Barclay's plans to manage this instead of congesting the bottleneck further? #bbclaurak

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

@BBCNews This reads as a purposely misleading headline. Seemingly based on two non-commital quotes from people in managerial roles.

[Tim Ricketts @timricketts_]

This article is massively disingenuous, bordering on malicious. I’ll break it down step by step. Brace yourselves, it’s yet another 🧵1/?

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

If anyone has a chance to watch @BBC AIDS: The unheard tapes. I highly recommend doing so. One of the most thought provoking programmes I've ever seen and some huge links with modern access to care. Pioneering stuff from people just trying to do the best for their community.

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

@Jingstar 300 pound a day for input on a very tricky subject already showing they don't quite get it.

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

@DrLawrieG I had dinner at New Chapter which was lovely. Great Italian wine bar called bacco for post acing the exam 👌

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

@harlotan 🤞🤞🤞

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

@pepemac27 The perpetual battle between nhs staff and rook.

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

A real fixture clash. Wigan replay or sudden pitchside cardiac arrest seminar. A @drjtobin fest.

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

Hillarously shit 'art attack' attempts at masks. Obviously done at cost with no regard to the purpose they were intended for. Meanwhile colleagues with underlying health problems were understandably sceptical about the supply and chopping and changing of types of PPE.

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

Just this! Easily forgotten but the PPE crisis was such a horrendous time. I remember the initial facemasks provided was very good, adapted to the face well and then the torrent of rubbish started to come in. 1/1

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

The main ones I remembered were:
1. Masks with thin elastic straps that wore out very quickly and used to just ping off during the AGP.
2. Ones where the straps were made of elastic bands stapled onto the mask.
3. The short lives loops on the side not deemed fit for purpose

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

@TheTraumaBitch Ahaha maybe a sign to drink more water than coffee

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

Most morning I try to interpret my random milk pattern to see how my day is going to be. Completely stumped at this one. Any clues?

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

It's defo not the dizziness heights that was red carpet Beyonce yesterday.

[Sandy Robertson @EMDrSandy]

A wee #medtwitter and #pem thread to help me process a scary week for us as Kawasaki Disease, one of the things I'm most worried of missing when seeing kids in the ED has hit home. My 5y.o. developed it, likely secondary to the COVID she had in Aug. 1/5

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

@EMDrSandy Thanks for sharing Sandy! Glad she's feeling much better ❤️

[Franco P @FrancisPicks]

Just apologied to my robot vacuum for it bumping into me. Glad I'd still pass the British citizenship test.

[Dr Meenal Viz @drmeenalviz]

To those of us who worked in the NHS last year, the fuel crisis seems almost identical to the PPE crisis.

1. Fail to plan.
2. Deny there's a shortage.
3. Scold us for using the product.
4. Blame other parties.
5. Insist it's a "supply chain issue".
6. Call in the army.