Gordon Ferns

Professor of Medical Education and Consultant

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@mind_body_soles @saltyair1 @DrRanj Antibody titres do not measure cellular immunity from T cells … so you are only assessing one aspect of immune defence.

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@krishgm Obviously euphoric on high dose steroids

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@BBCHughPym Are the international data comparison for COVID valid? Do the data for Italy and Germany include deaths in the community?

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@piersmorgan Would be interesting to know how key workers will be defined? Transport workers to take NHS staff to work?

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I am looking forward to my oven ready turkey of a deal for Christmas #MARR

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@HackedOffHugh Also undermines authentic fact check sites and goes counter to Dominic Raabs comments. Have Honesty and Trust been abandoned?

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@Peston Perhaps so much so that he was willing to sacrifice 21 Tory MPs lose a slim majority and force an election

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@susebb @DAHatfield_ @BredaFlaherty1 @kasdg @BSMSMedSchool @TVSanjeev Great to see all your hard work pay off Debbie

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@helenbevan @Andi_Roberts M

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Great discussions bout leadership#HEC17

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@MarrShow Some graduates (nurses) earn less than many non-graduates, even as senior nurses. Why not simply use income tax as the mechanism?

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@MarrShow Has Teresa May discussed student fees with Joe Johnson. The proposal contrasts with the Teaching Excellence Framework for Gold Uni

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@BBCNews Graduates may earn more and hence pay more tax. What a wonderfully simple mechanism for them to pay for their education.

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@BBCRadio4 The proposed reduction in student fees is not consistent with the Teaching Excellent Framework. Was Joe Johnson consulted?

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Great Med Ed Conference at Brighton many thanks to all colleagues who contributed

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@bmj_latest Not all fruit are equal Not all juices are equal We must better communicating the message to the public unambiguously

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Many congratulations to all our students who graduated at Brighton yesterday. You should be very proud of your achievement.

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@bmj_latest 10y to train a GP so requires a shift in % of current students aspiring to become GPs from 30% to 45% and for funding to shift