I sometimes get told by MPs that their patients “don’t mind if private companies deliver their healthcare”.
If you do mind, and want the NHS to stay out of private hands, please RT this. Let’s send MPs a message 💙
I’ve been preparing a teaching session on granulocytes- one of my favourite topics! Here's a thread on some key points and new developments #blooducation
WEIRD night for my mum 🧵
Old woman knocks on her door, says she’s 72 and homeless and has traveled to County Durham today from London using her “bus pass”
Mum calls the police for assistance and gets help from next door
Police arrive but she’ll only get in the car with my mum
Thank you to everyone who has come out today and supported the #JuniorDoctorStrikes and the rallies held in Oxford and Birmingham. See you all again tomorrow for day two! #PayRestoration
https://t.co/W4wO1ko7QP
@BloodScientist OMG, I came to a night shift to a malaria request and ongoing major haemorrhage. Luckily malatia was negative but had to top up the fridge and freezer... ongoing bleep and phones 😱😩😫
If everyone who has ever been grateful for a doctor followed and retweeted we’d reach a million by midnight.
The more followers we have, the louder we can shout for all the NHS staff who are fighting against the Government right now.
A normal night shift for an on call doctor in medicine in #NHS#uk#doctors
A thread ..
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Crash call while having food at 5 in the morning, CPR for 40 minutes, got a pulse, arrested again, another CPR for 30 minutes, went to scanner, arrested again, another CPR for 40 minutes,
A 23yo male presents to the hospital after an overdose of unknown medications. He is watched for 24 hours, has no symptoms, and is sent home.
7 days later, he develops palpitations, tremor, sweating, and diarrhea. He denies taking any other meds.
What is going on?🤔☠️
This is surgical ISBAR and we teach it at the CCrISP course . After 'I' for three-way identification (speaker, receiver and patient) it's 'S' for STATEMENT-
1. Just to let you know
2. I need some advice
3. I need you to come in
#MedEd#SurgEd