Remembering the time when @Prof_StevePowis and @NavinaEvans were caught coordinating twitter posts relating to false allegations in @thetimes of ‘abuse ‘ and acid attacks against PAs by Drs.
Did Drs ever get an apology for this disgusting behaviour by @NHSEngland ?
I have noticed an up tick in PA anons and PA supporting accounts coming to give an opinion-on my feed- about my views on @lengreview PA protocols.
To help you, I have 3 things to say.
1. I don't have any influence in the system, I am not part of Council @RCPhysicians (powers that be terminated my time).
I have no voice that anyone takes much note of- especially in @NHSE_WTE@NHSEngland circles.
There's a reason I am not in the @HSJnews Non-white influential people list- it's because I don't have influence. That is a fact.
So don't worry at all about my view.
2. Making references to my recent loss in a derogatory way is more a reflection of your upbringing or lack of it.
I spend enough time nowadays in darkness- you can't make it worse.
Avoid it- you never know what happens in your own life in the future
3. You should have the same approach as I do to pro-PA views. I literally don't care at this point. I believe the way in which many have tried and are trying to use PAs is dangerous to the public. You don't agree.
Fine- it's a democracy.
But I will say what I believe to be true.
Also- if you bring heat to a conversation?
Don't flounce off when you get smoked in return.
Refer to point 3- I don't care about your opinion at this point
I hope that helps
Thanks and much love
Partha
Two different medical regulators have essentially sanctioned the use of the term Noctor.
Which is great, because they sanction plenty of other contractions too and Not-A-Doctor is no different.
Thank you Louella for paving the way.
This whole episode has been quite stressful.
But it does clarify that not one but TWO regulators do not think that the use of the term 'noctor' (not-a- doctor) meets the bar for a full investigation.
It is NOT inherently derogatory of offensive.
https://t.co/6qwq9qRZb0
Doctor substitution is being championed at the highest levels yet anyone with a grain of common sense or integrity knows it’s nonsense
I wonder what platitudes @theRCN or @RCEMpresident would offer these parents given their involvement in enabling this scenario?
Nine year old Dylan Cope died from sepsis. His GP had suspected appendicitis and sent him to hospital.
A paediatric nurse practitioner assessed him in A&E without reading the GP’s referral. His abdominal pain was attributed to flu and he was discharged without a documented examination by a doctor.
The coroner concluded that his death could have been avoided.
Dylan’s family have suffered an unimaginable loss. As a doctor working in general practice, what stands out to me is that his GP had recognised the possibility of appendicitis and referred him for further assessment. That concern needed to be heard and acted on.
When we refer a patient with a suspected serious illness, we need to know that the concern prompting that referral will be properly assessed. A different diagnosis may emerge, but the referral’s findings must be considered before a patient is sent home.
Dylan’s father told the inquest that he believed the practitioner assessing his son was a doctor. He also repeatedly raised concerns about appendicitis. Families deserve clarity about who is treating their child and to have their concerns heard.
This case raises serious questions about how referrals are handled and when an examination by a doctor must take place. Employers must ensure that supervision arrangements translate into the assessment a patient actually needs.
There is also a wider discussion about advanced practitioner roles. The BMA recognises their valuable contribution within healthcare teams. It calls for nationally agreed limits of practice and clear supervision requirements, with advanced practitioners supporting medical teams rather than replacing doctors on clinical rotas. Its position is that they should not independently diagnose or manage patients whose underlying condition has not yet been established.
I support those safeguards. Clear responsibilities protect patients and support staff to practise safely.
Dylan’s parents are asking for children referred to A&E by a GP with suspected serious illness to receive a documented, face to face examination by a senior doctor before discharge.
That is a call we should take seriously. They should not have had to lose their son to ask for it.
https://t.co/HTqzeDNBF4
Good God.
If he had gotten into medical school, he'd just be just over halfway through FY2 but is co-hosting a session with Prof Leng.
This is a complete circus.
GP refers child to hospital appropriately
Nurse doing a job they should never be doing, ignores referral, misses the diagnosis a third year medical student would make & inappropriately discharges child to worse possible outcome
Dropping professional standards causes harm : FACT
🚨 EXCL: Patients are being harmed and dying because the NHS is replacing doctors with 'advanced practitioners', medics have warned.
GIFT LINK ⬇️
https://t.co/LisTK4FrDG