@janky_jane Halloween, Derry 1990. Wearing jeans, casual shirt, coat. Taxi driver - in full Bugs Bunny outfit - “catch yerself on, you can’t go into town like that you’ll look like an eedjit”. Stopped at stall for me to buy curly wig, giant glasses + big water pistol to “fit in”.
Harrowing words from a senior emergency medicine doctor showing the despair at not being able to provide the level of care every doctor hopes to for their patients. Every doctor, nurse & HCW can empathise with this right now.
Shared w/ permission. Pls RT to get this out there.
Delighted to have had the opportunity to share my MSc research findings today with people living with head&neck cancer, families & health care teams. Family members are pivotal in cancer journeys. Thank you @CancerFocusNI for the invitation today. @WesternHSCTrust
@lindalong123ho1@WesternHSCTrust Your doing amazing my friend so proud of you ❤️❤️ so glad Ur being looked after well but not surprised amazing bunch of people in the NW Cancer centre
Particularly bumpy workweek. I know people are angry about Covid (on all different fronts) but don’t want to be a punching bag anymore. I didn’t cause Covid. I’m not even in charge of much. I’m just an academic trying to explain simply what’s happening. That’s all.
Now, this is a story all about how
My training got flipped-turned upside down
And I liked to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became redeployed in crit care.
Our Chief Exec. Dr @KilgallenA's message to the public as we prepare for a 3rd COVID-19 surge, in which the number of COVID-19 patients in our hospitals is projected to double
Joint statement by Chief Exec's of NI's 6 HSC Trusts: https://t.co/JXGAacjkQ5
https://t.co/DPb31B7srz
Health Minister @RobinSwannMoH says a person who break coronavirus rules is no different to someone who walks into a hospital and "slaps a nurse in the face". Read more: https://t.co/BO0uc6BCno