'This photo is taken at the top of the hill by a set of stairs I walk down almost every day. The view is perfect for a sunset.' Carolyn, Local Photographer #mynclpics
"If medical schools started to skew their selection process towards these ‘softer’ markers of what might make a good doctor, not only would we start to turn out more caring doctors - we’d also start to generate more medical graduates who want to be GPs.”
https://t.co/rDBamqZbOp
Congratulations to our second cohort of Physician Associates who graduated on Monday. Looking forward to working with you across the NHS in our region and beyond. @HoNewcastle@NewcastleMedSch
It now seems safe to conclude that many prior epidemiological associations between #vitaminD deficiency and adverse health outcomes were driven by unmeasured residual confounding or reverse causality https://t.co/KqxUAWUnjx #KidneyWk
We've launched our #BackGP manifesto for #GE19 calling on all candidates to back general practice by commuting to:
💵💵 11% of the NHS budget
👩🏽⚕ 👨⚕ An expanded workforce
🏥🏥 Modernised premises
📱 💻 Digitally enabled infrastructure
🇪🇺🇬🇧 Prevent a no-deal Brexit
Calorie labels in fast food outlets linked to small drop in calories purchased, according to a study using data from a large US restaurant company published by @bmj_latest today. Read the full study https://t.co/c23J4uao4e + linked editorial https://t.co/7C6v8nTHqp @ADMBriggs
"If you work in a hospital most of those you meet in their 80s and 90s will be frail and suffering. It’s a revelation for some hospital doctors to spend time in a GP surgery, to redress this dismal equation of old age with decrepitude." @HelenRSalisbury https://t.co/SidhYsyfJP
Delegates at the #RCGPAC applauded a colleague who called for an end to the use of the term “salaried” to describe doctors employed by general practices, saying “it is a pejorative term" https://t.co/EPS9hVtToj @Abi_Rimmer
We are pleased to be supporting more student teaching in general practice. The School of Medical Education is about to distribute 52 fully equipped doctors bags to practices across our region to help teaching and learning. @HoSNewcastleMedicine @NewcastleMedSch
Real costs of teaching medical students in general practice: actual cost of placing a medical student full time in general practice for a 37-week academic year is £40,700 compared with average payment rate of only £22,000 @BJGPjournal#meded@NIHRSPCR@UCL_IEHC@UCLPopHealthSci
Interviewed for Physician Associate preceptor post in GP last week; a very high standard of candidates and very tough to choose only one. We’ve done prelim patient surveys https://t.co/1TWlqKoyLE and are ready to go! @MADEinHEENE @FPARCP @IainBonavia @hughalberti
"Young and future GPs are, overall, dedicated to their profession, despite operating in conditions of high stress. They have clear needs that might feasibly be met to ensure their mental health over the long term."
What an extraordinary achievement. It’s incredible what humans are capable of! 👏 👏 🏃♂️
BBC Sport - Eliud Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon mark by 20 seconds https://t.co/AdLxuxPSq8