Jyothi Srinivas 💙

Paediatrician. Med Ed, Positive thinking & Allergy care in kids. Love books, coffee with friends. All views my own. She/Her @[email protected]

[Jyothi Srinivas 💙 @PaedED]

🌟Registrations now open🌟

Women in NHS conference
Friday 2nd May
Marriott Hotel, Leicester
9-5pm

Open to medical students, nurses, resident doctors, SAS, GPs, Consultants and managers

Thank you to Leicester Hospital team for their support

@BAPIOUK

[Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 @parthaskar]

Posting this as I like it.

Not because “I am awesome, can others be like me”

The reality is- like many others -I have also made comments which on hindsight aren’t right.
Laughed at jokes when one should have stopped them.
Not listened enough.

And I can only be sorry about that now.

Yet the work is always to learn and be better. And that we must try to.

And we must all try to kill the mood.
And when needed- fall out.

#FridayFacts

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

1 in 4 women in the UK have been raped or sexually assaulted since the age of 16

6 in 7 rapes against women in the UK are carried out by someone they know

5 in 6 women who are raped in the UK don’t report it to the police

Fewer than 3 in 100 rapes recorded by UK police in 2024 resulted in someone being charged that same year

It is an abhorrent crime committed by cowards. Every perpetrator put in prison is a blessing.

[Alice Evans @_alice_evans]

India's female suicide rate is double the global average.

It is especially high in southern, more developed states.

Dandana et al (2023) find that it's mostly housewives, citing family problems. https://t.co/Afr9tofM3O

I'd add, southern states also register high tolerance of gender based violence and divorce stigma,

Many women may feel trapped.

[Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 @parthaskar]

“Why you sad?

I is here- Me Goob Boi”

True.
So you are x

[Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 @parthaskar]

"If you see me or anyone else who appears to rarely crack under pressure and is laced with confidence, be aware that this is, to an extent, a front.

I struggle as much as anyone else.

It’s only natural to be hurt or to want to say, “Give me a moment to myself.”

It’s also fine to feel like an imposter"

vIA @bmj_latest

https://t.co/pcjaO33jc0

[Jyothi Srinivas 💙 @PaedED]

RT @parthaskar: Wrapped in darkness

But a light sparkles somewhere

A snap from @EASDnews

Somehow- felt poignant

Public speaking use…

[Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 @parthaskar]

Time to tell a story...

End of last year?

Raised issues of patient safety and decisions made without discussing with primary care or those living with #Diabetes
Pointed out gaps in service, safety concerns

As night follows day?
Allegations and complaints made- designed to shut all raising of issues down.
Against one of the national leads in #Diabetes
Raising issues about what was designed & created by myself.

Rolled on to formal investigation.

Timeline from start? 8 months

Through personal grief- through all things.
Without much respite.

Yesterday? It ended- due to lack of proof- and no case to answer

Which was always the outcome - yet as ever?
It's the process that's designed to destroy.

Kept smiling - as I know the process well enough now.But heck-it's needed grit -especially since May

Am still here.
Still battling for better #Diabetes care

As I always say? You cannot shut me down.

H/T to @TheBMA for support

The next phase...is the next phase.

For better care of those living with #Diabetes?
There is very little I won't do.

And I haven't even mentioned the incredible bit about the difference in approach to others who have raised same issues- and coincidentally (of course) white.

Am still here.
Still here.

[Jyothi Srinivas 💙 @PaedED]

@goldstone_tony Will do - thanks

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

Hearing concerning reports that @NHSBSA / @nhs_pensions are *still* giving members misleading advice on Pension Savings Statements.

❌ WRONG: “If I don’t receive a statement by 6 October, I should assume I have not breached the threshold.”
✅ RIGHT: Never assume that. Absence of a statement does not mean you are under the annual allowance.

NHSBSA has still not issued tens of thousands of RPSSs and overdue PSSs.

❌ WRONG: “There is no timeline for producing manual estimates.”
✅ RIGHT: There is. The timeline is set out in statute.

❌ WRONG: “We will not take requests for that year’s AA statements until after 6 October, so we can prioritise members who have breached.”
✅ RIGHT: If you want the statement by 6 October, request it up to 3 months before that date (by 6 July). Wait until 6 October and you are running perilously close to the 31 January tax deadline.

For years my advice has been the same: high earners should request a statement every year, at least 3 months before the 6 October statutory deadline.

NHSBSA promised a self-service portal for this by 2020. It is entirely reasonable to request one annually so you can plan. You need the figures for carry-forward and SIPP headroom even if there is no charge. NHSBSA also does not know whether you are tapered.

Requesting one now will only produce a mid-December date — six weeks before the end of the tax year, and after many accountants (including mine) want the information long before them to produce your return.

Wearing my BMA hat, I reminded NHSBSA senior leadership this week that “no timeline” language is unacceptable when statute sets a deadline, and asked them to stop using it.

Use the free updated templates — they calculate the statutory deadline for you:
https://t.co/ssyAn2QIGK

Please share with colleagues who might need this, and RT if you agree this needs sorting once and for all

[Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 @parthaskar]

If you are a medical graduate who HAS NOT yet come to the UK- and have done your medical degree abroad eg: India, Pakistan, Nigeria etc ?

Then I would seriously advise about thinking whether to pay @gmcuk your money for PLAB

If you do- please do so with clear understanding of what comes next.

Your chance of getting a speciality post is pretty low.

You may have to work for 2- maybe 5 years- (yet to be decided) when you are ready

That work will be doing what others don't want to do-in general- with low to nil opportunities of training and progression.

Anyone else suggesting so is mostly- lying.

I would ask @RCPhysicians @rcgp @AoMRC @gmcuk to clearly advertise that- rather than exploit for money

If you want to come to the UK for work as a doctor?
Do so fully informed.

NB:

The above is not the fault of local graduates- but squarely down to @NHSE_WTE making a mess of training and enough places- along with GMC for keeping PLAB running at full tilt- while also supporting lesser trained professionals doing roles & jobs of doctors.

The focus has been to reduce dependence of foreigners - yet doing so on the cheap- both financially and training wise- the impact of which falls on the population.

@Garethiacobucci via @bmj_latest reports:

https://t.co/NN96FP49Ou

#NHSFacts

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

The UK is short of 2249 anaesthetists and 19% of established anaesthetists plan to leave the NHS in the next five years.

Surgery will keep grinding to a halt without more anaesthetists, writes @scarlettmcnally
https://t.co/i8S9fP8fit

[Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 @DoctorChrisVT]

"At the show were also seven wholesalers selling chocolate bars, crisps, and sweets, one of which had a display stand full of bags of Walkers crisps, Lucozade, Mars bars, and Kit Kats, with a sign saying “Please help yourself.” Five ice cream firms were present, four soft drinks companies, and other suppliers that make items including pizzas and cake mixes and confectionery vending machines."

Incredible investigation of the UK’s biggest school food show by @bmj_latest with @BiteBack2030 - unhealthy food is very much on the menu for kids.

https://t.co/s3sI0EcJHy
@BiteBack2030

[Dr Asif Qasim MA PhD FRCP @DrAsifQasim]

Fact - physios can be autonomous physiotherapists and practice within that physiotherapy scope of practice

Fact - the NHS is using this to dangerously extend the practice of physios and other AHPs to substitute for doctors

Autonomous physiotherapy is not medical practice and anyone claiming to do so is committing a crime under the 1983 Medical Act

[Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 @parthaskar]

Just a moment to say Thank you to the many who have had kindness and lovely words to share.

Social media isn’t all about hate and division

It can also be warm, kind and loving

The smile is a bit forced at the moment- yet with time, one hopes it will be back x

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

Pls spread word. Three digits can help protect you from scams: 159. If you're suspicious of a 'call from your bank', politely hang up and dial 159. It connects you to a switchboard that puts you through to your bank's real number. Watch the video for why its extra protection

[Dr Asif Qasim MA PhD FRCP @DrAsifQasim]

…so the NHS pension returns a £7.4Bn surplus to the treasury but doctors get taxed on the notional non-existent pension pot they don’t get access to which that repayment is part of…

[Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 @parthaskar]

I just wanted to say… to so many of you..

Thank you

That’s all ❤️

[Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 @parthaskar]

And then..it was time to take a step back into living.

Because life must and will go on.

As do roles & responsibilities.

Thank you to all for the love, kindness & empathy.

It’s time to try to stand up.

And try we must.

Through the sadness & hurt.

Try we must ❤️