Paul Wright

GP and Head of GP School in NHS East of England. All tweets are in a personal capacity.

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@parthaskar @NHSEngland My great great grandfathers job was to rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic (he was a steward). I often say my current role is maintaining the family trade ;-)

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@ankitkant I’d also point out that NICE OA guidance says:

1.6.2 Use clinical assessment when deciding to refer someone for joint replacement, instead of systems that numerically score severity of disease.

So why is completion of the score mandatory for referral?

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@anish_k_patel @DrEmmaNash Personally I’d prefer Consultant in Family Medicine - but don’t feel that strongly.

I love being called a GP (and don’t really want to change)- but the ‘go and see your GP “brand”’ is so entrenched in the UK that we need GP to become a place not a person.

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@ankitkant @Ankit__AI Happy to try to help if I can (not a trainee though)

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@GoCarpediumDoc Try to get a seat on the right side going in if you can.

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@GoCarpediumDoc You��ll get a cool view of the volcano from the plane 😁… here’s last summer:

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@DrEmmatheGP @NHSE_WTE More than ok… can I enter?

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@DrSelvarajah I had a request to confirm fitness to ride a horse last week…

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@DrEmmatheGP @NHSE_WTE @NHSEastEngland And a happy HoS!

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@GoCarpediumDoc Quite correct that it’s an observation of British cultural norms… but to make it worse - merging early turns out to be worse for safety and efficiency https://t.co/X7ODfeAu9k

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@myuniformshrank @WhichUK https://t.co/MczvzQAnfl

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@JudeDockray @Doc_IonaCollins I’m going to address your Christmas card with that now!

[Helen Parretti @helen_parretti]

Exciting opportunity to join us at UEA as a GP academic clinical fellow! Details on Oriel (search for East of England vacancies if link doesn’t take you to it directly). Closing date 16th October 2023 so not long!! Please share and RT.
https://t.co/1BzLz7kGvg

[Ben Lovell @DrBenLovell]

Said it before on here: GPs amaze me

What’s coming through the door? A woman w painful periods? 89yo man w depression? A 2-week old baby w/a runny nose? Teenager w/neck lump? Could it be cancer?
No blood results/imaging

They have to be an expert in everything, an expert in risk

[PhD programme for Primary Care Clinicians @PhDPriCareClin]

The Primary Care Clinicians PhD programme is now open for applications.

🗓️Closing Date: 12noon, 20 December 2023.

For full details visit: https://t.co/2jV7TpOhTU

@NIHRSPCR @wellcometrust @sapcacuk

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@JudeDockray I just knew you were going to post this. Just suprised you didn’t tag @myuniformshrank

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@jennyjwilson3 Is that you volunteering to have a few more…? Asking for a friend…

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@DrEmmatheGP @NHSE_WTE I assumed you had them in the same order. As a scouser my loyalty is fairly clear!

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@DrEmmatheGP @NHSE_WTE I’m strongly on Pete’s side with that…

[Paul Wright @Paulwrightgp]

@sheiybani @NEndoscopy @Parody_RCGP @UKGastroDr Just remember to dip the wee (or make sure someone has) 1% of IDA are renal tract malignancies and it’s really embarrassing when we’ve all scoped them - sometimes repeatedly - but not done a urine dip.