Big R

Networker, General Surgeon. Respecter of all, until their behaviour warrants otherwise. Views are my own.

[Philosophy Sage @philosophysage]

I STUDIED 50 PEOPLE WHO SEEM "LUCKY" IN LIFE.

None of them journal. Or wake at 5am. Or have a "system."

But They All Do These 12 Things Religiously:

1. They don't wait for the weekend to live.

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

@Lyshrose I would talk to a poisons centre because a sting can certainly be fatal.

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

@thedrivenman From Wolf, also with James Spader and Christopher Plummer. Not very well remembered, but Michelle Pfeiffer was captivating as Jack Nicholson rediscovered his killer instinct throughout the film.

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

@RobertaFresque2 Dance version of the Rolling Stones “Miss You”

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

@ATRightMovies Al Pacino as Tony Montana in Scarface
Naomi Rapace as Lisbeth in the Millenium series (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

@ileke_almaty @ATRightMovies That’s Captain Jack Sparrow 😉

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

@falconerstuart @rbarbosa91 Sorry this has been your experience, Stuart. The public hospital system in New South Wales is as corrupt and incompetent, run by power hungry bureaucrats with no care for patients and genuine hatred of doctors. The magic of medicine is still real. Cheers, mate.

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

@ChildersBg @EmoryUniversity @MoffittNews @DanielAnayaMD @DenboJw You’re in good company with Dan Anaya, BC.

[Rex Patrick @MrRexPatrick]

Obscene salaries for bureaucratic fat cats who hold office at the whim of the PM have corrupted the public service and opened the way for disasters like #Robodebt. Jacqui Lambie & I are aiming a political laser at this Govt cancer. #auspol https://t.co/t9v0wKtjUZ

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

Sorry not to have been there!

[UAB Surgery @UABSurgery]

Amazing turnout at our annual UAB Department of Surgery Reception dinner last night! 🍽️ 💚 We loved connecting with so many colleagues and friends.

#ASC2025 #UABatASC2025
@herbchen @gdkennedy88 @MelanieMorrisMD @BrenessaL @drvikasdudeja @rhhollis @UABGISurgery @DChu80

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

The unfortunate police officer was the classic case where the experiment was a success, but the patient died - because the team didn’t have sufficient penicillin to complete the treatment.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

#OTD in 1941 a police officer called Albert Alexander was the first recipient of penicillin. It was produced by Ernst Chain & Howard Florey who shared the 1945 #NobelPrize with Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin in 1928.

Photos of penicillin, Chain, Fleming & Florey.

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

Are we (perhaps, with wishful thinking) forgetting Vanilla Sky?

[Peter FitzSimons @Peter_Fitz]

Traditionally, Tom Cruise's worst film, yes?

[Martina Navratilova @Martina]

Amen

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

Gutless, disgraceful and an appalling breach of the medical profession’s duty to patients and to the community.
Almost certainly the “Assistant Registrar” will not be a doctor. The underlying motive here is not community welfare, but intimidation and political control of doctors.

[Dr Jatinder Hayre @JatinderHayre_]

To weaponise The GMC against honest doctors fighting the good fight for their patients is the lowest possible action one can take.

We will not be silenced; and we’ll continue fighting for health equity and justice!

Take note:
@rkodi23
Emma Jenkinson
@MidYorkshireNHS

1/2

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

@drkeithsiau Two incisions, one person 😉.

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

Contempt from their governing body in the UK for the professionals it regulates, jeopardising public safety. Matched in New South Wales by bureaucrats disrespecting psychiatrists, ignoring unsafe work conditions despite mass resignations. Today’s Australian:

[Charlotte @Cray_tweets1]

Now permission has been granted and the claim expedited, the *only* thing standing in the way of @AnaesUnited claim reaching court is funding.

This case has huge potential implications for the practice of medicine in this country.

If you want to make change, now is your chance:

[Luke Mordecai @Shr_Nottingham]

The @gmcuk is no longer fit for purpose

This entire affair is a dereliction of your duty

You have let patients down and we’ll see you in court

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Four years ago, in the middle of a pandemic, we needed a leader with the character to put politics aside and do what was right. That’s what @JoeBiden did.

At a time when our economy was reeling, he drove what would become the world’s strongest recovery – with 17 million new jobs, historic wage gains, and lower health care costs. He passed landmark legislation to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure and address the threat of climate change. 

I’m grateful to Joe for his leadership, his friendship, and his lifetime of service to this country we love.

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

@ellieokwilson Ellie, go on your spa trip.
You are moving on. He’ll be released at some point, but you moving on is the key. Not forgetting, not overlooking, but progressing, evolving, recovering, developing, getting stronger.
He has to be there on Valentine’s Day.
You don’t 😉

[Big R @RichardHanney22]

@ellieokwilson Happy New Year, Ellie. I expect you know you have had a strong impact for change and for good. While nothing will ever erase the memory of such terrible abused you endured, you have shown immense strength and determination. No one takes that away unless you let them. Stay strong