Sam J Haddad

Consultant Anaesthetist @ImperialNHS. Interested in Regional Anaesthesia, Education, Leadership. Previous SciComm Broadcasting MSc @ImperialCollege. Bon vivant.

[Boyne Bellew @boynebellew]

Team effort to produce this immense body of work that has been a huge accomplishment by this team!
@SamJHaddad @MuraliMayur @SKoAnaes @MadanNarayanan @bowness_james @PeterMerjavy
@LloydTurbitt @ajrmacfarlane @amit_pawa & collaborating authors!
https://t.co/embNA6wMC8

[Armando Iannucci @Aiannucci]

No, not 💯 Elon. In the U.K. they’re not going round ‘finding people who’ve said something they disagree with and putting them in a f—king cage.’ Some people are being charged for inciting racial hatred and for organising acts of violence. It’s very specific, and it’s the law in most democracies including the US. For example, one person has pleaded guilty today to inciting an attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers: an attack which then took place. Another hotel was set on fire, with people still inside. Freedom carries responsibility: and freedom of speech carries with it the responsibility of each of us to use our words wisely and to be aware of the damage misinformation can cause. To be clear, criminal violence directed towards various communities in the U.K. was perpetrated as a result of malicious and specifically targeted misinformation online. And it’s a relief no-one was killed. Words matter. And yet here you are, running a huge information network, and all you can do is post 💯 over something you choose not to verify for accuracy, not alert people to it’s highly damaging nature. In fact, because of who you are, your 💯 gives it a stamp of approval in the eyes of those who seek validation for their actions. What we say and do has real consequences. That’s because we’re not in a matrix, we’re in real life, and sticking 💯 on a lie doesn’t turn it into truth.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Zarah Sultana, "I was born and raised in Birmingham.. The images from this city.. Family WhatsApp group telling each other to stay in.. My sisters wondering if they should go into work.. Friends saying they're going to work from home"

"This isn't a way to be living, where you're fearful to walk outside in your community because you fear for your life"

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "We have to talk about where this came from"

ZS, "This is the culmination of decades of front pages that have demonised and scapegoated muslims, refugees and migrants. This is the product of rhetoric we see coming from the highest offices in the country"

"Our former Home Secretary Suella Braverman said we have an invasion of migrants.. She also said the Islamists and extremists and anti semites are in charge.. The dehumanisation has been happening for decades"

"Most recently Nigel Farage, the language he has been using that Muslims don't share the values of British people. This is where it leads to"

[Brendan May @bmay]

Muslims contribute so much to our society. So does the Jewish community. So do Hindus, Sikhs, people of all faiths, and minorities without faith.

The people who contribute the very least to society are the people looting shops and throwing bricks.

This is the reality of it.

[Dilly Hussain @DillyHussain88]

Muslims that are DEFENDING their mosques and communities ARE NOT rioting.

Muslims are not attacking hotels that are housing migrants.

Muslims are not targeting places of worship.

Muslims are not burning Citizens Advice and libraries.

Muslims are not smashing up people’s homes, cars and businesses.

Muslims are not attacking police officers.

Muslims are not looting Greggs, Shoe Zone and phone shops.

Muslims are not chanting racist and religious slurs.

Mobs of far-right thugs and racist yobs are rioting, not Muslims.

Nice try, but no — this really isn’t a case of “both sides are rioting”.

[Sam J Haddad @SamJHaddad]

@archie_hh I’d love a quick peruse

[Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones]

🧵1/ Thread on the #Southport anti-migrant and anti-Muslim disinformation and propaganda. In this thread I highlight key spreaders of disinformation, the chronology, and some points about some of the inauthentic activity evident. I will focus on X.

[The BMA @TheBMA]

We're hearing reports of NHS Trusts asking Physician Associates (PAs) to cover shifts of striking doctors next week.

PAs are not safe to provide cover for a qualified doctor of any grade.🧵1/5

[Dr Dolittle @DocDoLi]

Worked with a PA on ward based work a few weeks back on a Surgical long day.

They were honestly so jarring and useless to work with…

Here’s why 👇

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

I’m simply horrified to see @NHSEngland now literally breaking the law in how it misrepresents physician associates & other allied health professional - who are NOT doctors - to the public.

These posters are from the Bradford District & Craven Health & Care Partnership. 1/n

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

NEWS
PPE being burned/landfill yesterday

Footage from one PPE mountain
All new
All unusable
All paid for with our taxes including to Tory cronies through the VIP LANE

Inc Michelle Mone = £122m unusable PPE

Cost to us:
ONE BILLION POUNDS just to store and dispose of

[RAfT @ RLH @RLH_RAfT]

Booking is now open for our August course! https://t.co/OwSw3MrD0p

First-come-first-served so book fast!

[Dr Helgi @doctorhelgi]

The college has been vocal in its support for regional anaesthesia - both in GPAS and in the curriculum.

So many benefits and in my opinion much underused, especially for high risk patients.

#anaesthesia2024

[British Journal of Anaesthesia @BJAJournals]

What are priorities for #regionalanaesthesia research? Check out this new synthesis by Ferry et al in the BJA Special Issue on Regional Anaesthesia with #RAUK24 #openaccess

https://t.co/FD3F29rXyc

[Sam J Haddad @SamJHaddad]

@marcolepticTW @RegionalAnaesUK @ImperialNHS @ranil_soysa @Anaesdrjosh @boynebellew You should have seen our socks! The 2nd day was dress down Friday and our colours were poppin’

[Sam J Haddad @SamJHaddad]

Great to experience the amazing #RAUK24 @RegionalAnaesUK with the @ImperialNHS gang.

Co-RA Lead and fashion inspiration @ranil_soysa, and the dream team Fellow/SIA crew @Anaesdrjosh, Katie Hopkins, Dipal Shah and Luke Nelson!

Hopefully keeping the mentor @boynebellew proud!

[Sam J Haddad @SamJHaddad]

What an inspiring #RAUK24 conference @RegionalAnaesUK !!!

Congratulations @numboblivion , @ajrmacfarlane @mariapsebastian and the rest of the RA-UK board for organising an amazing few days!

I had a great time teaching as workshop faculty! Thank you for getting me involved!

[Xiaoxi @xiaoxi_6]

Excited to share our research:
What are the barriers to RA?
- Fear of complications
- Organisational culture
- Lack of MDT support

Huge thanks to @uclhregional, Eoin Harty, @rjvanstone & @LloydTurbitt for their support. Very grateful to the participants for their insights 🙏🏼

[Sam J Haddad @SamJHaddad]

#RA-UK @RegionalAnaesUK Day 2!
Continuing the 007 theme. Blofeld yesterday, Baron Samedi today!

[Boyne Bellew @boynebellew]

#rauk24 @boynebellew with past fellows @SamJHaddad @adipal23 @ranil_soysa having fun!