I tweet quite a bit - but this one is different and perhaps the most important I’ve ever written
I hope it gets shared as much as possible, so new parents don't make the same mistake I nearly made (even as a dad of five, having worked in A&E for 23 years and someone who teaches about not missing a diagnosis because of cognitive biases).
Our 6 week old baby is getting discharged today from @TheAlexBrighton@UHSussex after receiving the best possible care for meningitis.
She is doing really well and as a family we can't begin to express our gratitude to all involved.
The day she came in, she was not herself but nothing which particularly worried us. But my wife did her temperature, and it was over 38C.
As she was under 3 months, it meant she needed to be seen in A&E ASAP. By the time we got to A&E she was really quite sick even though it was only 30mins after taking her temperature.
I initially dismissed her signs and initially even questioned why my wife did her temperature. I had a cognitive bias, twisting my thinking to believing she was ok because that is what I wanted her to be, when she wasn't- a positivity bias.
Please if you are worried about your new baby - be like my wife and not me, check their temperature, use your gut instinct and don't delay getting the help your baby needs. @M_R_F
Be a wise owl 🦉
Be patient but persistent
Be autonomous
Believe in your vision
Practice active listening
Reflect more often & go deeper
Be more aware of your surroundings
Pace yourself better
Be alert & unpick perceptions
Be thoughtful with your words
Keep calm & present
It's #DiabetesWeek
If you say '#Diabetes can be reversed'
And haven't used the words "In some cases" PLUS add the words "Type 2" - in the same sentence?
YOU need some education
Get your type right
Appreciate science
Communicate better
#TuesdayTuition
(Pic via @DiabetesUK )
Enjoying life’s continuum is vital as one never knows when the frame/flame will freeze/cease.
Enjoy every moment as best as you can.
#weekendvibes#lifeisbeautiful
@drgandalf52 That'd be fantastic esp in the trademark video format with data analysis, teething issues, solutions to hurdles encountered, benefits to all stakeholders, etc.
🎯Managing ⬆️platelet counts & cancer risk in primary care
My latest @Medscape@GinP_Medscape Primary Care #Hack offers pragmatic actions with unexplained high platelet counts
🔥Unexplained thrombocytosis should prompt us to ‘think cancer’
PDF: https://t.co/zXQFJja6e3
In my journey, from a freshly minted Dr to a senior Generalist, nursing/paramedic colleagues, in hospitals & community, helped me acquire practical knowledge & skills which I possibly couldn’t have learnt from any other source.
❤️&🫡 to them all.
#InternationalNursesDay2024
Nursing staff aren't just in hospitals. They deliver safety-critical care across every inch of land and airspace. Watch, share and join us in saying thank you.
Thanks Jonathan for shouting out loud in a constructive manner.
Entrenched myths & established unhelpful behaviour is affecting all esp the patient around which the whole healthcare is supposed to exist.
Including PCSI toolkit in new staff induction should be considered.
No one is trying to do a bad job, yet work is being pushed around between Primary and Secondary Care. Patients get caught in the middle. What’s going on? We need to change behaviours and myth-bust. My latest blog…