Wei-Lin Allen

Anaesthetist and periop at UCLH currently SALG Quality and Safety scholar at HMS and BIDMC in Boston USA. Knitter and ranter.

[Wei-Lin Allen @Wei_Lin_A]

@RoyalMailHelp how do I complain?? I cancelled plans to wait for a delivery. Sitting at home waiting… Apparently there’s no one in??? You didn’t even try

[Wei-Lin Allen @Wei_Lin_A]

@BostonLogan Well last night I was stuck on the tarmac as you failed to de ice the plane and runways. This morning I’m still in Boston! So prepared?!!!

[Wei-Lin Allen @Wei_Lin_A]

@BostonLogan Didn’t work last night as I’m still in Boston! Just who were these awards from?!

[Wei-Lin Allen @Wei_Lin_A]

@Uber I tried to take an Uber home but ended up in car driven for 50 minutes further away from home. Had to call for a second car to get home. Why should I pay to be driven in wrong direct? Your AI support is useless.

[Wei-Lin Allen @Wei_Lin_A]

@DocEd They do exist. No one uses them.

[Wei-Lin Allen @Wei_Lin_A]

@DocEd I’m UK trained and currently work in the US. I’ve only worked at one hospital but there aren’t Mapleson C circuitS. Most people seem to use a BVM to preO2 outside of theatre. Not sure what happens in ED

[Wei-Lin Allen @Wei_Lin_A]

@RevampedCP Oh and being pressurised to cover an on call on the day my grandmother died. The consultant said “but there’s no one else.” Was able to leave when a friend came to cover it instead.

[Wei-Lin Allen @Wei_Lin_A]

@RevampedCP Fixed annual leave as an F2. I then had to swap and beg to have Friday off to attend a friend’s wedding.

Further radicalised by admin staff wanting me back at work straight after overnight admission for an ERCP as it’s “just a scan” ie ICU night on the same day I was discharged

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

stop thinking you need a relationship to be happy. sometimes all you need is affordable housing in a walkable neighborhood where you can wear nice little outfits and get food

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

i dont work in medicine, but untucked looks better to me

also, that shirt looks like it has a lower side pocket, which would be difficult to use if you tuck

[BMA Consultants @BMA_Consultants]

Consultant pay has fallen by 35%, and we’re leaving the NHS in droves.

Watch @thomasdolphin explain why we’re on strike in England today 👇👇👇 #ConsultantStrike

[🇺🇦 Dr Kevin O'Kane 🇺🇦 @DrOKaneAgain]

@TheBMA London Regional Council Consultants’ Strike Rally.

Hundreds of consultants meet to protest for fair pay & pensions.

Consultants are angry & determined.

Don’t underestimate us @RishiSunak

We are going nowhere & you can’t fix the NHS without us.

[Wei-Lin Allen @Wei_Lin_A]

@MPS_Medical hi is there an email address for help with membership? I abroad and can’t call you.

[Tom Kemp @transkeidoctor]

@ShaunLintern @SteveBarclay I DON'T HAVE A FUCKING SIX FIGURE SALARY OR ANY PRIVATE WORK, AND WHILE MY DECISION TO TRAIN AS A DOCTOR WAS A VOCATION IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG AND FRANKLY DAMAGING ROAD TO AN EXTREMELY TAXING CONSULTANT ROLE, WHICH I DON'T RESENT BUT WHICH SHOULD BE REMUNERATED APPROPRIATELY. FFS

[Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD @AlikaMD]

Supply and demand continue to be macroeconomic facts that operate in parallel to inflation and taxes.

We’d love to welcome NHS docs to #Canada so we can increase our supply and meet patient demand.

@CMA_Docs is working hard to make it easier for colleagues worldwide to join us!

You are valued worldwide. 🙏🏼❤️

@TheBMA @BMA_JuniorDocs @AmerMedicalAssn @amapresident

[Wei-Lin Allen @Wei_Lin_A]

@ShaunLintern @SteveBarclay Where was my six figure salary?

[Melanie Tan 💙 @MelanieTanDr]

Tories came into Government in 2010... and you wonder why we're having a staffing crisis with multiple workforce groups going on strike. Time to support your #NHS @RishiSunak

https://t.co/1FJZSRP4qb

[Zack Ferguson @zackferguson]

Shit. Just found my acceptance email from med school. Turns out I DID know what I was signing up for. Guess the strikes are cancelled 😞

[BMA Consultants @BMA_Consultants]

Consultants in England have voted a resounding YES to taking industrial action this July.

✅Turnout: 71.08%
✅Yes votes: 20,741 – 86.08%

Together we can #FixConsultantPay now and for the future. Read more: https://t.co/Rq4seoH752