Alastair Shaw

Anaesthetist in East Midlands, UK. Taking time out of training for educational masters. Dabbles in ICM.

[Alastair Shaw @agrshaw]

@nickopotamus Just finished a long weekend in the birthing sheds and the theory holds out, N=2

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@mjrsimmonds Will we be able to look at drug histories across different trusts as a result? 🤔

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@medicluke Definitely had a notification to say i was stressed and needed to do some breathing exercises 😆

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@quartered_onion @nohandsup @NUHCriticalCare @accps_nuh @kirstyvic 🤷‍♂️ the above speaker didn’t mention that being a problem.

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@medicluke No Eleveld though 🙄

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Spot the human factors near miss this morning 😳

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@nohandsup Apparently not enough

[Alastair Shaw @agrshaw]

@mouseter_chef Have we decided landmarked CVC lines are now obsolete? (Particularly IJV) I can still see a need for landmark SubClav in a hurry, trauma etc. I don’t think many trainees could tell you the IJV landmarks anymore outside the window of exams….

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@KomalJoshi14 Good luck!

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: we need to talk about NHS staff retention.

At a time when Britain’s healthcare system is acutely short of workers, *1 in 7* UK-trained doctors are practising overseas. No other developed country is like this, which immediately tells you there’s a problem.

Let’s dig deeper:

[Tom Calver @TomHCalver]

🧵 NEW: Should junior doctors get a 35% pay rise??

Most unions are timid about broaching double figure pay rise demands: not the BMA.

But the fact is, the NHS doesn’t have the pull it once did - and doctors can double their salary overseas @thetimes

https://t.co/DLeqB5Pq4p

[Alastair Shaw @agrshaw]

@Rollo002 Thanks for having our back Chris!

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@nickopotamus @ABridgen Does this also mean I shouldn’t wear my self belt anymore…….. 😖

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@martynbjones @MJTB1987 Don’t say it, don’t say it, don’t say it…..

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@mrdanwalker @hallamshiregolf @galvingreen Did you 2 putt from there Dan…….?

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@DrBruceWMYoung1 🤯🤬

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

An Idaho woman who is miscarrying and been denied an abortion because of state law has been documenting herself getting sicker and sicker over the last two days

[Danny Wong (黄永年) @dannyjnwong]

Can @RCoANews confirm how many ST4 jobs there are starting in August 2023? The number in Oriel doesn't seem to tally with the number on the ANRO website?

[Alastair Shaw @agrshaw]

@narc_doc @morefluids That and panic! 😱