sian thomas

[Doc Em🕷🇪🇺 @DocEmUK]

Being a medic is different. Not special, but the lens is not the same; the expectations are skewed.

"....sometimes the people who finally break are precisely those who have been extraordinarily resilient. They have worked harder. Stayed later. Covered the gap. Missed lunch. Taken on another patient. Helped another colleague. Absorbed another complaint. Ignored another headache. Cancelled another day off. And kept going. Until they couldn’t."

Well worth a read. https://t.co/ePPz4YdXQH
@DrSpanielPaws

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

This example illustrate perfectly the costly, inefficient madness of swapping triage by highly trained & skilled GPs with a whole cacophony of unnecessary scans, radiation, appointments & bureaucracy.

Is this Labour’s vision of the future NHS?

It’s wildly misguided & wasteful.

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

Streeting says GP practices 'not formally part of the NHS' and rules out NI exemption https://t.co/SaEjk884Lw #GPnews

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

Is it time for General Practice to charge an item of service payment for all work?

Eg @wesstreeting quotes the cost of a General Practice appt at £40

That’s £14.4bn just for appointments (360m/year) - £4bn more than GPs currently receive for their NHS Contract for everything

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

There are shortages of GPs because NHS England has failed to fund GP practices to retain, employ or increase their capacity
A cut in funding by 20% £/patient in the last 8yrs & investing in other roles instead, we now have unemployed GPs who are unable to get work

@NickTriggle

[BMA Cymru Wales @BMACymru]

🔐100 GP surgeries in Wales have closed since 2012

📩2,342 letters from patients have now been sent to the Senedd calling for fairer funding for general practice

Help us to #SaveOurSurgeries by writing to your MS
Just follow this link ➡️https://t.co/wVa2YQmGOQ

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

NHS CRISIS

If you fail to understand the causes of a disease, you can’t find the cure, you just manage the symptoms.

This video explainer is worth a watch - then repost

This needs to be watched & reshared by everyone

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

When I need to call out a plumber I’m grateful to pay £40/h because I don’t have the first clue how to fix my boiler, or the skills to fix a burst pipe

Doctors are asking for half of that, to fix your kids

In life we get the health services we pay for

[Dr. Farbod MBBCh FRCEM @EmergencyBod]

A retired GP tells a story about how he went to help an American couple involved in serious accident.

The 1st thing the woman asked is "How much will it cost?"

“Forget about the fucking money, we’re here to help you.”

People before profit. Always.

#NHS

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

The job of a GP has gone from one of the most rewarding, enjoyable roles in the NHS to one of the worst in the past 15yrs
It’s always been challenging but is now unsafe
Now GPs managed demand of complexity, with 7m waiting hospital treatments & supervision of other clinical staff

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

You will miss GPs when they are gone
BUPA advert below £140 for 30 min
Currently you pay £163/year via Taxes for your GP services (it’s not enough)
Govt/NHSE have increased this be £3 this year - 2%
Average number of appts/year is 7 but many have more
Can’t see a GP - blame MPs

[PulseToday @pulsetoday]

He suggested that calls from GP surgeries are ‘deprioritised’ because patients are supported by trained medical professionals and it is designated a ‘place of safety’. https://t.co/XRptTNLJMq

[Sally Lewis @RslewisSally]

I am really really worried about general practice. Great general practice is not just about triage and algorithms. It's about relationships and is essential for great primary care. We erode it at our peril.
Too many colleagues forced to surrender their contracts 🙁

[BMA Cymru Wales @BMACymru]

‍⚕️Our petition to Welsh government has achieved over 13,300 signatures.

We need more to send a strong message to Welsh Government

👇🏾Please sign & share

https://t.co/2LCaGY3Bze

#SaveOurSurgeries

[Dr Andrew Meyerson @AndrewMeyerson]

Take 2 minutes to watch this. It’s one of the best interviews I’ve seen so far on the #DoctorsStrike. Thank you @DrHilaryJones.

[BMA Cymru Wales @BMACymru]

GPs in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 are under extreme pressure

🔐Years of inadequate funding have led to nearly 100 surgery closures in a decade

🖊️Sign our petition to call for an emergency rescue package from the @WelshGovernment to prevent further closures ⬇️
https://t.co/XfvFlC6BFX
#SaveOurSurgeries

[BMA Cymru Wales @BMACymru]

🔐Years of inadequate funding for general practice continue to force surgeries to close their doors

🛟 Help us to prevent more surgery closures. Sign our petition for an urgent rescue package from
@WelshGovernment before it’s too late #SaveOurSurgeries
https://t.co/NUwMc19w2e

[BMA Cymru Wales @BMACymru]

“Without a functioning general practice, the NHS in Wales will fail”

@GOelmann issues a stark warning on the impact of the long-term underinvestment of GP services in Wales

#SaveOurSurgeries

[BMA Cymru Wales @BMACymru]

"Oni bai fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn gallu cytuno ar becyn sy'n cefnogi meddygon teulu a'u cleifion, mae gen i ofn mai dim ond dyfnhau fydd yr argyfwng meddygon teulu yng Nghymru".