Conor Bradley

Proud Dad of 3 | GP in North Belfast | GPES in Dermatology & Dermatosurgery.

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

@uncannypodlive @danny_robins @ciaranokeeffe @_EvelynHollow Deadly.

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

@uncannypodlive @danny_robins @ciaranokeeffe @_EvelynHollow @uncannypodlive @danny_robins any plans to come back to Belfast? Last year's show was awesome.

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@MaryLen70459975 @ni_gpecs @setrust @NHSCTrust @healthdpt Cheers @MaryLen70459975! Long time no see.

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

Y'day I performed the first Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) excision under the @ni_gpecs BCC pathway. This pilot, in collab with @setrust & @NHSCTrust allows some GPs to remove low-risk BCCs in primary care, easing secondary care pressures. A milestone for GP-led derm care @healthdpt

[Alan Stout @AlanStout19]

Listening to @SiobhanKirk15 on eve extra and she is so correct

We were well ahead of the rest of the UK on this until we unbelievably cut funding to the GP federation clinics

We should be growing and developing these not cutting them
The solutions are there, we just miss them

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

@EasternGp @joedevlin60 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Rebuild General Practice @RebuildGP]

The @LibDems & @EdwardJDavey are right. GPs across Britain are worried about the impact of the NI hike on patient care.

We need urgent reassurance from @Keir_Starmer, @wesstreeting, and @DHSCgovuk that GP funding will not be put under further pressure.

#PMQs #TeamGP #RebuildGP

[Ursula Mason @ursulaamason]

Many many congratulations @emmaoconnor1979 what a wonderful day celebrating outstanding achievements👏👏

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

@emmaoconnor1979 @GPTrainingNI @rcgp_ni @rcgp @ursulaamason Well done Emma. A testament to all the hard work you put in!! Congrats 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

@cbsomagh Arguably one of the best teachers I've ever had and one of the nicest men I've ever met. Congrats on your retirement Mr. Byrne.

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

@RTEOne Inspirational

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

@thatsnotmine125 @traineENT They are responsible for the entire time, & available/contactable continuously while on shift. You wouldn't pay a shop assistant for the minutes they are only serving customers and not paying them when the shop is quiet... They get paid per shift.... Which is appropriate.

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

I feel these findings suggest a need for targeted interventions to improve primary care training/awareness in melanoma, esp. concerning older patients. This could ensure detection at the earliest/most treatable stage, and help @healthdpt address potential health inequalities here

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

There was a statistically significant difference between red flag referral rates for pts <65 🆚 75+. We know that the incidence of MM globally increases with age, highest rates in people aged 85 - 89👴🏻👵🏽. 29% of all MM cases in UK are normally diagnosed in people >74(@CR_UK data)

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

⬇️ Red Flag referral rates for pts >75yrs in NI, despite high incidence nationally, could indicate a huge issue in our NHS. Could some older pts not be referred as 🚩due to assumptions about their overall health, vague symptomatology or is it due to difficulty accessing the #nhs?

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

The data shows patients referred through non-'Red Flag' ❌🚩routes received a diagnosis with worse stage of disease (41.9% with stage 4 disease). This is extremely concerning and perhaps this outcome could be a consequence of our long wait times⏳ for non-'red flag' cases here.

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

#NICR report = improvement in #Melanoma survival rates, yet highlights a worrying trend: Over 1/4 of lesions in N.I. are diagnosed outside Red Flag pathways ⁉️ Is there potential gaps in ref. processes, especially for the elderly? 🚨 action needed to address health inequalities.

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

It is likely the observed survival rates could be attributed to better awareness, advanced treatments with our secondary care colleagues, and early detection efforts such as those by @actioncancer and the primary care phototriage service.

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

Also great to see @QUBelfast & @DrGerryG s realistic melanoma tattoos as seen on @BBCNewsNI Fantastic idea for raising #melanomaawareness, connecting @QUBMedEd students with a sense of living with visible cancer & allowing for ⬆️ empathy in clinics 👏🏻 @ucddublin @HuddersfieldUni

[Conor Bradley @conorbrads]

It was a privilege to speak at the inaugural @actioncancer international skin cancer conference🔍 Early detection was echoed by every speaker as key🔑Our @healthdpt minister @mikenesbittni is up for the challenge to tackle health inequalities across the region #forbetteroutcomes