Andrew Cattell

Trauma and Orthopaedic consultant, Sports knee surgery, knee preservation, cartilage regeneration, ligament reconstruction, osteotomy and arthroplasty

[Exeter Knee Reconstruction Unit @KneeUnit]

The hip and knee fellowship adverts for 2025 and 2026 are now out!

Come join us here in Exeter for your fellowship training!

https://t.co/5ZWUlRYzZt

[platinumpizza™ @Xeon4f145d96s1]

Turns out if you treat doctors like shit, less people will want to become doctors.

[Andrew Cattell @Drandycat]

@DrEilidhMaria Anaesthetics is the highest paid profession in the US, including CEO’s, lawyers etc- just saying you are worth a lot- don’t let one system grind you down!

[Dr Sandeep Bansal @iDrSunny]

It was CCT and flee

Now it’s graduate and escape

The only thing I would question here is the % of med students looking to do this - 75% are making plans towards other countries/other industries

Remember, the workforce plan needs 95% of these graduates to join the workforce beyond F2 1/n

[Andrew Cattell @Drandycat]

@goldstone_tony @BMA_Consultants Clearly government trying to split the vote- BMA has been played again

[Tim @timpetheram]

Thanks to @BoneJointOpen for publishing our consecutive series of 301 #daycase Total #kneereplacement It is possible & safe to perform TKR as Daycase in the NHS. Patients like it too - 98% recommend to friends/family https://t.co/32FgVjvUrC

[Exeter Knee Reconstruction Unit @KneeUnit]

We are very proud of the work that we are able to perform at the @NightingaleExt SWAOC.

It is a fantastic team and the patient satisfaction rates are excellent with high rates of day case arthroplasty

[J Bone & Joint Surg @jbjs]

JBJS MRC Oxford - space is limited, registered for our next course today!

https://t.co/XNZojxUHQm

[AOSSM Journals @aossmjournals]

Have you torn your ACL? Be sure to ask your surgeon what your tibial slope is, this can impact the correct procedure for you. The addition of an LET can reduce the stress on your ACL graft if your slope is increased. #educatethepatient @SPRIVail
https://t.co/DoO874OTJw

[The Journal of Arthroplasty @JArthroplasty]

Hemiarthroplasty may improve outcomes for patients with unstable intertrochanteric fractures. It remains a good option in the hands of experienced surgeons.

https://t.co/GZna64dQDh

[Andrew Cattell @Drandycat]

@OrthoJianWANG TSF probably the only way to correct adequately- I have a similar patient with ACL deficiency and a 45 deg post slope

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

Excellent below from Bart’s CEO Charles Knight

“We have to recognise there’s a global problem in healthcare workforce. There’s no point in having remuneration here that’s not internationally competitive, it’s not going to work & you will see a brain drain from this country”

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

1/ IMPORTANT🧵: Its been a busy week. A new #workforceplan- (supposedly) #RETENTION central to it, to help #CutWaitingLists.

But something is missing from the plan... a plan for PAY.

I produced that chart 👇 2 months ago, new pay & wait data are just in - pls read to end & RT!

[oxfordkneegroup @oxfordkneegroup]

ACL injuries: Teenagers 29 times more likely to need surgery than 20 years ago as doctors warn of 'staggering crisis' | Football News | Sky Sports ⁦@PowerUpToPlay⁩ to find out how we can help prevent this https://t.co/3MUtjX8uJI

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

In the UK junior doctors currently start on £29,384

Is it really any wonder they are leaving for other countries in their droves?

[Andrew Cattell @Drandycat]

@BMA_JuniorDocs @mancunianmedic We live in a global economy. We are effectively bidding for doctors, and with worse pay and conditions than every other English-speaking developed country we lose the bid. We wont have the same number of doctors and pay them less, we will just have less doctors.

[The Journal of Arthroplasty @JArthroplasty]

Over 20% of the patients with multiple arthroplasties and a single #PJI will develop a subsequent PJI in another arthroplasty with 12% recurring in the initial arthroplasty and nearly 10% ocurring in another arthroplasty.

Read more for free here:
https://t.co/yWmMsPsNRk

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

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