Respiratory and Acute Med Consultant @NHSHomerton, academic @QMUL, adviser @nhs_rho. Cancer, pleural, asthma, OLD, ILD, sickle cell, epidemiology, and more.
Join us this Friday (6 Feb) at 8:00AM GMT for a session with Dr Anant Patel (@veggielungdoc), Consultant Respiratory Physician at Royal Free Hospital.
🎙️Lung Cancer Prevention: Progress and Challenges in Smoking Cessation
🎓 1 CME
🔗Free registration: https://t.co/xbuusUVbk9
another tragic sickle cell case with too familiar themes including of not being listened to and lack of clinical curiosity from staff https://t.co/QXSvALMkP0 clear need for improved accountability and assurance mechanisms https://t.co/GOPu1qujOf
Homerton Lung Cancer CNS job is out (closes 4/12/25). Don't miss out! Come work with our friendly, patient-focused team delivering high-quality lung cancer care https://t.co/cusXma6oT6 cc @angshubhowmik@mattburman@ClareMPotter@tb_doc@drlaurajane
🚨 Today we are announcing an exciting new NHS partnership to ensure better awareness of (and access to) genomic medicine through a dedicated resource hub which will be available to 7 million people in North London, Herts and Essex. 🧵 1/4
Sickle cell is a year-round programme of work for us at the Observatory.
We contribute to academic research, including through our academic reference group, with a new piece in the Lancet Haematology journal this week co-authored by Dr Rutendo Muzambi:
https://t.co/R8kjVePFEx
September is Sickle Cell Month, with a real need to raise awareness about the inequalities caused by the neglect of this condition.
Our report provides a roadmap for change, with recommendations that if adopted could improve outcomes and rebuild trust.
https://t.co/Nto2B6f5N9
On 4 Sept, we held a parliamentary meeting with patients & medical professionals to discuss updates in sickle cell care.
Thank you to Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP & all who joined. We aim to host these more regularly.
#SickleCell#HealthEquity#Parliament
We’re delighted to be recognised at the 2025 @HSJptsafety Awards for our work on identifying and tackling racial bias in pulse oximetry.
Our work led to changes in guidance and to the UK government initiating a broader independent review on equity in medical devices.
incredible on hold anti-pattern; muzak played while you wait is interrupted periodically with a recorded human voice that thanks you for waiting. you might have got on with something else but the cognitive load of filtering this out is sadly non-negligible. sad times.
Proud of @FionaGodlee, my predecessor as editor in chief at @bmj_latest, for protesting the UK’s complicity in Israel’s war crimes in Palestine. @Keir_Starmer will be damned by history as the UK Prime Minister who arrested good people for peaceful protest against genocide
⚠️I believe the BMA should encourage resident doctors who are quick-witted and assertive to take part in online debates/interviews like this one.
Looking forward to seeing her in a debate with the “Tory Witch” @thecarolemalone.
And here’s a link to the @NHS_RHO report cited in the question on equitable funding for sickle cell research and workforce capacity: https://t.co/rKvnOvNte5
Parliamentary Update.On 22 July, Kate Osamor MP raised a question on funding for sickle cell research & workforce. The Minister reaffirmed NIHR welcomes funding bids for all health areas incl Sickle Cell.Contains Parliamentary info licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
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