Dr Biscuit (she/her)

Public Health Doctor, Mum, Honorary Manc, Feminist, Lesbian, Trans ally, Vegetarian, AuDHD.
(views are my own, retweets not always indication of endorsement!)

[Dr Biscuit (she/her) @DrLBiscuit]

@NurseChristell1 Texting my friend heather always used to "correct" to heavier.... 🙄 (It seems my current phone has learned its lesson)

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

Climate change: Ban fossil fuel advertising says UN chief - BBC News https://t.co/HkWDQYnovy

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@mancunianmedic As you know! But apparently Tameside and Salford don't.

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@mancunianmedic It depends on the hospital. Friend with severe radiculopathy and the beginnings of bilat sx kept in 2 days and several £100 per night just so she can be scanned on Monday. In greater Manchester where there are *a lot* of big hospitals with radiologists who could report.

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@Kincavel @mancunianmedic @wesstreeting He's only 12, give him a break (sarc - he's a ****)

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@mancunianmedic Except if you need an urgent MRI...

[Centre for Excellence @CfEprevention]

“We are facing a different kind of health crisis killing more people than #COVID19. Private profits are being made at the expense of health.”

@HFFalliance
@SPECTRUMRes
Tackling harmful #CDoH will help achieve a healthier & fairer future

https://t.co/OjwMIxFtwD

[Prof. Emma Boyland @EmmaBoyland]

👏 BBC News - Junk food ads banned from Sheffield City Council-owned billboards
https://t.co/g7wMcUL3tL

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Really interesting to understand what was driving the people (men!) who developed the statistical tests we rely on so much in #PublicHealth and #medical research 🤔

[Craig Spencer MD MPH @Craig_A_Spencer]

Hey my medicine and public health people!

How much do you know about eugenics?

Just old pseudoscience, you say?

Any idea how much it continues to influence us?

Answer: A LOT.

I taught a class on the history of eugenics and public health today. Here's what we covered: 🧵

[Dr Biscuit (she/her) @DrLBiscuit]

Another story to explain why feeling rage is not the same as being unkind.

[Rosie C 💙 @gaswomancometh]

My perspective on AAs; a 🧵

I was an ANP before medical school and am now a specialty doctor in anaesthetics.

I work with 2 qualified AAs who are excellent,

I am often asked for my opinion given my background, so here it is a long thread including my own story.

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@stevensenior Sorry to hear this Steve, and sorry for your loss xx

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We wonder why our cancer stats are getting worse? And with rates of #cancer in younger people skyrocketing relying on under trained HCPs doing "pattern recognition" is not going to cut it. Seen too many young #bowelcancer PTs diagnosed too late 😞😞😞

[Dr Ali G (🦋 @dralig.bsky.social) @AlisonGeorge10]

@UKGastroDr The situation just goes from bad to worse 🤬

As a GP I don’t expect PAs to be triaging my 2WW referrals & as a patient I’d be horrified that HCPs w/ a 2yr Masters deg could reject my 2WW referral w/out a Dr ever even seeing it.

Who is facilitating this dangerous madness?

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@10GMpartners @GMCancerAcademy @maggiesmanc Although the two pictured poems are by people sadly no longer with us 😔 but remembered often through fond memories and their wonderful writing.

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@10GMpartners @GMCancerAcademy These are poems written by members of Maggie's Creatives - a writing group for those affected by cancer based at @maggiesmanc (and some of the loveliest people you'll meet!)

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First day back at work in >18 months. Homelessness, disability due to long covid and cancer, solo parenting and a new lens from my autism diagnosis are giving me different perspectives on #PublicHealth. Still determined to make a difference in this seemingly decaying world.

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Interested in whether anyone has looked at this in schools in the UK? #activeschools #dailymile #healthyschools

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The "small" acts of believing a patient, ensuring they understand everything that is going to happen and developing trust are absolutely enormous to most people, and those with extra needs especially (I can think of times I've been on the end of both good and bad practice)

[Nose Coloured Glasses - Stavros Prineas @nosecglasses]

1/11 My good deed for the week. A 🧵

Halfway through my endo list yesterday the DSU nurse came in.
“The last patient's arrived with his mother. He’s autistic and says he gets seizures when he is overstimulated.” She handed me his file. “There’s a letter from the neurologist”.

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@MsJoBillington School related trauma avoidance?

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@janehmul @AutisticDoctor are there any you know of?

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@jesstud Snail and the whale for ne