Mat

NHS GP. Welshman to Londoner to Northerner. Dad. Amateur actor. Rugby 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[Mat @drthomas84]

@LloydsBank Any update re this?

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@neilcunningha12 @JeremyVineOn5 They are trained in mental health. And patients can self refer for counselling in most areas.

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@DougAMacgregor BBC are not covering though? Has this happened??

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@digitalspy I thought was watchable but not amazing…

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@DHSCgovuk @wesstreeting It’s not about GP recruitment - there are lots of unemployed GPs at moment. It’s about giving practices extra funding to employ those new GPs, or there’s no point in training them

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@CoastingGP @MDzi Absolutely agree. And since when is GP an emergency service?

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@JeremyVineOn5 So many positive comments. I am a GP. We work flat out. Not enough of us because not enough funding to employ more. Forget training more - fund more jobs rather than training spots or there is no point.

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@JeremyVineOn5 2) huge number of people other than elderly/kids too - bowel issues where you have to go urgently, colostomy patients, people with uncontrolled diabetes who can’t stop passing urine, men with prostate issues, women with all sorts of incontinence etc. How do you police it / limit?

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@JeremyVineOn5 1) I see it from the business’ point of view and how chaotic toilets must need so much cleaning etc. I think need more public toilets, lots more work on how to signpost nearest toilets, app maybe? I’m very sympathetic to those who are bursting or have medical issues

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@sophia_edw28123 @MDzi I’m a salaried GP in Manchester and would absolutely want to be a partner, and I’d say a huge number of salaried GP friends I have feel the same. There just aren’t any partnerships needing new partners from what I can tell - a jobs search of the UK reveals a handful only.

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@thedailyjaws Find the haunting sound behind the Universal logo so atmospheric

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@KalamCenter @heatonmoorpark this is so beautifully put and absolutely sums up my sentiment when I think about poor Laika. And yet in history lessons we’re taught to celebrate this event.

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@DocEmUK Is that 70 f2f you did yourself????

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Found so much of last night’s #Amandaland cringeworthily unfunny. I really wanted to love it but find the series in general a very different show to Motherland and last night just increased the gap further.

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@ChrisBaileyFoto I agree. It’s a very separate show to Motherland , almost completely different characters. Everything so much more ridiculous/unbelievable. Some wit but I found most of last night’s episode cringeworthy.

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@mancunianmedic Slice, slice, Baby

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@ChittyOnTour @TRPlymouth Loved this show! Saw it in Llandudno. Just checking if any way to get one of the mugs? Bought one on the night I was there but 2yo smashed it. The mugs are so beautiful too.

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@UB1UB2 Yes. Not worth any anger

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@HartlandJoseph Happy Birthday! Am still in awe of that hair

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@BirdandBlendTea
Thank you for my Maple Pecan Pancakes matcha, came today. #chefskiss