Will Pearson

Asst Addictions Lead for The Salvation Army. Also GP working in homelessness. In awe of my primary care colleagues! Personal views. #harmreduction #homelessness

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

Thanks to @skynews for picking up our report. Admissions to hospital down for general public but up by 60% for people who are homeless.

Need to address mental health and addiction support in the community.

And more specialist #inclusionhealth practices in the UK. @PathwayUK

[Sky News @SkyNews]

The number of homeless people seeking NHS treatment has surged in the past four years, as the homelessness crisis fuels a health crisis, according to a charity.

https://t.co/akTzH3fEJd

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

A minibus of people every day. Up by 60% in a decade.
If this was the trend for any other health problem we'd recognise it for the public health emergency it is.

[The Salvation Army @salvationarmyuk]

18 people die each day due to drugs. This is a growing crisis in the UK. We’re at No 10 Downing Street today to deliver our petition signed by thousands calling for the government to declare this crisis a public health emergency. Find out more: https://t.co/fWBjhXvr5h

[The Salvation Army @salvationarmyuk]

18 people die each day due to drugs. This is a growing crisis in the UK. We’re at No 10 Downing Street today to deliver our petition signed by thousands calling for the government to declare this crisis a public health emergency. Find out more: https://t.co/fWBjhXvr5h

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

@TomPMarshall @LucyGoBag This is interesting to see thank you. I saw a survey recently that showed that crime is still remarkably high on the public's agenda. I suspect reporting is different to reality.

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

@HotspurRelated Who is our best player on the left?

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

@DrSteveTaylor @NHSE_WTE @NHSEngland Sorry I was referring to the graph on GP pay.

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

@DrSteveTaylor @NHSE_WTE @NHSEngland If this went back to 2000 or so, would it show that 2006/7 was a big increase on previous years? Wasn't that about the time of the new contract?

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

@grok @scrowder Can you check that @grok ? I can’t see him in the photo. Did you mix him up with someone else?

[Kate Prior @maye_TXC21]

It’s changeover day when the doctors start jobs, so here’s a belated reminder of this gem from @drphiliplee1.

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

Switzerland should just cancel the F35s as well.

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

All in it together….

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

@human_frozen_ @JoeMartin73 @UKGastroDr @wesstreeting That money is already spent. Don’t see it makes any difference where our doctors are coming from.

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

@JoeMartin73 @UKGastroDr @wesstreeting I don’t understand why you’re pitting British born doctors against non-British born?

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

@Tommothebiglad @UKGastroDr @wesstreeting That would turn a lack of doctor posts problem into a lack of doctors problem.

Doesn’t solve the lack of decent healthcare problem.

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

@JoeMartin73 @UKGastroDr @wesstreeting That would be clear cut discrimination wouldn’t it? Not sure why ethnicity comes into this problem. Just not enough dr posts.

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

@GottaBeDrD @RoshanaMN It was like that here in the UK until about 20 years ago. Then management took over. And everything went 💩💩

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

@DrSdeG NHS pension for GPs is an absolute car crash that I feel will never get fixed. No idea how much is in there or how much there should be. System to fix it is an absolute joke. Received a reply yesterday from my query about six months ago.

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

@AlasdairGold So hard to read these links because of adverts - gave up after the third or fourth reload.

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

It’s increasingly hard to see a Doctor

Policies made by NHS leaders & Governments have lead to fewer GPs

Many GPs finishing training next month will not have jobs to start, with many unemployed or working less than they would chose

All due to policies & lack of funding for GPs

[Will Pearson @drwillpearson]

@Annemarieward ‘Foaming like baristas on red bull’. Populist and stigmatizing.