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Lower limb arthroplasty; old school nav because it works and it’s better 🤔🤖☠️ ERAS/ARiSE. Opinions own.

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@Scotlandteam Sad news. Legend and a gent.

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

The Kennedy Center was named after my uncle, President John F Kennedy. It was named in his honor. He was a man who was interested in the arts, interested in culture, interested in education, language, history. He brought the arts into the White House, and he and my Aunt Jackie amplified the arts, celebrated the arts, stood up for the arts and artists.

It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not.

Next thing perhaps he will want to rename JFK Airport, rename the Lincoln Memorial, the Trump Lincoln Memorial. The Trump Jefferson Memorial. The Trump Smithsonian. The list goes on.

Can we not see what is happening here? C’mon, my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny. This is way beneath the stature of the job. It’s downright weird. It’s obsessive in a weird way. Just when you think somone can’t stoop any lower, down they go…

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@goldstone_tony Current residents will need to take a 15% cut to retire at 65, never earlier than that.

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@DrLKVaughan We are currently expanding and there will be periodic release of more physio posts at the Golden Jubilee outside of Glasgow (mainly Ortho/Gen Surg and cadiothoracic).

https://t.co/6rwHqkc5Hu

[MD. European. 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @surfdoctor]

@drokane @parthaskar @VaishFamily @NHSE_WTE @uhbtrust @JanetEastham @MichelePaduano @doctor_oxford @RoshanaMN @DrSelvarajah @DrAsifQasim @iDrSunny @COPDdoc @OrthopodReg @DrPhilBanfield Same here. Greasy pole climbing while trampling on anyone who might threaten their rise, stamping on those who dare to question, not a care for anyone or anything on their way up. It’s grotesque to watch because you can’t believe gargantuan self-promoting selfishness.

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@generalorthomd @jointdocShields Shear on the poly and % weight medial loading will also be high. Looks awful to boot.

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https://t.co/6ntziMhe9C

Congrats to the three GJNH presentations accepted for ERAS UK next month.

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@dpedin @ShaunLintern Some Enhanced Recovery techniques can safely reduce length of stay in surgery and improve outcomes, however it needs staffing investment and time in designing pathways (+ on going data/troubleshooting). Often they are happy to plan for LoS reductions but not how to get there

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…and there is also navigation :) with a long history of CAS.

[Christopher Gee @ChrisGeeOrtho]

New Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon advert live.

Come join @GJOrthopaedics @JubileeHospital

5 brand new laminar flow theatres
#Daycase arthroplasty
#Robotics - 2 MAKOs
#Training - 6 NTNs & many fellows
#research
#highvolume 4500 joints this year

https://t.co/DcgzcbXoq1

[Matt Taylor @MetMattTaylor]

Strongest aurora in 20 years this evening.

This is the astounding view as far south as Switzerland a short while ago …on top of Jungfraujoch 😍😍

via https://t.co/XN8jh4HhE1

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Already massive spike for the aurora tonight - due to peak early hours and clear skys!

[Prof Alice Roberts💙 @theAliceRoberts]

Lots of mis/disinformation about healthcare spending floating around on here, so I'm just putting this out there.

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@ChrisGeeOrtho I believe the true challenge is to polish off a box of 6 crème eggs in one go…

[jon chambers @drjonchambers1]

This is remains the massive hole in the Workforce Plan that needs urgent clarity. With over 3000 applicants wanting to join anaesthetic training, and an urgent need within the NHS for anaesthetic doctors, where is the plan for expansion of training posts? I will keep searching..

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@uknursenoface @Hugh_Pearson_ If the courses are truly equal in content but the entry requirements are lower and they have to content with additional work commitments, then you’re probably right that the failure rate will be high.

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@Rob_Smithers @VirtueOfNothing I don’t see how this kind of setup is helpful as you mention: 2:1 is more expensive, 3:1 definately unsafe. In an anaesthetist recruitment crisis, they have the pick of the jobs so any hospital deploying these types of shortcuts will also struggle to recruit even more.

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

These graphs are *terrifying*👇

It all feels a bit like the MMC/MTAS debacle all over again

So important that we open up sufficient training numbers to fill workforce shortfalls *and* ensure those not in formal training get mirrored T&Cs

[NHS Golden Jubilee @JubileeHospital]

#12DaysofChristmas
Day 12: The team in Ward 2 West celebrated treated their 100th 'day zero' orthopaedic pathway patient.
The pathway was developed in 2020 and around 50% of patients have gone home on the same day as their orthopaedic surgery, while those...
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@silvercue @GMCharlatan They are hardly holding the country to ransom. The government is refusing to negotiate and has splaffed 2bn up the wall fighting this which is a massive waste of taxpayers money. Suggesting people will die is naive given the retention crises which is in itself a major risk.

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@silvercue @GMCharlatan So they are entitled for asking for pay restoration? Ie - not to have cuts via inflation. Matching inflation does not drive inflation, cutting pay builds in future problems which is what we have now, the net result to 13yrs of extended austerity.