DocInTheHeed 🦀

GP in and out of hours, Chair of Gateshead and South Tyneside LMC/NE Regional LMC, BMA Council 2022-26,husband of academic, parent & runner. All views my own.

[DocInTheHeed 🦀 @HeedDoc]

Not on here now, but Dr Helen Salisbury nails the 'injections for obesity' issues, again.

Social determinants of health, people...

As an NHS GP, I can now prescribe weight-loss jabs – but a quick fix for obesity is not what we need | Helen Salisbury | The Guardian

[DocInTheHeed 🦀 @HeedDoc]

Congratulations to @thomasdolphin and well done to @DrPhilBanfield for leading the BMA into the fight so capably for 3 years. @Vish_Sharm @Doc_IonaCollins and Dr Penny Toff would also all have led us well.

A privilege to be involved in a big day. Onwards, FPR.

[The BMA @TheBMA]

Tonight, @thomasdolphin has been elected as the new BMA Chair of Council. We offer him our congratulations and a warm welcome to the role.
Thank you to @DrPhilBanfield for his dedication to our members and the medical profession over the past three years.
https://t.co/y36tVexIwX

[DocInTheHeed 🦀 @HeedDoc]

I've had a bit of a SoMe break. Anyway, #BMAARM25 seemed a good time to return.

Some good union business done, more needed.

[The BMA @TheBMA]

Watch the highlights from a busy first day of discussion, debate and representation at #BMAARM25 in Liverpool.
See you all tomorrow for Day 2 👋
https://t.co/QHLLuKiS2Y

[DocInTheHeed 🦀 @HeedDoc]

@TheBMA @gst_lmc - a couple of familiar faces for you.

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At its best, this platform was great. This is not its best, and has not been for a while.

Leaving for now, fighting the fight for GPs and patients elsewhere.

On the other side, peeps…

[DocInTheHeed 🦀 @HeedDoc]

Having experienced delays of >1hr last night and >2hrs tonight, am unsure if persisting in using UK railways is worth it.

@LNER

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@bev_lockett I think Becky my third follow, after wife and KBS!

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@SashaSwire Condolences - a decent, thoughtful public servant whose like the current opposition needs.

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@EmmaLewellBuck @kyyria_6 @BooketyS76048 @DrSteveTaylor @UKLabour @wesstreeting @marykfoy Sorry, included for awareness of the stance of NHSE at present.

I know you get it.

[DocInTheHeed 🦀 @HeedDoc]

This: I do free healthcare for falling income, annd andvoc for my patients tirelessly and am not NHS?

@UKLabour @wesstreeting @marykfoy @EmmaLewellBuck - do you want GPs to be private operators?

Please tell us this was an error.

[Dr David Wrigley @DavidGWrigley]

I can’t begin to tell you how insulting it is to be told by politicians that I’m not in the NHS.
27yrs as a doctor.
Given my all for my NHS patients with huge personal sacrifices over all those years.
100% committed to NHS.
And a Labour govt tells me I’m not NHS.
I’m fuming.

[DocInTheHeed 🦀 @HeedDoc]

@CraigNikolic Yep, would grill with Bush or Obama all day.

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Not a comment on ability, but in order of who I’d have a beer with:
1) Walz
2) Vance
3) Harris
4) Trump

I realise I am a UK voter and am biased by military service; also, none likely to take up my offer of Brown Ale in Gateshead.

[DocInTheHeed 🦀 @HeedDoc]

@bykatewomersley YES!

Stay south of the river; this is not London!

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@dave_dlt I tend to use the med director as messenger.

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@Oldboatie Yes, I do. HeedDoc not my actual name, but bio and photo identify me.

[DocInTheHeed 🦀 @HeedDoc]

@Anisocyte @medicalmodelbri @doctor_oxford @NHSEngland @wesstreeting Not this surgery. GPs and ANPs all the way.

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@Hughjcarr @matthewhodg …..and then went backwards.

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@CNTWNHS - I have heard most of these reasons from your staff also, when refusing to see patients.

[Ankit Kant @ankitkant]

1/9 It's a Saturday night and I am logged in trying to understand what else I can do for several of my patients. It's soul destroying to spend hours trying to get help with the mental health team saying No repeatedly.

Here's a quick list of reasons to date...

[DocInTheHeed 🦀 @HeedDoc]

@EastMidRailway - many thanks for:
a) cancelling an hourly train
b) not bothering to announce it
c) making no offer of alternative transport

Excellent work. Car next time.