Dr Katie Cairns

A GP. All comments are personal opinions only.
Unapologetically Pro-choice. She/her.
Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.
Woke.

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

GPs have won a major protection for patients in their negotiations with NHSE & Govt

Guarantee of referral, no target for rejections, clear documentation of Advice and Guidance with Consultant name & GMC number

Patient safety is always the priority

Govt needs to listen to GPs

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@Lilas_T_ @catherineroyuk No, thank you.
All women are people.

Not everyone who is pregnant is a woman.

Some are children.
Some are men.
Some are non-binary.

I am choosing my words with intention, knowledge and kindness.

I’ve read hooks, Butler, Lorde, Crenshaw, Dworkin etc : I’m good, thanks.

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@dieworkwear Is it me (fully prepared that it might just be me) , but I *really* don’t like different views of a single item edited to form one picture, of what appears to be multiple items, beside each other.
Just show me several pictures, in succession, of the singular item.

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@dieworkwear @GroundFloor_hq Stop it Derek.
Some people can’t recognise satire.
😉

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@catherineroyuk Informed dissent has to be INFORMED for it to be LEGITIMATE.

Someone can’t consent to a risky situation if they don’t understand and accept the risks.

Someone who had a massive dopamine hit from attending a risky VBAc that went well…are they best placed to objectively inform?

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@DrSdeG Gorgeous!!
Suits you

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@mwfrymusing @catherineroyuk 1w for us to get letters: we get letters from booking but often not until after 12w.
Sometimes we have info on our systems patients have forgotten or not disclosed at booking.If we are told that a booking appointment is *planned* we potentially have 4-6 weeks more to spot issues.

[Emily Barley @EmilyJBarley]

I do not support the introduction of a 'maternity commissioner'.

We already have a person responsible and accountable for maternity care - @wesstreeting.

All of the things it is said a maternity commissioner would do are his job. I don't want any distractions from that.

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@melcharlotte19 @catherineroyuk Locally no one books before 11w because they do dating scan at a single first appointment. It’s NI.
They don’t follow NICE antenatal guidance.

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@catherineroyuk She turns up to collect a prescription for her mother and collapses at our front desk…would it, perhaps, be useful to know she is 11weeks pregnant and due to have a booking appointment next week, and to have that on OUR system, not just EPIC?
“No More Silos”, my bum!

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@catherineroyuk So…
If pregnant people self book, and only get seen at 12w, and we, as GPs aren’t told they are pregnant until after that appointment and we receive a letter from the MWs, can *anyone* see a potential safety issue?
Anyone?

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@catherineroyuk Congrats on the book!
Obviously, ordered and can’t wait to read.

Just popping back here to say so (I’m chilling in the supportive chaos of Threads, I can’t do this site any more).

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@Fiona7689Fiona I followed Órfhlaith on here at the time she was going through all of this. It was heartbreaking and infuriating.

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@melcharlotte19 @catherineroyuk Patients think we know they are pregnant so they don’t tell us. We presume they’ll tell us if they are pregnant: do you see how a serious error in the first trimester could easily happen?

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@melcharlotte19 @catherineroyuk The gap between telling maternity and booking can be 6w.
In my locality, some people weren’t having booking appointments until 14w due to COVID backlogs: GP not informed until AFTER booking, instead of at first contact with antenatal is a serious safety issue!!

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@sunshine222blue @catherineroyuk But how was the appointment arranged? Did you tell your GP who the referred you to antenatal?

I now have patients who phone me with severe morning sickness they’ve had for weeks, *and I didn’t even know they were pregnant* because antenatal doesn’t communicate with GP until 12w!

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

@DrSdeG Meanwhile, GPs have 2000+patients.
Sure, it’s grand.

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

What I’m taking away from is is #boycottSharpies.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

I don't understand why the Prez doesn't use a fountain pen. A Sharpie is undignified for such important docs. Several companies, such as Franklin-Christoph and Edison Pen Co., make fountain pens in the US for about $150/ pen. Not an unreasonable expense for a man in a gold room.

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

So, what I want to know is, as door chains cost £7 each and take almost no time or skill to install, has @TravelodgeUK ensured that every bedroom is fitted with one?

If so, good!
Make it public.

If not, why not?
It’s the easiest gesture to say “we care about your security!

[Good Morning Britain @GMB]

A woman who was sexually assaulted in a Travelodge hotel room after her attacker was given access to her room, has told Good Morning Britain she believes this could happen again to someone else.

Labour MP Matt Bishop, who has been supporting Emily and joined her in the meeting with CEO Jo Boydell, tells @PaulBrandITV and @kategarraway about the meeting and what needs to be done.

[Dr Katie Cairns @kiityc]

So, what I want to know is, as door chains cost £7 each and take almost no time or skill to install, has @TravelodgeUK ensured that every bedroom is fitted with one?

If so, good!
Make it public.

If not, why not?
It’s the easiest gesture to say “we care about your security!

[Good Morning Britain @GMB]

A woman who was sexually assaulted in a Travelodge hotel room after her attacker was given access to her room, has told Good Morning Britain she believes this could happen again to someone else.

Labour MP Matt Bishop, who has been supporting Emily and joined her in the meeting with CEO Jo Boydell, tells @PaulBrandITV and @kategarraway about the meeting and what needs to be done.