Mark Russell

Husband, dad, GP,MD SL HSCP/Primary Care in Lanarkshire

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@Anna_L_Mitchell @DrSelvarajah Solution to that is integrated prescribing so that you’re responsible for prescribing and monitoring for these patients, not GPs

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@thedoctorkhan @thegradmedic @KitanAlabi fundamentally it all comes from central government who view the junior doc paybill as a global cost, which they don't want to see rise. So the baseline will gradually be suppressed to fund premia. And you've just made collective bargaining markedly more difficult...

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@thedoctorkhan @thegradmedic @KitanAlabi Because they operate in an actual free market, without a monopsony employer. You can of course do this - but don't think that it won't have unintended consequences. Specifically, you are right - you can have baseline + suppl. But while junior doc funding is complex,

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@NadiaKamil The trouble is you’ve just created a good way to realise that their SSRI won’t do them much harm but that grannies x med otoh, will. To look at it another way, what proportion of the people you refer to were both a) entirely serious at the time b) impulsive or distressed?

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@fireboyle Yikes - hope you feel better soon

[Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 @parthaskar]

Take a moment

And watch this

It’s genuinely…beautiful 🥹❤️

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@Rahee1991 It's a clear marker of articles written by Scots but I would say you'll be fine

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@WelshRev @johnmcdonnellMP @chrischirp We do manage in Scotland - the world hasn't ended, and people mostly be have responsibly

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@theAliceRoberts 5 years older than you actually are

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@LondonAllergy @DrLindaDykes For those who don’t need urgently, go to Amazon

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

This iconic graph tracks how rapidly our planet is warming. Yet every time it's shared on Twitter, someone always asks, "Why does it begin in 1850?"

The answer is simple: it's when we first had enough thermometers to compute a truly representative global temperature average.

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@Dr_KM_ @doctorrah N=1 but definitely more effective for migraine in (one off) larger dose. Maybe because reaches a higher serum concentration more quickly I guess

[NHS Lanarkshire @NHSLanarkshire]

Have your say at our Microsoft Teams event on Thursday 11 May at 10:30am. Email [email protected] to register.

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@abbeyellis123 Congratulations!

[Scot Gov Health @scotgovhealth]

Public Health Minister @jenni_minto visited one of the first community optometry practices providing the NHS Community Glaucoma Service, Scotland’s new flagship eye care service.

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/EVDWnX9L6G

[Alistair Ewing @alistairkewing]

Proud to be providing supporting this transformational service with the National Digital Platform

@ndpscotland #digitalhealth

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@elagnab @trishgreenhalgh @wesstreeting I mean, yes, it is, but as we’ve established that equates to a 36-40 hr week. So what you’re asking for if you want them all to be available 5 days a week is for them to work 60-80 hrs. Doesn’t sound that sustainable does it?

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@elagnab @trishgreenhalgh @wesstreeting So the fact surgery website tells you that they are only available for consultations Mon-Wed doesn’t really help you know if they are p/t. If they arrive at 8, leave at 7, do an hour after kids in bed & spending Thurs am catching up on referrals/paperwork -> 40 hrs

[Mark Russell @markjrussell]

@elagnab @trishgreenhalgh @wesstreeting You seem to think that the only work which GPs have to do is when there is a patient sitting in front of them…