This is the last photo I have of my son. The simplest of medical interventions would have saved him. I won’t stop pushing 4 change until the fundamental systemic, cultural & ideological problems in our maternity system that led to his death are resolved once & for all.
Very proud to see our CEO receive the Verena Winifred Holmes Award (from @IMechE) for ‘commitment to #diversity, #inclusiveness of engagement, and the development of #technology specifically designed to benefit disadvantaged communities & people in the under-developed world’. 🥳
The full #AnaesTop10 with links to all of our best articles from last year, which are now free to read and download forever!
@EMARIANOMD
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Controversially, I’ve been chatting about population TRIAGE today
A short 🧵& some polls at the end
Early in the pandemic the risk of healthcare being ‘overwhelmed’ was high on the agenda with population triage a logical consequence. Lockdown was to prevent this.
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@RCoANews and @Assoc_Anaes have issued a joint statement via SALG, encouraging UK organisations to begin full transition to NRFit for neuraxial and regional block equipment. Read the statement here: https://t.co/GnWJ0j4UX2
I'm a doctor. Current NHS pension taxation rules are unfairly hitting senior doctors hard with many forced to retire early/reduce hours. This crisis cant go on.
@jamesowild as my MP, please will you attend @TheBMA pensions event on Weds 6 July
@escoladaviaerea @doctimcook@RCoANews This is great!- and exactly what I meant by well designed equipment to “make it easy for us to do the right thing”
How can we encourage our colleagues in industry to adopt this?
@peterjyoung101@rcoa@Assoc_Anaes@MHRAgovuk
FREE regional anaesthesia webinar
Saturday 23rd April
4 @RCoANews CPD points
Taught by a mix of experts, examiners & eccentrics
“Regional Anaesthesia- Blocks for every Anaesthetist" https://t.co/ncPO8uFCpv @Eventbrite@TeamQEH@TeamQEHSurgery
Really important discussion about how to improve the clinical negligence process at yesterday’s @AvMAuk conference. Time to change a blame culture into a learning culture… #actionagainstmedicalaccidents#AvMA
Chief Health Officer Paul Kelly tells the Senate COVID-19 inquiry only 4 per cent of infections in the 70-79 age cohort are vaccinated people. Only 3 per cent of intensive care admissions are vaccinated. He says no one 16-69 who is vaccinated has been admitted to intensive care.