Sarah Forbes

GP Partner at Oakwood Lane Medical Practice and Medical Director at the ICB in Leeds.

[Seacroft PCN @SeacroftPCN]

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📍 Location: The Roost, Oakwood Lane Medical Practice

[Sarah Forbes @sarleese]

Brilliant energy today at the Leeds Citywide Clinical and Care Professional Forum - coming together to share experiences and solve gritty problems! Fabulously compèred as ever by @stevieb68! @LeedsGp @cardiorespLTHT @kate_gatenby @drgdubya

[Lucie Cocker @Lucie_Cocker]

Just taken a handover
- 8 waiting >20hrs
- 3 waiting >30 hrs
- 1 waiting >50yr hrs

This is no longer an A&E. We are a long stay ward BUT no patient washing facilities, no access to hot food, 3 toilets to 180 patients. This is inhumane & unsanitary.

#TheNHSisBroken

[Ben Ivory @bennoivory]

I’m an ICU consultant. Working in general practice would scare the hell out of me. Dozens of risk management calls daily, based on the info from a 10 min consultation requires enormous clinical acumen. All with a government and press determined to belittle. Hats off to you all.

[Sarah Forbes @sarleese]

@drgdubya @alison_4life Booking resets at 2pm each day apparently

[George Winder @drgdubya]

#GrabAJab @Oakwood Lane Medical LS83BZ,8am-12pm Thurs 23/12/21. All eligible can walk in. Pls don’t attend if adult and covid pos in last 28days or child last 12 weeks.Let’s do this Leeds.
@nhsleeds @CllrSalmaArif @RichardBurgon @space2leeds @leeds_east @LS14Trust @OldFireStaLS9

[George Winder @drgdubya]

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[George Winder @drgdubya]

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[Leeds Health and Care Partnership @LeedsHCP]

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[Leeds Teaching Hospitals @LeedsHospitals]

There's a great deal of chatter about vaccinations, to provide a bit of clarity, you might find this useful. #covidvaccine

@nhsleeds

[Sarah Forbes @sarleese]

Great explanation of how GP practices are currently functioning…..we’re still here, just working differently to keep everyone safe…. ⁦@nhsleeds⁩ ⁦@LeedsGp⁩ ⁦@drgdubya⁩ ⁦@jasonbroch⁩ https://t.co/Qscd3uI6g4

[George Winder @drgdubya]

@AndrewMugema1 @Parody_RCGP It’s awful trying to get a GP appointment currently. Overnight did GP’s stop caring? Stop working? Despite previously holding the highest satisfaction rating in NHS? If the bus is full you don’t blame the driver. Fewer drivers, fewer seats, 20% more people at the stop. Be kind .

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

The UK PM @BorisJohnson is in hot water after being pictured unmasked next to 95 year-old David Attenborough. I asked him for his response:

[Richard Vautrey @rvautrey]

Abusing hardworking GP staff is never acceptable but has become all too frequent. We need ⁦@DHSCgovuk⁩ and ⁦@NHSEngland to do much more to support practices with workload pressures which both GPs and patients are seriously concerned about. https://t.co/jAwERnyG9a

[Amy Garcia @AmyGarciauk]

We're looking at the increase in abuse towards GP staff tonight as demand for patients wanting appointments goes up. What's your view? @BBCLookNorth

[Leeds Health and Care Partnership @LeedsHCP]

⚠️ Our workforce is experiencing abuse by patients struggling with the demand for appointments. Today Dr Forbes and Abbi Owens from Oakwood Lane Medical Practice spoke to BBC Look North about their experiences. They also received 462 calls before 9.30am @BBCLookNorth #BeKind

[Sarah Forbes @sarleese]

@ClareLSmith Wow!! That’s amazing! How have you even found the time??

[Leeds Health and Care Partnership @LeedsHCP]

GP practices, hospitals and pharmacies are all facing increasing pressures. If you do become unwell it is important that you get the right care in the right place. Visit https://t.co/8eCpxOZcwJ

[Leeds Health and Care Partnership @LeedsHCP]

NHS services, particularly emergency departments, are extremely busy at the moment, so we're asking you to stop, think and choose the right service for your needs. #NHShereforyou