Shiv Bhanderi

General Surgery trainee in West Mids, trained @unibirmingham, aspiring upper GI surgeon, bassist, geeky brightly t-shirted boy.

[Sophia Edwards 💙 @sophia_edw28123]

NHS under severe strain as RCP warns doctors are being asked to “perform the impossible”:
🚨59% of consultants report vacancies
🚨83% say rota gaps harm patient care
🚨59% treated patients in corridors

Corridor care unsafe; urgent workforce & social care action needed

[Spike Davis @AZStormChase]

A satellite loop of all time. One of the strongest land falling Atlantic hurricanes of the modern era! #Melissa

[Louella Vaughan @DrLKVaughan]

Discussing the 'skill escalator' concept with Martin McKee (late of this parish). Mentioned in the 10YP.

This suggests that anyone entering the NHS workforce can 'progress' through different roles/grades, limited only by their 'potential'.

It has been touted as a partial
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[The Roux Group @roux_group]

✨ A brilliant few days at #AUGIS2025 — great talks, inspiring discussions, and a chance to catch up with colleagues and friends from across the country.

Huge thanks to the organisers, speakers and everyone who made it such a valuable meeting.

[The Roux Group @roux_group]

Fantastic start to #AUGIS2025 this morning, at our Roux Pre-conference courses!

Great engagement throughout the courses — huge thanks to everyone who attended, contributed, and to our brilliant faculty for delivering such high-quality, practical sessions 👏

[AUGIS @Augishealth]

You can hear a pin drop as #nickmaynard talks of his experience in Gaza.

#AUGIS2025

[Martin Wadley 🇬🇧🇺🇦🦁☀️🇮🇷 @martinswadley]

The evolving role of GLP-1 agonists in the Obesity Treatment Paradigm
Jonathan Hazelhurst from @uhbtrust kicks off the another great session @Augishealth Bariatric parallel session.
#AUGIS2025

[AUGIS @Augishealth]

We are pleased to announce registration for our pre-conference courses is now OPEN. Places are limited, please book now to avoid disappointment. See you there! #AUGIS2025 #UGIsurgeon

[Dr Aadam Aziz @Aadam_Aziz]

52% of FY2 Doctors have no job for August.

30,000 applied for just 10,000 training posts.

The Government’s response? A vague promise of 1,000 posts over 3 years.

It's deliberate neglect

The NHS is haemorrhaging talent.

Patients wait
Doctors leave
And the Government shrugs

[Louella Vaughan @DrLKVaughan]

Consultants SHOULD see pts on their own!

Using resident doctors just to drive computers is awful! Work fit for only someone else!

The hoo-ha over derogations has prompted me think a bit more about what ACTUALLY happens on a WR.

Thread about cognition + safety 🧵
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[Louella Vaughan @DrLKVaughan]

The proponents of the Workforce Substitution project have pushed back on the Leng Review.

Well, it's all just 'progress' innit. Happened before - History! Inevitable wif AI. Sit down.

This has roused The Historian.

Let's take a look at the FACTS here. 🧵
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[Sheraz Markar @MarkarSheraz]

Exciting RCT evaluating LINX in anti-reflux surgery. GOLF trial: randomized clinical trial on the LINX management system versus fundoplication for the surgical treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease ⁦⁦@NDSurgicalSci⁩ ⁦ https://t.co/WSgiou7T8z

[Nick Carter @cxw1120]

Still a few places left on the Portsmouth Laparoscopic Bariatric Cadaveric Course
Apply via [email protected]

[Jan Hansel @VirtueOfNothing]

An odd choice of headline here. Systemic failures, a culture of restricted axial imaging in ED, and lack of senior/consultant presence for advice and reviews surely had nothing to do with this ...

https://t.co/vzDMCcAGiV

[Anisopoikilocyte @Anisocyte]

I suppose sooner or later, the GMC had to make some comment on the issue of PA supervision. So here we are.
After months of discussions and pressure, one might be forgiven for expecting clarity from the GMC.
Instead the guidance starts with a disclaimer.
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[Dr. Spencer Nadolsky @DrNadolsky]

Using chemotherapy for cancer isn’t cheating.

Using SSRIs for depression or anxiety isn’t cheating.

Using statins for cholesterol isn’t cheating.

Using ace inhibitors for blood pressure isn’t cheating.

So why would using GLP-1s for obesity be cheating?

[STARSurg @STARSurgUK]

In 2020, RIFT (https://t.co/CYdRx6pUyT) identified large variation in the management of right iliac fossa pain in the UK ↔️

· Inconsistent imaging 🩻
· Varied admission rates 🏥
· Heterogenous operative decisions 🩺

🔑 message: emergency pathways must be strengthened

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[EAGLE Study @EagleEscp]

Are you a UK hospital interested in improving RIF pain care at your centre?

Register at https://t.co/a2kDN6dNEN to take part.

Visit https://t.co/aA0TWWXm9I for more information

*UK Centres Only*

@yanelizabethli @Sivesh93 @STARSurgUK

[Adam Rodman @AdamRodmanMD]

Our first RCT on using an LLM on diagnostic reasoning is out!

And the results are 🔥🌶️... adding ChatGPT did NOT improve diagnostic accuracy or reasoning, and the AI alone outperformed ALL the humans.

What does this mean? A 🧵⬇️

https://t.co/MgkhrrkKmT

[JCST @JCST_Surgery]

Core Surgery selection 2025! Help select your trainees and the consultant surgeons of the future. Open to consultants and trainees (ST6+). Sign up: https://t.co/nqiHdcx4nQ #NoSelectionTodayNoSurgeonsTomorrow @ASiTofficial @bota_uk @RCSEd @RCSnews @rcpsglasgow @CoPSSuk