Dr Pamela Smith

Mum of 3 daughters, Wife, GP, PHP clinician, GP Trainer, Appraiser, Mentor, Medical Educator and Associate Dean. Equality, justice and values based care.

[Dr Pamela Smith @Smith12Pamela]

@cwayneshuck Threads

[Rebuild General Practice @RebuildGP]

Ever wondered why you can’t get a GP appointment?

Or why family doctors are being forced to take collective action?

In a new video series, grassroots GPs @DrRachelWardGP, @drcartersingh, and Dr Kerry Cattanach explain what’s happening in #GeneralPractice 👇

#RebuildGP

[NHS Practitioner Health @nhsprachealth]

Today, Dr Clare Gerada unveiled a plaque commemorating the first National Suicide Memorial Day for Health and Care Workers. Members of our healthcare community gathered to pay their respects and remember those who are no longer with us. #NMDHCW @DoctorsDistress

[Clare Gerada @ClareGerada]

Thank you so much.

[Dr Jonathan Leach @jonathanleach13]

@ClareGerada @NHSPracHealth Terrible decision and needs reversing. There maybe no budget but I guarantee that the locum and recruitment costs will be higher than keeping someone in the workforce.

[Dr Helen Garr @DrHelenGarr]

NHS Practitioner Health is a vital service.
We save lives.
We keep staff in the workforce.
We provide expert care to allow NHS staff to care for their patients.
Secondary care staff need us more than ever & we hope for a positive outcome.
#NHSPH @doctor_oxford @amateuradam

[Adam Kay @amateuradam]

This is disastrous, hideous news. NHS England are hacking back the mental health support for hospital staff. One doctor takes their life every three weeks. One nurse takes their life every single week. These numbers will now INCREASE. @VictoriaAtkins - please do the right thing.

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

💥 NHS STAFF 💥

Please consider signing this open letter to @VictoriaAtkins & @AmandaPritchard at @NHSEngland expressing your dismay at their extraordinary decision to cut @NHSPracHealth funding for hospital staff.

Please share widely 🙏

Letter here:

https://t.co/jLlh8ejXpu

[Rebuild General Practice @RebuildGP]

Compared to 5 years ago:

⬆️ GPs are delivering over 34,000 more appointments daily.

⬇️ There are 870 fewer FTE GPs.

This pattern is unsustainable. We urgently need a plan to retain GPs and Rebuild General Practice.

#RebuildGP #TeamGP

[Rebuild General Practice @RebuildGP]

General practice is the bedrock of the NHS.

Without adequate funding the whole system cannot function properly.

A #GeneralPractice that is fit for purpose is invaluable to the NHS.

That’s why we need an urgent plan to #RebuildGP.

#TeamGP

https://t.co/8BFMfN7Inf

[NHS Practitioner Health @nhsprachealth]

#Breathtaking may have stirred up emotions related to your own experiences and challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to remind you that we're here to offer support. If you need assistance outside of regular hours, please consider accessing the wonderful supportive services available.

A huge well done @doctor_oxford and @ITV for portraying these experiences with such authenticity.

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

The NHS collapse - it has taken just 13 years - take a look at this from Channel 4 News

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

How to give feedback without being a jerk:

1. Be a coach, not a critic. Aim to help, not attack.

2. Don't assert opinion as fact. You're sharing your subjective reaction, not the objective truth.

3. Be honest, not brutal. Be direct in what you say, but kind in how you say it.

[Emma Parry @DrEParry]

I’m working with @KeeleUniversity to look at questions on people’s social circumstances. We’re recruiting members of the public, social workers, social prescribers and AHPs. You will receive payment for finished surveys.
For more info email: [email protected] or DM me.
Pls RT

[Claire Davies @clairedocdavies]

Shame: where does it show up in medicine?

➡️ Moral injury

➡️ Medical error

➡️ Teaching

➡️ Lack of resources

➡️ Asking for help

➡️ Becoming a patient

Shame diminishes if we shine a light on it and meet it with empathy and understanding

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

Israeli air strikes have hit Al Ahli hospital in Gaza. More than 500 people - patients, doctors & those sheltering - have been killed.

What unspeakable horror. We will mourn their loss forever.

Our leaders could have spoken up for peace. They chose to cheer on war instead.

When will they demand an end to these atrocious war crimes? How many Palestinian lives will it take to call for these indiscriminate killings to stop?

Please, for the sake of humanity, raise your voice for an immediate ceasefire. The existence of the Palestinian people is at stake.

[NHS Practitioner Health @nhsprachealth]

Today marks the 15th Anniversary of NHS Practitioner Health. The service has seen over 27,000 health and care professionals, which would not have been achieved without the unwavering dedication of our staff who provide the vital care our patients deserve.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Victoria Derbyshire to replace Fiona Bruce on the Question Time?

RT if you agree.

#BBCqt